Tyre Importers Union at the African Tyre Village, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos, on Wednesday decried multiple charges on imported tyres by the various agencies at the ports.

The Vice-President of the union, Mr Okechukwu Ezeifeoma, expressed the displeasure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

He said the “never-ending“ charges on their consignments by government agencies, especially the Customs was killing their business.

The importer urged the Federal Government to intervene in the situation.

“Honestly, we are not happy with the situation. How can we talk of a profitable business when all we hope to make is used to pay charges to this and that government agencies?

“Even within Customs alone, they ask you to go to this section and pay; then pay on that desk and so on and by the time you finish payment, all your profit is gone.

“We are calling on the government to intervene in the situation because if something is not done soon we might just be forced out of business, “ he told NAN.

Ezeifeoma decried the influx of substandard tyres into the country, saying the situation was a threat to the economy as well as lives.

He said importers at the village would collaborate with the relevant government agencies, especially the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to ensure that only quality tyres were brought into the country.

The importer commended SON for setting a target to rid the country of substandard goods within three months, adding that the nation stood to benefit immensely if the target was met.