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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0302.56 Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)

1 tariff line

0302.56 Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)
HS code	Product	MFN
0302.56.00.00	Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)	10%

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HS 0302.56.00.00

Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)

Section I · Live animals & animal products › Ch 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates › 03.02 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04

Applied duty rates

10% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

No exports recorded for this product.

Imports | US$ thousand

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2020 2020 $116,055 From the world $4,005 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $17,108 From the world $19 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $32,627 From the world $1,161 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $16,646 From the world $111 Within the Commonwealth

$36,675 $814 2024 2024 $36,675 From the world $814 Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$116,055	$4,005
2021	$17,108	$19
2022	$32,627	$1,161
2023	$16,646	$111
2024	$36,675	$814

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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