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Used car dealers join many voices complaining about changes at Customs Dept
Used car dealers are now complaining that they are losing money due to continuing problems at the Customs Department.
It is reported that ongoing changes including the hiring of new customs officers have resulted in lengthy delays in the clearing of vehicles.
The problems are said to have emerged from the recent shake-up at the Valuation Unit.
President of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association Kenneth Shaw said this has resulted in vehicles remaining in storage up to two weeks after arriving in the island.
According to Mr. Shaw, dealers are being forced to pay storage fees.
"We understand that the Deputy Director in charge of evaluation that they're working on it, to try and clear the backlog. They have given us their assurance that in a couple of weeks there should not be a problem anymore," he said.
Custom Brokers also upset, losing money
Members of the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica Thursday night took their concerns to Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker.
During a special meeting with Mr. Walker in Kingston, the Association highlighted the many problems facing its members in getting vehicles off the wharf.
In an address, President of the Association Chris Kennedy said while he understood the need to carry out changes at the Valuation Department it is unfair for members of the public to be inconvenienced.
He lamented that some members of the Association who specialise in clearing only motor vehicles earned little or no income in May and last month due to the problems at Customs.
Mr. Kennedy said it appears that some customs officers are deliberately frustrating persons trying to clear vehicles.
Used car dealers are now complaining that they are losing money due to continuing problems at the Customs Department.
It is reported that ongoing changes including the hiring of new customs officers have resulted in lengthy delays in the clearing of vehicles.
The problems are said to have emerged from the recent shake-up at the Valuation Unit.
President of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association Kenneth Shaw said this has resulted in vehicles remaining in storage up to two weeks after arriving in the island.
According to Mr. Shaw, dealers are being forced to pay storage fees.
"We understand that the Deputy Director in charge of evaluation that they're working on it, to try and clear the backlog. They have given us their assurance that in a couple of weeks there should not be a problem anymore," he said.
Custom Brokers also upset, losing money
Members of the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica Thursday night took their concerns to Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker.
During a special meeting with Mr. Walker in Kingston, the Association highlighted the many problems facing its members in getting vehicles off the wharf.
In an address, President of the Association Chris Kennedy said while he understood the need to carry out changes at the Valuation Department it is unfair for members of the public to be inconvenienced.
He lamented that some members of the Association who specialise in clearing only motor vehicles earned little or no income in May and last month due to the problems at Customs.
Mr. Kennedy said it appears that some customs officers are deliberately frustrating persons trying to clear vehicles.