NIGERIA'S
UPDATED AND CURRENT IMPORT PROHIBITION LIST (TRADE)
1. Textile fabrics of all types and articles thereof, chapters 50-63, but excluding:
a. Nylon tyre cord – H.S. Code (5902.1000 – 5902.9000)
b. Multifilament Nylon chafer fabric and tracing cloth – H.S. Code (5111.2000; 5112.2000 and 5901.9000.
c. Mattress Ticking – H.S. Code (5903.1000 – 5903.9000)
d. Narrow Fabrics – H.S. Code (5806.1000 – 5806.4000)
e. Trimming and Linings – H.S. Codes (5909.0000; 6117.9000); 5808.9000; 6003.00, 6307.9000)
f. Made-up Fishing nets – H.S. Code (5608.1100)
g. Mosquito Netting Materials – H.S. Code (5608.1900 and 5608.9000)
h. Gloves for Industrial Use –H.S. Code (6116.1000 – 6116.9000)
i. Canvas Fabrics for Manufacture of Fan Belts – H.S. Code (5907.0000, 5908.0000).
j. Molding cups Lacra – H.S. Code (6212.9000)
k. Elastic Bands – H.S. Code (5604.9000)
l. Motifs – H.S. Code (5810.1000 – 5810.9000)
m. Textile Fabrics and articles for Technical use – H.S. Code (5911.1000 – 5911.9000)
n. Transmission or Conveyor belt or belting of textile materials – H.S. Code (5910.9000)
o. Poly propylene primary backing material - H.S. Code (5512.110 – 5512.9900)
p. Fibre Rope - H.S. Code (5607.1000 – 5607.9000)
q. Mutilated rags - H.S. Code (6310.1100)
r. Sacks and bags - H.S. Code (6305.1000 and 6305.2000)
2. Men’s Footwear and Bags of leather and plastic’s (excluding ladies) - H.S. Codes (3926.2000, 6401.1000 – 6405.9000; 4202.1100 – 4202.9900)
3. Soap and Detergents - H.S. Code (3401.1100 – 3402.9000)
4. Furniture - H.S. Code (9401.1000 – 9401.9000; 9403.1000 – 9406.0000)
5. Assembled Bicycles (excluding CKD) - H.S. Code (8712.0000)
6. Flowers (Plastic and Fresh) - H.S. Code (0603.1000 – 0603.9000, 6702.1000 – 6702.9000)
7. Fresh Fruits – H.S. Code (0801.1100 – 0814.0000)
8. Cutlasses, Axes, spades, shovels - H.S. Code (8201.1000 – 8201.9000)
9. Wheel barrows - H.S. Code (8716.8000.81)
10. Pork and Pork products, Beef and Beef products, Mutton, Lamb and Goat meat - H.S. Codes – (0210.1900, 1602.4900, 0202.2000, 1602.5000, 0204.4200, 0204.4300, 1602.9000, 0204.1000, 0204.2200, 0304.3000; 0204.4200, 0204.4300, 0210.7900, 0204.5000, 0208.9000, 0210.9900 and 1602.9000)
11. Tooth pastes - H.S. Code (3306.1000)
12. Pencils - H.S. Code (9609.1000 – 9609.9000)
13. Ball point pens - H.S. Code (9608.1000)
14. Plastic Plates, Knives, Spoons, Forks, Cups, Buckets, Bowls, Bins Containers and Hangers - H.S. Code (3924.1000 – 3924.9000)
15. Barites and Bentonites - H.S. Code (2508.1000.11, 2508.1000.19)
16. Vegetable oils - H.S. Code (1507.1100 – 1516.2000)
17. Corrugated Boards and Cartons - H.S. Code (4808.1000; 4819.1000 – 4819.6000)
18. Frozen poultry - H.S. Code (0207.1000 – 0207.3600)
19. Cassava/Cassava products - H.S. Code (0714.1000)
20. Sorghum - H.S. Code (1007.0000)
21. Millet - H.S. Code (1008.2000)
22. Wheat Flour - H.S. Code (1101.0000)
23. Sugar confectionaries (sweets and chocolate) - H.S. Code (1701.1000 – 1704.9000, 1806.)
24. Spaghetti/Noodles - H.S. Code (1902.1100 – 1902.3000)
25. Biscuits - H.S. Code (1905.3100 – 1905.3200 and 1905.9000)
26. Fruit juice in retail packs - H.S. Code (2009.1100 – 2009.9000)
27. Table water/spring/sparkling - H.S. Code (2201.1000 – 2201.9000)
28. Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters containing added sugar or added sweetening matter or flavoured and other ion-alcoholic beverages - H.S. Code (2202.1000 – 2202.9000)
29. Beer (Bottled and Canned) - H.S. Code (2203.0000)
30. Bagged Cement - H.S. Code (2523.2900.19)
31. Pharmaceuticals, drugs/regulated products - H.S. Code (3001.1000 – 3006.6000)
32. Live or Dead Birds - H.S. Code (1006.3100 – 0106.9000; 0208.9000, 0210.9900).
Through all land borders and some Air and Seaports excerpt:
- Apapa Port
- Calabar Port
- Aminu Kano International Airport, Lagos
- Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
33. Mosquito Repellant coils - H.S. Code (3808.1000.11)
34. Rethreaded and used pneumatic tyres - H.S. Code (4012.1000 – 4012.9000)
35. Tooth picks - H.S. Codes (3926.9000, 4421.9000)
36. Envelopes - H.S. Code (4817.1000)
37. Toilet rolls - H.S. Code (4818.1000)
38. Exercise Books - H.S. Code (4820.2000)
39. Used Compressors - H.S. Code (8414.3000)
40. Used Air Conditioners - H.S. Code (8415.1000 – 8415.9000)
41. Used fridges/Freezers - H.S. Code (8418.1000 – 8418.6900)
42. All motor vehicles through land borders – H.S. Code (8701.1000 – 8705.9000, 8709.0000 – 8711.0000 and 8716.1000 – 8716.8000) and
43. Used motor vehicles above eight (8) years from the year of manufacture - H.S. Code (8703.1000 – 8703.9000)
44. Gaming machines – H.S. Code (9504.3000)
*Bird’s Egg
*Maize
*Cocoa Butter, Powder and Cakes
*Medicaments
*Disinfectants and Germicides
*Diaries
*Sanitary Wares of Plastics
*Greeting Cards
*Calendars
*Facial Tissues Towels and Sanitary Articles
*Ladies Footwear and Bags (Leather and Plastics)
*CKD Bicycles, Frames, Forks, Rims and Mudguards
*Electric Generator Sound-proof casing
*Hollow Glass Bottles of a capacity exceeding 150 mls. (0.15 Litres)
Export Prohibition List:
- Maize
- Timber (rough or sawn)
- Raw hide and skin (including; we blue and all unfinished leather)
- Scrap metals
- Unprocessed rubber latex and rubber lumps
- Artifacts and Antiquities
- Wildlife animals classified as endangered species and their products: Crocodile, Elephant, Lizard, Eagle, Monkey, Zebra, Lion, etc.
