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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All products

6,381 tariff lines

All products
HS code	Product	MFN
3305.10.00.00	Shampoos	20%
3305.20.00.00	Preparations for permanent waving or straightening	20%
3305.30.00.00	Hair lacquers	20%
3305.90.00.00	Other	20%
3306.10.00.00	Dentifrices	20%
3306.20.00.00	Yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss)	20%
3306.90.00.00	Other	20%
3307.10.00.00	Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations	20%
3307.20.00.00	Personal deodorants and antiperspirants	20%
3307.30.00.00	Perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations	20%
3307.41.00.00	«Agarbatti» and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning	20%
3307.49.00.00	Other	20%
3307.90.00.00	Other	20%
3401.11.10.00	For toilet use (including medicated products)	10%
3401.11.90.00	For toilet use (including medicated products)	35%
3401.19.10.00	Other	35%
3401.19.20.00	Other	35%
3401.19.90.00	Other	35%
3401.20.00.00	Soap in other forms	35%
3401.30.00.00	Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap	35%

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HS 3401.20.00.00

Soap in other forms

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, «dental waxes» and dental preparations with a basis of plaster › 34.01 Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent

Applied duty rates

35% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 200 400

2020 2020 $318 To the world $11 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $14 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $6 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $6 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$43 2024 2024 $43 To the world $4 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$318	$11
2021	$14	$0
2022	$6	$0
2023	$6	$0
2024	$43	$4

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k

2020 2020 $15,043 From the world $9,711 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $11,529 From the world $7,257 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $12,699 From the world $5,092 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $7,381 From the world $3,996 Within the Commonwealth

$3,461 2024 2024 $3,461 From the world $1,569 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$15,043	$9,711
2021	$11,529	$7,257
2022	$12,699	$5,092
2023	$7,381	$3,996
2024	$3,461	$1,569

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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