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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39.13 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

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39.13 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms
HS code	Product	MFN
3913.10.00.00	Alginic acid, its salts and esters	5%
3913.90.00.00	Other	5%

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HS 3913.90.00.00

Other

Section VII · Plastics & rubber › Ch 39 Plastics and articles thereof › 39.13 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

Applied duty rates

5% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 10 20

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

2021 2021 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $18 To the world $18 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $11 To the world $11 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$18	$18
2023	$11	$11
2024	$0	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 1k 2k 3k

2020 2020 $1,344 From the world $27 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $778 From the world $65 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $584 From the world $68 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1,869 From the world $287 Within the Commonwealth

$2,854 $234 2024 2024 $2,854 From the world $234 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,344	$27
2021	$778	$65
2022	$584	$68
2023	$1,869	$287
2024	$2,854	$234

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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