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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89.05 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function; floating docks; floating or submersible drilling or production platforms

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89.05 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function; floating docks; floating or submersible drilling or production platforms
HS code	Product	MFN
8905.10.00.00	Dredgers	5%
8905.20.00.00	Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms	5%
8905.90.00.00	Other	5%

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HS 8905.20.00.00

Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms

Section XVII · Vehicles, aircraft, vessels & transport equipment › Ch 89 Ships, boats and floating structures › 89.05 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function; floating docks; floating or submersible drilling or production platforms

Applied duty rates

5% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 500k 1M 1.5M

2020 2020 $288,371 To the world $203,708 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,148,057 To the world $1,032,976 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $548,007 To the world $436,138 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$406,294 $54,408 2024 2024 $406,294 To the world $54,408 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$288,371	$203,708
2021	$1,148,057	$1,032,976
2022	$548,007	$436,138
2023	$0	$0
2024	$406,294	$54,408

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k

2020 2020 $2,478 From the world $448 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $295 From the world $4 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $447 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $357 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$9,176 2024 2024 $9,176 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	$2,478	$448
2021	$295	$4
2022	$447	$0
2023	$357	$0
2024	$9,176	$0

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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