CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Pets

• Cats and dogs need a health certificate and proof of rabies certificate issued at place of origin.

Free to Import

Tobacco

• 200 grams of all tobacco products.

Alcohol

• 1 litre spirits; and
• 1 litre wine.

Other goods and currency

• 284mL of perfume.
• Unused personal goods and gifts up to a value of NGN50,000. This does not include jewellery, photographic equipment, electronic and other luxury goods.
• Personal effects such as clothing, jewellery, cameras, and toys. Jewellery should be declared in writing to avoid problems at departure.
• Pilgrims may bring in a reasonable amount of Zamzam water for personal use.

Prohibited

The following are goods which cannot be brought into the country

• Live or dead birds, including frozen poultry.
• Pork and beef.
• Bird eggs.
• Refined vegetable oils and fats.
• Cane or beet sugar, and chemically pure sucrose.
• Cocoa butter, powder and cakes.
• Spaghetti and noodles.
• Fruit juice in retail packs.
• Water, including mineral and aerated containing added sugar or sweeteners.
• Bagged cement.
• Specific medicines are prohibited, including paracetamol, chloroquine, multivitamins and aspirin. For further information, please visit the Nigeria Customs Service Import Prohibition List.
• Waste pharmaceuticals.
• Soaps and detergents.
• Mosquito repellent coils.
• Retreaded tyres.
• Corrugated paper and paper boards.
• Telephone recharge cards and vouchers.
• Carpets and textile floor coverings.
• Hollow glass bottles with a capacity exceeding 150mL.
• Ball point pens.
• Tomato paste or concentrate put up for retail sale.
• Used motor vehicles above 12 years from the year of manufacture.

Restricted

These goods are strictly regulated, and in most cases require a permit to be obtained prior to arrival

• All pharmaceutical must be in hand luggage and declared on arrival.
• Plants and seeds must be declared or checked in advance with the Plant Quarantine Service.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Prohibited

The following are goods which cannot be brought into the country

• Maize.
• Timber.
• Raw hides and skins.
• Scrap metals.
• Unprocessed rubber latex and rubber lamps.
• Artefacts and antiquities.
• Wildlife classified as endangered species and their derivative products, including crocodiles, elephants, lizards, eagles, monkeys, zebras, and lions.

For further information, please visit the Nigeria Customs Service.