Nigeria

Official links

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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12.01 Soya beans, whether or not broken

2 tariff lines

12.01 Soya beans, whether or not broken
HS code	Product	MFN
1201.10.00.00	Seed	5%
1201.90.00.00	Other	10%

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HS 1201.10.00.00

Seed

Section II · Vegetable products › Ch 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder › 12.01 Soya beans, whether or not broken

Applied duty rates

5% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 20k 40k 60k

2020 2020 $2,393 To the world $2,166 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $380 To the world $11 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $16,881 To the world $15,807 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $49,439 To the world $25,129 Within the Commonwealth

$14,492 2024 2024 $14,492 To the world $13,056 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2,393	$2,166
2021	$380	$11
2022	$16,881	$15,807
2023	$49,439	$25,129
2024	$14,492	$13,056

Imports | US$ thousand

0 200 400 600

2020 2020 $175 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $503 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $5 From the world $5 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $23 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$26 2024 2024 $26 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$175	$0
2021	$503	$0
2022	$5	$5
2023	$23	$0
2024	$26	$0

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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