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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27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

7 tariff lines

27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons
HS code	Product	MFN
2711.11.00.00	Natural gas	5%
2711.12.00.00	Propane	5%
2711.13.00.00	Butanes	0%
2711.14.00.00	Ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene	5%
2711.19.00.00	Other	5%
2711.21.00.00	Natural gas	5%
2711.29.00.00	Other	5%

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HS 2711.11.00.00

Liquefied, natural gas

Section V · Mineral products › Ch 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes › 27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Applied duty rates

5% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 2.5M 5M 7.5M

2020 2020 $3,767,671 To the world $743,264 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $4,955,295 To the world $624,393 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $6,745,310 To the world $1,008,030 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5,195,761 To the world $878,980 Within the Commonwealth

$4,877,711 $1,102,915 2024 2024 $4,877,711 To the world $1,102,915 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$3,767,671	$743,264
2021	$4,955,295	$624,393
2022	$6,745,310	$1,008,030
2023	$5,195,761	$878,980
2024	$4,877,711	$1,102,915

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5 10 15

2020 2020 $0 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $0 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

$13 2024 2024 $13 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	–
2021	$0	–
2022	$0	–
2023	$0	–
2024	$13	–

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Nigeria National Trade Portal

https://nigeriainfotrade.fmiti.gov.ng

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