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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24.02 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes

3 tariff lines

24.02 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes
HS code	Product	MFN
2402.10.00.00	Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco	20%
2402.20.00.00	Cigarettes containing tobacco	20%
2402.90.00.00	Other	20%

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HS 2402.20.00.00

Cigarettes containing tobacco

Section IV · Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco › Ch 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body › 24.02 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes

Applied duty rates

20% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 50k 100k 150k

2020 2020 $62,503 To the world $39,292 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $110,761 To the world $44,887 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $134,271 To the world $45,571 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $66,394 To the world $33,009 Within the Commonwealth

$52,910 $24,280 2024 2024 $52,910 To the world $24,280 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$62,503	$39,292
2021	$110,761	$44,887
2022	$134,271	$45,571
2023	$66,394	$33,009
2024	$52,910	$24,280

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k 15k

2020 2020 $13,098 From the world $37 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $12,380 From the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $9,743 From the world $14 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $13,369 From the world $99 Within the Commonwealth

$7,308 2024 2024 $7,308 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	$13,098	$37
2021	$12,380	$2
2022	$9,743	$14
2023	$13,369	$99
2024	$7,308	$0

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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