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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12.01 Soya beans, whether or not broken

2 tariff lines

12.01 Soya beans, whether or not broken
HS code	Product	MFN
1201.10.00.00	Seed	5%
1201.90.00.00	Other	10%

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HS 1201.90.00.00

Other

Section II · Vegetable products › Ch 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder › 12.01 Soya beans, whether or not broken

Applied duty rates

10% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 100k 200k

2020 2020 $635 To the world $635 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $2,889 To the world $2,889 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $21,509 To the world $20,176 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $177,449 To the world $158,191 Within the Commonwealth

$130,240 2024 2024 $130,240 To the world $118,876 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$635	$635
2021	$2,889	$2,889
2022	$21,509	$20,176
2023	$177,449	$158,191
2024	$130,240	$118,876

Imports | US$ thousand

0 20k 40k 60k

2020 2020 $731 From the world $18 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $656 From the world $26 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $43,257 From the world $41,583 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2,172 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$1,252 2024 2024 $1,252 From the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$731	$18
2021	$656	$26
2022	$43,257	$41,583
2023	$2,172	$0
2024	$1,252	$1

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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