Prohibitive
Import List: Trade -
03/11/08 Click
here for the official notice. Of note is item 24 which increases
the number of years for motor vehicles from 8 to 10 years.
1. Live or Dead Birds including Frozen Poultry H.S.Code
0105.1100-0105.9900, 0106.3100 - 0106.3900, 0207.3600 - and 0210.9900.
5. Refined vegetable oil 1501.1000.00
- 1516.2000.29 but excluding refined linseed, castor and olive oil.
Crude vegetable oil are
however
NOT banned from importation.
6. Cocoabutter, Powder and cakes H.S.Codes
1802.0000 - 1803.2000, 1805.0010.00 - 1805.0090.00, 1806.1000 - 1806.200
and 1804.0000.
8. Fruit Juice in retail Packs
H.S.Code 2009.110012 - 2009.110013 - 2009.9000.99
9. Waters, including mineral
waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter or flavoured,
ice snow H.S.Codes 2201.1000
- 2201.9000, other non-alcoholic beverages H.S.Codes 2202.1000 -
2202.9000.99 (but excluding energy or health drinks - liquid dietary supplements
e.g. Power Horse, Red Ginseng, etc) H.S.Code 2202.9000.91 and Beer
and stout (Bottled, Canned or otherwise packed) H.S.Code 2203.0010.00
- 2203.0090.00.
10. Bagged Cement H.S.Code 2523.2900.22
11. Medicament falling under Headings
3003 & 3004 such as:
a) Paracetamol tablets Syrups
b) Cotrimozazole tablets and Syrups
c) Metronidazole tablets and Syrups
d) Chloroquine tablets and Syrups
e) Haematinic formulations:
(i) Ferrous sulphate and ferrous gluconate tablets
(ii) Folic acid tablets
(iii) Vitamin B Complex tablets (except modified release formulations).
f) Multivitamin tablets, capsules and syrups (except special formulations)
g) Aspirin tablets (except modified release formulations and soluble
aspirin)
h) Magnesium trisilicate tablets and suspensions
i) Piperazine tablets and syrups
j) Levamisole tablets and syrups
k) Ointments penicillin/gentamycin
i) Pyrantel pamoate tablets and syrups
m) Intravenous Fluids (Dextrose, Normal Saline etc)
12. Waste pharmaceuticals
H.S.Code 3006.9200
13. Soaps and Detergents H.S.Code 3401.1110
- 3402.9000 in retail packs
15. Sanitary Wares of Plastics H.S.Code
3922.1000 - 3922.9000 and Domestic Articles and Wares of Plastic H.S.Code
3924.1000 (but
excluding
Baby Feeding Bottles 3924.9020.00 - 3924.9090.00) and flushing ceinstern
and waterless toos toilets.
16. Toothpicks H.S.Code 3926.9090.91 and
4421.9090.00
17. Rethreaded and used Pneumatics tyres
but excluding used trucks tyres for rethreading of size 11.00 x 20
and above 4012.2010.00
18. Corrugated paper and Paper boards
H.S.Code 4808.1000 and Cartons, boxes and cases made from Corrugated
paper and
Paper boards H.S.Code
4819.1000, Toilet paper, Cleansing or facial tissue H.S.Code 4818.1000
- 4818.9000 excluding baby diapers and incotinent pads for adult
use 4818.4000.41 and Exercise Books H.S. 4820.2000.
19. Telephone Recharge
Cards and Vouchers 4911.9990.91.
20. The following Textile Fabrics
and articles thereof are banned from importation into Nigeria.
(a)
African Prints (Printed Fabrics) e.g. Nigerian Wax,Hollandaise, English
wax, Ankara and similar printed
fabrics falling under the following
H.S.Code.
i) 5208.5110.00 - 5208.5900, 5209.5100 - 5209.5900 and 5212.2500
ii) 5407.4400, 5407.5400, 5407.7400, 5407.8400, 547.9400, 5408.2400
and 5408.3400
iii) 5513.4100 - 5513.4900, 5514.4100 - 5514.4100 - 5514.4900, 5516.1400,
5516.2400, 5516.3400 and 5514.4900.00
(b) Lace fabric and other embroidered fabrics falling under H.S.Codes
5801.2100 - 5801.9000, 5802.110 - 5802.3000 and 5805.0000.00
(c) Carpets and Rugs of all types falling under H.S.Code 5701.1000
- 5705.0000.
(d) Made up Garments and other textiles failing under H.S.Codes 6101.2000.00
- 6310.9000.99 but excluding the following:
i) Made-up lining articles H.S.Code 6117.8000 - 6117.9000 and 6217.1000
6217.9000.
ii) Insecticides treated mosquito nets (ITNs) and (LLITNs) H.S. Code
6304.9100,92, 6304.9200.94, 6304.9300.96, 6304.9900.98
iii) Industrial gloves H.S.Code 6116.1000.11 - 6116.9900.99; 6116.1000.11;
6116.9200.92; 6116.9900.98
iv) Moulding cup Lycra H.S.Code 6212.9000
v) Mutilated rags H.S.Code 6310.1000.11, 6310.9000.91
vi) Jute bags H.S.Code 6305.1000.
vii) Brazziers, pants, ties
21. All types of footwears, bags and suitcases
H.S.Code 6401.1000.11 - 6405.9000.99 and 4202.1100.10 - 4202.9900.99,
but excludings safety shoes used in oil industries, sports shoes,
canvass shoes and all Completely Knocked Down(CKD), blanks and parts.
22.
