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
All products
6,381 tariff lines
| HS code | Product | MFN |
|---|---|---|
| 0305.42.00.00 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | 20% |
| 0305.43.00.00 | Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) | 20% |
| 0305.44.00.00 | Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) | 20% |
| 0305.49.00.00 | Other | 20% |
| 0305.51.00.00 | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | 20% |
| 0305.52.00.00 | Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) | 20% |
| 0305.53.00.00 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | 20% |
| 0305.54.00.00 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae) | 20% |
| 0305.59.00.00 | Other | 20% |
| 0305.61.00.00 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | 20% |
| 0305.62.00.00 | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | 20% |
| 0305.63.00.00 | Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) | 20% |
| 0305.64.00.00 | Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) | 20% |
| 0305.69.00.00 | Other | 20% |
| 0305.71.00.00 | Shark fins | 20% |
| 0305.72.10.00 | Fish heads, tails and maws | 20% |
| 0305.72.90.00 | Fish heads, tails and maws | 20% |
| 0305.79.00.00 | Other | 20% |
| 0306.11.00.00 | Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) | 20% |
| 0306.12.00.00 | Lobsters (Homarus spp.) | 20% |
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