IMPORT PERMIT ACTIVATION FOR PAAR NIGERIA

IMPORT PERMIT ACTIVATION? Assuming you have already followed how to process SON import permits in Nigeria, and have got the permit, and perhaps have processed and got Form M already, remaining for you to obtain PAAR. You must now activate the import permit for against each invoice and bill lading or air waybill. The reason […]
SEEDS IMPORTATION NIGERIA: HOW TO OBTAIN LICENCE

Seeds importation Nigeria is usually for research, planting, consumption or commercial reasons. Thus, this importation requires importation permit from the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC). Also, import permit is needed from Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Services (NAQS). Consequently, import of seeds do not need the usual SONCAP requirements in Nigeria used to import a range of items. So, […]
CBN FORM M AND PAAR REQUIREMENT IN BRIEF

The article for how to process and obtain CBN form m in Nigeria has dealt considerably on how to process Form M. So also the article for how to obtain PAAR in Nigeria has dealt with PAAR processing in much detail. This article is intended to consolidate both subjects and in brief. CBN FORM M: […]
HOUSE BILL OF LADING IS ACCEPTABLE IN NIGERIA

HOUSE BILL OF LADING? What really is a bill of Lading? Rather than the definition, content should be the focus. Hence, it is better to ask for what makes the bill of lading acceptable in a place. This is well expressed in my article for ‘what is a bill of lading in Nigerian context?. For […]
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CHARGES NIGERIA

Customs clearance charges Nigeria vary from goods to goods. In my article for HOW MUCH TO CUSTOMS CLEAR AIR FREIGHT IN NIGERIA, I discussed sample conventional airfreight clearance cost, beginning from the very first stage. Again, in another article titled NIGERIA CUSTOMS CLEARING there is an insight on what the cost would be handling the […]
FORMA, NXP FORM NIGERIA: HOW TO PROCESS

FORMA, NXP FORM in Nigeria? The Federal Government of Nigeria single window for trade worth thorough understanding. With this single most important window, the Form M requirement in Nigeria, is met. Form M is the first official government recognized document for the importation of visible goods into Nigeria trading space. In a separate article, I […]
NAFDAC PRODUCT REGISTRATION: IMPORT PERMIT

NAFDAC Product Registration for what? Like I said in my article for how to process and obtain Form M in Nigeria, every single shipment into Nigeria is meant to have been subjected to the Form M requirement in Nigeria. Thus, what this means is that such shipment should have been certified by the Standards Organisation […]
SONCAP EXEMPTED PRODUCTS: HOW TO IMPORT

SONCAP exempted products in Nigeria are few. Almost all products entering Nigerian import-value-chain are subject to SONCAP. Some SONCAP exempted products are in the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) circular reference SON/SONCAP/EX/Vol. I/005 of April 25 2013. Read Also: SON IMPORT PERMIT NIGERIA: HOW TO PROCESS PERMIT Certainly, this circular is on regularly update in […]
FORM M DOCUMENT FOR SHIPMENT INTO NIGERIA?

FORM M Document for shipment to Nigeria? What is your answer to this question? In one word the answer yes. You need it to initiate the import process in Nigeria the first place. Form M document has always been part of the process of importation to Nigeria at least for a long time. What is […]
AIRFREIGHT NIGERIA, CLEARING COST.

Airfreight means that the means of transportation is air. In my article for how to estimate cargo import clearance cost in Nigeria I did promise that I was going to do another article on how to handle conventional cargo clearing cost estimate. Here in this article, we shall look at the case study of an […]