Hollow glass bottles of a capacity exceeding 150mls (0.15 litres)
of all kind used for packaging of beverages by Breweries and other
beverages and drinks company H.S.Code 7010.9021.29 and 7010.9031.00
23.
Used compressors H.S. Code 8414.3000 Used Air Conditioners H.S. Codes
8415.1000.11 - 8415.9000.99 and used Fridges/Freezers H.S.Code
8418.1000.11 - 8418.6900.
24. Used motor vehicles above 10 years
from the Year of manufacture H.S.Code 8703.1000 - 8703.9000.
25. Furniture
H.S.Code 9401.1000.00 - 9401.9000.99 and 9403.1000 - 9404.9000 but
excluding Baby walkers, laboratory cabinets such as microscope
table, fumecup boards, laboratory benches (9403), stadium chairs,
height adjustment device, base ledge, seat frames and control mechanism,
arm
guide and head guides. Also excluded are; skeletal parts of furniture
such as blanks, unholstered or unfinished part of metal, plastics,
veneer, chair shell etc.
26. Ball point pen and parts including
refills (excluding tip)
Prohibitive
Import List: Other Than Trade -
03/11/08 Click
here for the official notice.
1. Air pistols
2. Airmail photographic printing paper
3. All counterfeit/pirated materials or articles including base or
counterfeit coin of any country
4. Beads composed of inflammable celluloid or other similar substances
5. Blank invoices
6. Coupons for foreign football pools or other betting arrangements
7. Cowries
8. Exhausted tea or tea mixed with other substances. Forthe purposes
of this item "exhausted tea" means any tea which has been
deprived of its proper quality, strength or virtue by steeping, infusion,
decoction or other means.
9. Implemenats appertaininng to the reloading of cartridges.
10. Indecent or obscerte prints, paintings, books, cards, engravings
or any indecent or obscene articles.
11. Manilas
12. Matches made with white phosphorous
13. Materials of any description with a design which, considering the
purpose for which any such material is intended to be used, is likely
in the opinion of the Presiden to create a breach of the peaceor to
offend the religious views of any class of persons in Nigeria.
14. Meat, vegetables or other provisions declared by a health officer
to be unfit for human consumption.
15. Piece goods and all other textiles including wearing apparel, hardware
of all kinds crockery and china or earthenware goods bearing inscriptions
(whetherin Roman or Arabic characters) from the Koran or from the traditions
and commentaries on the Koran.
16. Pistols disguised in any form.
17. Second-hand clothing.
18. Silver or metal alloy coins not being legal tender in Nigeria.
19. Nuclear Industial waste and other Toxic waste
20. Spirits -
(1) Other than -
(a) alcoholic bitters, liqueurs, cordials and mixtures admitted as
such in his discretion by the Comptroller-General and which are not
deemed to ne injurious spirits within the meaning of any enactment
or law relating to liquor or liquor licensing;
(b) brandy, i.e. a spirit -
(i) distilled in grape-growing countries from fermented grape juice
and from no othermaterials; and
(ii) stored in wood for a period of three years;
(c) drugs and medicinal spirits admitted as such in his discretion
by the Comptroller-General;
(d) gin, i.e. a spirit -
(i) produced by distillation from a mixed mash of cereal grains only
saccharified by the diastase of malt and then flavoured by redistillation
with juniper berries and other vegetable ingredienats and of a brand
which has been notified as an approved brand by notice in the Gazette
and in containers labeled with the name and address of the owner of
the brand; or
(ii) produced by distillation at least three times in a pot-still from
mixed mash or barley, rye and maize saccharified by the diastase of
malt and then rectified by re-distillation in a pot-still after the
addition of juniper berries and other vegetable materials;
(d) methylated or denatured spirit, i.e. -
(i) mineralized methylated spirit mixed as follows: to every ninety
parts by volume of spirits nine and one-half parts by volume of wood
naphtha or Bitrex and one-half of one part by volume of crude pyridine
and to every 455 litres of the mixture 1.7 litres of mineral naphtha
or petroleum oil and not less than 0.7 grammes by weight of powdered
aniline dye (methyl violet) and so in proportion for any quantity less
than 455 litres;
(ii) industrial methylated spirits imported under licence from the
Comptroller-General and mixed as follows: to every ninety-five parts
by volume of spirits five parts by volume of wood naphtha or Bitrex
and also one-half of one part by volume of the mixture; and
(i) spirits denatured for a particular purpose in such manner as the
Comptroller-General in any special circumstance may permit;
(f) Perfumed spirits
(g) rum, i.e. a spirit
(i) distilled direct from sugar-cane products in sugar-cane growing
countries; and
(ii) Stored in wood for a period of three years.
(h) spirits imported for medical or scientific purposes, subject to
such conditions as the Comptroller-General prescribe;
(i) spirits totally unfit for use as potable spirits admitted to entry
as such in the discretion by the Comptroller-General; and
(i) whisky, i.e. a spirit -
(i) obtained by distillation from a mash or cereal grains saccharified
by the diastase of malt; and
(ii) stored in wood for a period of three years.
(2) Containing more than
forty-eight and one-half per centum of pure alcohol by volume except
denatured, medicated and perfumed spirits,
and such other spirits which the Comptroller-General, in his discretion,
may allow to bei mported subject to such conditions as he may see fit
to impose.
(3) Weapons of any description which in the opinion of the
Comptroller-General are designed for the discharge of any noxious liquid,
gas or other
similar substanceand any ammunition containing or in the opinion of
the Comptroller-General or adapted to contain any noxious liquid, gas
or other similar substances.
