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 8905.90.00.00

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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 200k 400k 600k

2020 2020 $425,645 To the world $37,810 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $44,204 To the world $39,857 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $29,888 To the world $22,908 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $23,827 To the world $18,295 Within the Commonwealth

$39,573 2024 2024 $39,573 To the world $31,672 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$425,645	$37,810
2021	$44,204	$39,857
2022	$29,888	$22,908
2023	$23,827	$18,295
2024	$39,573	$31,672

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

2020 2020 $17,501 From the world $11,513 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $5,942 From the world $1,107 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $9,941 From the world $106 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $24,037 From the world $5,515 Within the Commonwealth

$942 2024 2024 $942 From the world $462 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$17,501	$11,513
2021	$5,942	$1,107
2022	$9,941	$106
2023	$24,037	$5,515
2024	$942	$462

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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