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/ https://fmiti.gov.ng/ https://nepza.gov.ng/

Tariffs

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55.01 Synthetic filament tow

6 tariff lines

55.01 Synthetic filament tow
HS code	Product	MFN
5501.11.00.00	Of aramids	10%
5501.19.00.00	Other	10%
5501.20.00.00	Of polyesters	10%
5501.30.00.00	Acrylic or modacrylic	10%
5501.40.00.00	Of polypropylene	10%
5501.90.00.00	Other	10%

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HS 5501.20.00.00

Of polyesters

Section XI · Textiles & textile articles › Ch 55 Man-made staple fibres › 55.01 Synthetic filament tow

Applied duty rates

10% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

No exports recorded for this product.

Imports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $1,038 From the world $669 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,287 From the world $1,048 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,147 From the world $48 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $283 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$351 2024 2024 $351 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,038	$669
2021	$1,287	$1,048
2022	$1,147	$48
2023	$283	$0
2024	$351	$0

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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