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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38.23 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols

5 tariff lines

38.23 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols
HS code	Product	MFN
3823.11.00.00	Stearic acid	5%
3823.12.00.00	Oleic acid	5%
3823.13.00.00	Tall oil fatty acids	5%
3823.19.00.00	Other	10%
3823.70.00.00	Industrial fatty alcohols	5%

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HS 3823.19.00.00

Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining, other

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 38 Miscellaneous chemical products › 38.23 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols

Applied duty rates

10% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 200 400

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

2021 2021 $217 To the world $51 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $298 To the world $145 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $195 To the world $26 Within the Commonwealth

$382 $34 2024 2024 $382 To the world $34 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$217	$51
2022	$298	$145
2023	$195	$26
2024	$382	$34

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

2020 2020 $21,053 From the world $8,749 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $15,989 From the world $9,331 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $10,039 From the world $6,514 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $9,564 From the world $2,297 Within the Commonwealth

$4,269 2024 2024 $4,269 From the world $2,731 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$21,053	$8,749
2021	$15,989	$9,331
2022	$10,039	$6,514
2023	$9,564	$2,297
2024	$4,269	$2,731

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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