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
Nigeria
Official links
Customs Formalities
Nigeria Customs Service
Authorisation & Permits
NEPC
Packaging & Labelling Requirements
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON); Nigeria Customs Service
HACCP/SPS Requirements
NAFDAC, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)
Nigeria Fisheries Act
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)
Nigeria Fisheries Act
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)
Tax Information
The Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; National Revenue Service (NRS)
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
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
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)
Trade Promotion Agency
Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC); Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA)
Tariffs
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
32 tariff lines
| HS code | Product | MFN |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 3402.31.10.00 | Linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts | 35% |
| 3402.31.90.00 | Linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts | 20% |
| 3402.39.10.00 | Other | 35% |
| 3402.39.90.00 | Other | 20% |
| 3402.41.10.00 | Cationic | 35% |
| 3402.41.90.00 | Cationic | 20% |
| 3402.42.10.00 | Non-ionic | 35% |
| 3402.42.90.00 | Non-ionic | 20% |
| 3402.49.10.00 | Other | 35% |
| 3402.49.90.00 | Other | 20% |
| 3402.50.00.00 | Preparations put up for retail sale | 35% |
| 3402.90.00.00 | Other | 20% |
| 3403.11.00.00 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials | 10% |
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