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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85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

323 tariff lines

85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
HS code	Product	MFN
8533.40.00.00	Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers	5%
8533.90.00.00	Parts	5%
8534.00.00.00	Printed circuits	5%
8535.10.00.00	Fuses	10%
8535.21.00.00	For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV	10%
8535.29.00.00	Other	10%
8535.30.00.00	Isolating switches and make-and-break switches	10%
8535.40.00.00	Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors	10%
8535.90.00.00	Other	10%
8536.10.00.00	Fuses	20%
8536.20.00.00	Automatic circuit breakers	20%
8536.30.00.00	Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits	20%
8536.41.00.00	For a voltage not exceeding 60 V	20%
8536.49.00.00	Other	20%
8536.50.00.00	Other switches	20%
8536.61.00.00	Lamp-holders	20%
8536.69.00.00	Other	20%
8536.70.00.00	Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables	20%
8536.90.00.00	Other apparatus	20%
8537.10.00.00	For a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V	5%

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HS 8537.10.00.00

For a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles › 85.37 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 85.35 or 85.36, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 85.17

Applied duty rates

5% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k

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

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

2022 2022 $4 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $248 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

$980 $724 2024 2024 $980 To the world $724 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	$4	$0
2023	$248	$1
2024	$980	$724

Imports | US$ thousand

0 50k 100k 150k

2020 2020 $70,555 From the world $10,674 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $103,368 From the world $18,281 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $73,796 From the world $11,447 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $84,890 From the world $10,754 Within the Commonwealth

$75,581 $9,064 2024 2024 $75,581 From the world $9,064 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

Show data

Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$70,555	$10,674
2021	$103,368	$18,281
2022	$73,796	$11,447
2023	$84,890	$10,754
2024	$75,581	$9,064

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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