Documentation Requirements for Nigeria Customs
- Commercial Invoice
- Packing List
- Air WayBill
Importing to Nigeria
IOR Africa: Your Importer of Record Experts in Nigeria
Taxes: 7.50%
Duties: 10.00%
Lead times: 1 Week
Best carrier option: Freight Forwarder
Restricted items: Live or dead birds including frozen poultry, Pork, Beef, and Bird’s eggs, excluding hatching eggs, Refined vegetable oils, and fats (including mayonnaise), but excluding refined linseed, castor, and olive oil, Crude vegetable oil is NOT banned from importation, Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form containing added flavoring or coloring matter in retail packs, Cocoa butter, powder and cakes, Spaghetti/noodles, Fruit juice in retail packs, Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters containing added sugar, sweetening matter, or flavored; ice snow; other non-alcoholic beverages; beer and stout (bottled, canned or otherwise packed) but excluding energy or health drinks, Bagged cement, Paracetamol tablets and syrups, Cotrimoxazole tablets and syrups.
Importer of Record in Nigeria
Importing tech hardware into Nigeria involves navigating complex regulations, with shipments potentially requiring both pre- and post-inspections, depending on the nature and value of the goods. This process adds to the clearance time. While second-hand goods are permitted, they require additional documentation.
Certain HS codes face restrictions in Nigeria. IOR Africa's extensive compliance database ensures accurate classification of your equipment, preventing potential issues.
Nigeria's IT and tech sector is on the brink of significant growth. With continued investment, skill enhancement initiatives, and supportive government policies, Nigeria could become a major player in the global tech industry.
Nigeria is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), alongside countries such as The Gambia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
With our customized Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) shipping service, IOR Africa is perfectly positioned to act as your Importer of Record (IOR). Operating under DDP incoterms, we manage the entire process for you, from coordinating inspections to ensuring smooth customs clearance. We also obtain all necessary import documentation for Nigeria, including those required for second-hand goods.