Nigeria

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Compliance Requirements

Export Compliance is handled by Nigerian Custom Service which makes the laws/policies that govern export particularly the Customs and Excise Management Act

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng https://customs.gov.ng

Customs Formalities

Nigeria Customs Service

https://customs.gov.ng/

Authorisation & Permits

NEPC

https://nepc.gov.ng/

Packaging & Labelling Requirements

Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON); Nigeria Customs Service

https://son.gov.ng/ Nigeria - Labeling/Marking Requirements

HACCP/SPS Requirements

NAFDAC, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)
Nigeria Fisheries Act
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)

https://www.sgs.com/en-ng/services/haccp https://iasiso-africa.com/haccp-certifi… https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/nig1514… https://naqs.gov.ng/ NAFDAC-Food-Hygiene-Regulations-2025.pdf

Tax Information

The Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; National Revenue Service (NRS)

Nigeria-Tax-Act-2025.pdf

Trade Agreements

Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA)
Nigeria - Morocco Gas Pipeline Agreement
EU- Nigeria Partnership Agreement
Nigeria - China Trade Agreement
Ecowas Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS)
Nigeria United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
UK-Nigeria Economic Partnership Agreement
Nigeria-India Bilateral Trade Agreement
Nigeria - Turkey Trade Agreement
Nigeria-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 2026
Nigeria - Trade Agreements

https://www.gov.uk/government/collectio… UAE-CEPA-2026-Information.pdf

Trade Finance Providers

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Bank of Industry (BOI); Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM); Africa Development Bank (AFDB), Bank of Agriculture; Export Expansion Grant (EEG)

https://boanig.com/ Bank of Industry - Transforming Nigeria…

Trade Promotion Agency

Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC); Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA)

https://www.nipc.gov.ng/ https://fmiti.gov.ng/ https://nepza.gov.ng/

Tariffs

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09.04 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta

4 tariff lines

09.04 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
HS code	Product	MFN
0904.11.00.00	Neither crushed nor ground	20%
0904.12.00.00	Crushed or ground	20%
0904.21.00.00	Dried, neither crushed nor ground	20%
0904.22.00.00	Crushed or ground	20%

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HS 0904.12.00.00

Pepper, crushed or ground

Section II · Vegetable products › Ch 09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices › 09.04 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta

Applied duty rates

20% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 50 100 150

2020 2020 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $66 To the world $42 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $28 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $67 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$103 2024 2024 $103 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$66	$42
2022	$28	$0
2023	$67	$0
2024	$103	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k 6k

2020 2020 $3,567 From the world $843 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $3,651 From the world $1,271 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $4,980 From the world $1,258 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $4,302 From the world $1,337 Within the Commonwealth

$4,983 $1,736 2024 2024 $4,983 From the world $1,736 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$3,567	$843
2021	$3,651	$1,271
2022	$4,980	$1,258
2023	$4,302	$1,337
2024	$4,983	$1,736

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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