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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48.23 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres

6 tariff lines

48.23 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
HS code	Product	MFN
4823.20.00.00	Filter paper and paperboard	10%
4823.40.00.00	Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording apparatus	20%
4823.61.00.00	Of bamboo	20%
4823.69.00.00	Other	20%
4823.70.00.00	Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp	20%
4823.90.00.00	Other	20%

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HS 4823.69.00.00

Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard, other

Section X · Pulp of wood; paper & paperboard › Ch 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard › 48.23 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres

Applied duty rates

20% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 50 100

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

2021 2021 $59 To the world $19 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $84 To the world $50 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $54 To the world $6 Within the Commonwealth

$79 $63 2024 2024 $79 To the world $63 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$59	$19
2022	$84	$50
2023	$54	$6
2024	$79	$63

Imports | US$ thousand

0 1k 2k 3k

2020 2020 $131 From the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $738 From the world $6 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $890 From the world $59 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2,483 From the world $43 Within the Commonwealth

$450 $25 2024 2024 $450 From the world $25 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$131	$2
2021	$738	$6
2022	$890	$59
2023	$2,483	$43
2024	$450	$25

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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