Saa Saamoi
Commissioner
Department of Customs
Customs is one of the core operational departments of the Liberia Revenue Authority and is responsible for border management and border enforcement in relations to:
Customs is also a member of the National Joint Security in Liberia and performs other collaborative functions, through its strategic control of the international trade supply chain, such as:
The Customs Department (CD), headed by a Commissioner, comprises three strategic divisions which are headed by Assistant Commissioners. The office of the Customs Commissioner is also assisted by two critical units, headed by managers, for support services to the Commissioner in the areas of customs reforms and exemptions management.
Port Operations – comprises twenty Customs Business Offices (CBO) at land borders, sea and airports across Liberia which are directly responsible to enforce the collection of duties and all border taxes on international trade and prevent smuggling and illicit trade within the framework of the revenue laws of Liberia. The CBOs, headed by senior customs collectors, are listed as follows:
Edwin F. Kendema
Assistant Commissioner
Port Operations
Tel. +(231) 886563534
Technical Operations – with supervisory oversight of transit management and warehousing operations, the division has the strategic responsibility for managing technical matters relating to valuation, Harmonized System (HS) and rules of origin. Offices of oversight include Bonded Warehousing & Transit (B&T) and the Centralized Assessment Unit (CAU)
Mr. William L. Buku
Assistant Commissioner
Technical Operations Division
+ (231) 8886520392
Compliance & Enforcement (C&E) – the division comprises several critical units, headed by managers, which collaborate with other divisions in Customs on matters of trade facilitation, intelligence, investigation and customs enforcement across the customs territory of Liberia. the units of oversight under the Assistant Commissioner include:
Atty. D. Blamo Kofa
Assistant Commissioner
Compliance & Enforcement Division
Tel. + (231) 886579037
Collection Enforcement – headed by a manager, is responsible to enforce the collection of post clearance audit bills and maintains the customs debt profiles of importers and exporters with feedback to Risk Management and PCA.
Customs Reform & Modernization (CRM) – headed by a manager is responsible to manage and monitor all customs reform projects. This function, research and project-based, is pivotal to the future of Liberia Customs in the global customs community.
Duty Free, headed by a manager, is responsible for the processing, management and monitoring of customs duty & tax exemptions. This function is very criticalto Customs as any poor supervision leads to a loss of potential customs revenue. The dollar value of our current duty & tax exemption is more than 50 percent of the total customs collection of US$198M.
Compliance & Enforcement (C&E) – the division comprises several critical units, headed by managers, which collaborate with other divisions in Customs on matters of trade facilitation, intelligence, investigation and customs enforcement across the customs territory of Liberia. the units of oversight under the Assistant Commissioner include:
Atty. D. Blamo Kofa
Assistant Commissioner
Compliance & Enforcement Division
Tel. + (231) 886579037
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Please feel free to contact us for your need.
+231(0)770-572-572
+231(0)888-576-572
info@lra.gov.lr
Davidetta Doe
Senior Colector RIA
0770378511/0886524206
davidetta.doe@lra.gov.lr
Operating Hours: 24 hours
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday
Flight Handling
Everyday – 24/7 based on flight schedules
Zechariah Munford
Senior Collector
0886387797 / 0776614617
zechariah.munford@lra.gov.lr
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 2pm
Wolobah D. Selma
Senior Collector
0886513136 / 0777513136
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday
Flight Handling
Everyday – 24/7 based on flight schedules
Patrick Hovers
Senior Collector
0886101022
patrick.hovers@lra.gov.lr
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday - 9 am – 2 pm
Peter Solo
Senior Collector
0886534861
peter.solo@lra.gov.lr
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday - 9 am – 2 pm
Vickie Wilson
Senior Collector
0886781257
vickie.wilson@lra.gov.lr
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Deahtay Gunpal
Senior Collector
0886414863 /0777339001
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
James Nyumah
Senior Collector
0777757776
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Varney Bundoo
Senior Collector
0886520434
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Alexwyn Farkollie
Senior Collector
0886556620
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Prince G. Gbeinsaye
Senior Collector
0888909280 / 0777135909
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Ephraim M. Miller
Senior Collector
0886427158 /0770320568
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Pandora S. Gbahn
Senior Collector
0886517938 /0770013279
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Richard W. Gbargonah
Senior Collector
0770793115
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Samuel Morlu
Senior Collector
0886439659 / 0777714558
Cargo Clearance:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 5pm
Saturday – 9 am – 2 pm
Please feel free to contact us for your need.
+231(0)770-572-572
+231(0)888-572-572
info@lra.gov.lr
