Prohibition List

Below is the official prohibition list for imports and exports as published by the Nigeria Customs Service. Select a tab to view details.

Import Prohibition List

  1. Live or Dead Birds including Frozen Poultry – HS Codes 0105.1100 – 0105.9900, 0106.3100 – 0106.3900, 0207.1100 – 0207.3600 and 0210.9900
  2. Pork, Beef – HS Codes 0201.1000 – 0204.5000, 0206.1000 – 0206.9000, 0210.1000 – 0210.2000
  3. Birds Eggs – HS Code 0407.0000 (excluding hatching eggs)
  4. Refined Vegetable Oils and Fats – HS Codes 1507.1000.00 – 1516.2000.29 (excl. refined Linseed, Castor, Olive oils; crude vegetable oils NOT banned)
  5. Cane or Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose – HS Codes 1701.91.1000 – 1701.99.9000 in retail packs
  6. Medicaments under Headings 3003 & 3004, such as:
    • Paracetamol (tablets & syrups)
    • Cotrimoxazole (tablets & syrups)
    • Metronidazole (tablets & syrups)
    • Chloroquine (tablets & syrups)
    • Haematinic formulations (Ferrous Sulphate, Ferrous Gluconate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B Complex tablets – except modified release)
    • Multivitamins (tablets, capsules, syrups – excl. special)
    • Aspirin tablets (excl. modified release & soluble)
    • Magnesium Trisilicate (tabs & suspensions)
    • Piperazine (tabs & syrups)
    • Levamisole (tabs & syrups)
    • Clotrimazole cream
    • Penicillin / Gentamycin ointments
    • Pyrantel Pamoate (tabs & syrups)
    • Intravenous Fluids (Dextrose, Normal Saline, etc.)
  7. Waste Pharmaceuticals – HS Code 3006.9200
  8. Soaps & Detergents – HS Codes 3401.11.1000 – 3402.90.0000 (in retail packs only)
  9. Used Motor Vehicles above 12 years – HS Codes 8703.10.0000 – 8703.90.0000
  10. Tomato Paste / Concentrate – HS Codes 2002100000, 2002902000, 2002909000