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/product/investm… https://fmiti.gov.ng/ Nigerian Investment Promotion Commissio…

Tariffs

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48.19 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like

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48.19 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like
HS code	Product	MFN
4819.10.00.00	Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard	20%
4819.20.10.00	Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard	10%
4819.20.90.00	Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard	20%
4819.30.00.00	Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more	20%
4819.40.00.00	Other sacks and bags, including cones	20%
4819.50.00.00	Other packing containers, including record sleeves	20%
4819.60.00.00	Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like	20%

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HS 4819.60.00.00

Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like

Section X · Pulp of wood; paper & paperboard › Ch 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard › 48.19 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like

Applied duty rates

20% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

No exports recorded for this product.

Imports | US$ thousand

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2020 2020 $101 From the world $20 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $187 From the world $71 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $173 From the world $13 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $158 From the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

$113 $26 2024 2024 $113 From the world $26 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$101	$20
2021	$187	$71
2022	$173	$13
2023	$158	$1
2024	$113	$26

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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