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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54.01 Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale

3 tariff lines

54.01 Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale
HS code	Product	MFN
5401.10.00.00	Of synthetic filaments	10%
5401.20.10.00	Of artificial filaments	10%
5401.20.90.00	Of artificial filaments	10%

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HS 5401.20.90.00

Of artificial filaments

Section XI · Textiles & textile articles › Ch 54 Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials › 54.01 Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale

Applied duty rates

10% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

No exports recorded for this product.

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2.5k 5k 7.5k

2020 2020 $7,147 From the world $448 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $5,293 From the world $347 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $4,003 From the world $344 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $3,339 From the world $207 Within the Commonwealth

$1,841 $2 2024 2024 $1,841 From the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$7,147	$448
2021	$5,293	$347
2022	$4,003	$344
2023	$3,339	$207
2024	$1,841	$2

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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