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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13.01 Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)

2 tariff lines

13.01 Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)
HS code	Product	MFN
1301.20.00.00	Gum Arabic	5%
1301.90.00.00	Other	5%

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HS 1301.90.00.00

Other

Section II · Vegetable products › Ch 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts › 13.01 Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)

Applied duty rates

5% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 100 200

2020 2020 $12 To the world $12 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $184 To the world $15 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $122 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $10 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$91 $37 2024 2024 $91 To the world $37 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$12	$12
2021	$184	$15
2022	$122	$0
2023	$10	$0
2024	$91	$37

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k

2020 2020 $7,614 From the world $6,708 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $2,715 From the world $10 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $173 From the world $161 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $193 From the world $79 Within the Commonwealth

$109 2024 2024 $109 From the world $61 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$7,614	$6,708
2021	$2,715	$10
2022	$173	$161
2023	$193	$79
2024	$109	$61

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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