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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1806.10 Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

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1806.10 Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
HS code	Product	MFN
1806.10.00.00	Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	35%

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HS 1806.10.00.00

Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

Section IV · Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco › Ch 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations › 18.06 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

Applied duty rates

35% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

2020 2020 $247 To the world $89 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $428 To the world $250 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $5,922 To the world $147 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $11,175 To the world $201 Within the Commonwealth

$27,390 $119 2024 2024 $27,390 To the world $119 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$247	$89
2021	$428	$250
2022	$5,922	$147
2023	$11,175	$201
2024	$27,390	$119

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

2020 2020 $16,903 From the world $16,849 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $13,043 From the world $12,693 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $22,920 From the world $20,841 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $29,474 From the world $27,546 Within the Commonwealth

$17,049 2024 2024 $17,049 From the world $16,821 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$16,903	$16,849
2021	$13,043	$12,693
2022	$22,920	$20,841
2023	$29,474	$27,546
2024	$17,049	$16,821

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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