Saturday 12 March 2016

List of Banned Imported Goods in Nigeria listed by Nigerian Customs Service

The list of goods that were seized by Nigeria
Customs includes:

Fake Human And Veterinary Drugs,
Vehicles,
Second Hand Clothing,
Expired Vehicle Tyres,
Furniture, and
Bags of Rice.

List of Prohibited Goods by Nigeria
Customs:
1. Air Pistols
2. Implements appertaining to the reloading
of cartridges.
3. Matches made with white phosphorous.
4. 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 president to
create a breach of the peace or to offend
the religious views of any class of persons
in Nigeria.
5. Pistols disguised in any form.
6. Beads composed of inflammable celluloid
or other similar substances.
7. Nuclear Industrial waste and other Toxic
waste
8. 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 substance and
any ammunition containing or in the
opinion of the Comptroller- General or
adapted to contain any noxious liquid, gas
or other similar substances.

MONEY:
1. Silver or metal alloy coins not being legal
tender in Nigeria.
2. All counterfeit/pirated materials or articles
including Base or Counterfeit Coin of any
Country.

FOOD:
1. Meat, Vegetables or other provisions
declared by a health officer to be unfit for
human consumption.

2. Live or Dead Birds including Frozen
3. Pork, Beef
4. Birds Eggs.
5. Cassava
6. Refined Vegetable Oils and Fats [but
excluding Linseed, Castor and Olive oils.
Crude vegetable oil are however NOT
banned from importation].
7. Spaghetti/Noodles
8. Fruit Juice in Retail Packs
9. Waters, including Mineral Waters and
Aerated Waters containing added Sugar or
Sweetening Matter or Flavoured and other
non-alcoholic beverages. [But excluding
energy or Health Drinks {Liquid Dietary
Supplements} e.g. Power Horse, Red
Ginseng etc] and Beer and Stout (Bottled,
Canned or Otherwise packed).
10. Exhausted tea or tea mixed with other
substances. For the 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.

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS/SPIRITS/WHISKEY:
1. Spirits: Other than Alcoholic bitters,
liqueurs, cordials and mixtures admitted as
such inhis discretion by the Comptroller-
General and which are not deemed to
beinjurious spirits within the meaning of
any enactment or law relating toliquor or
liquor licensing.
2. Brandy, i.e. a Spirit Distilled in Grape-
growing countries from fermented grape
juice and from no other materials and
Stored in wood for a period of three years.
3. Gin, i.e. Spirit- Produced by distillation
from a mixed mash of cereal grains only
saccharified by the diastase of malt and the
Flavoured by predistillation with juniper
berries and other vegetable ingredients
and of a brand which has been notified as
an approved brand by notice in the Gazette
and in containers labelled with the name
and address of the owner of the brand; or
Produced by distillation at least three
times in a pot-still from mixed mash or
barley, rye and maize saccharified by
diastase of malt – and then rectified by re-
distillation in a postil after the addition of
juniper berries and other vegetable
materials.
4. Whisky, i.e. a Spirit- Obtained by
distillation from a mash or cereal grains
saccharified by diastase of malt; and Stored
in wood for a period of three years.
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 be imported subject to such
conditions as he may see fit to
5. Rum i.e. a Spirit – Distilled direct from
sugar-cane products in sugar-cane growing
countries; and stored in wood for a period
of three

CONSTRUCTION:
1. Bagged Cement.
DRUGS/MEDICATION:
1. Drugs and medicinal spirits admitted as
such in his discretion by the Comptroller-
General. Spirits imported for medical or
scientific purposes: Methylated or
denatured spirit, i.e. Mineralized
Methylated spirit mixed as follows: To
every ninety parts by volume of spirits
nine and one-half parts by volume of wood
naphtha 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; and
Industrial Methylated spirit imported under
license from the Comptroller-General and
mixed as follows: To every ninety-five
parts by volume of spirits five parts by
volume of wood naphtha and also one-half
of one part by volume of the mixture; and
Spirits denatured for a particular purpose
in such manner as the Comptroller-General
in any special circumstance may permit;
2. Perfumed Spirits
3. Paracetamol Tablets and Syrups
4. Cotrimoxazole Tablets Syrups
5. Metronidazole Tablets and Syrups
6. Chloroquine Tablets and Syrups
7. Haematinic Formulations; Ferrous Sulphate
and Ferrous Gluconate.
8. Tablets, Folic Acid Tablets, Vitamin B
Complex Tablet [except modified released
formulations].
9. Multivitamin Tablets, capsules and Syrups
[except special formulations].
10. Aspirin Tablets [except modified released
formulation and soluble aspirin].
11. Magnesium trisilicate tablets and
suspensions.
12. Piperazine tablets and Syrups
13. Levamisole Tablets and Syrups
14. Ointments – Penecilin/Gentamycin
15. Pyrantel Pamoate tablets and Syrups
16. Intravenous Fluids [Dextrose, Normal
Saline, etc.]
17. Waste Pharmaceuticals
18. Soaps and Detergents in retail packs
19. Mosquito Repellant Coils
20. Sanitary Wares of Plastics and Domestic
Articles and Wares of Plastics [but
excluding Baby Feeding bottles and
flushing cistern and waterless loose
21. Corrugated Paper and Paper Boards, and
cartons, boxes and cases made from
corrugated paper and paper boards, Toilet
paper, Cleaning or facial tissue (excluding
baby diapers and incotinent pads for adult
use).
22. Toothpicks
CARS:
1. Rethreaded and used Pneumatic tyres but
excluding used trucks tyres for rethreading
of sized 11.00 x 20 and above 4012.2010.00.
STATIONERY & PRINT:
1. Telephone Re-charge Cards and Vouchers –
H.S. Code 4911.9900.91
2. Ball Point Pens – H.S. Code 9608.1000 and
parts including refills (excluding tip).
3. Airmail Photographic Printing Paper.
4. Blank invoices.
5. Coupons for Foreign Football pools or
other betting arrangements.
6. Indecent or obscene prints, painting,
books, cards, engraving or any indecent or
obscene articles.
CLOTHING:
1. Second-hand clothing.
2. African print [Printed Fabrics] e.g. Nigeria
wax, Hollandaise, English Wax, Ankara and
similar Fabrics.
3. Lace Fabrics and other embroided Fabrics
4. Carpets and Rugs of all types falling under
H.S. Codes 5701.1000 – 0000.
5. Piece goods and all other textiles including
wearing apparel, hardware of all kinds’
crockery and china or earthenware goods
bearing inscriptions (whether in Roman or
Arabic characters) from the Koran or from
the traditions and commentaries on the
Koran.
6. Made-up Garments and other Textile
articles but excluding the following:
7. Made-up lining articles
8. Insecticides treated mosquito nets (ITNs)
and (LLTNs) H
Moulding cup Lycra
1. Mutilated rags
2. Jute Bags
3. Brazziers, pants, ties.
7. All types of Foot Wears and Bags including
Suitcases of leather and plastics [but
excluding Safety Shoes used in oil
industries, Hospitals, Firefighting and
Factories, Sports Shoes, canvass shoes all
Completely Knocked Down (CKD) blanks
and parts]
PACKAGING:
1. Hollow Glass Bottles of a capacity
exceeding 150mls (0.15 litres) of a kind
used for packaging of beverages by
breweries and other beverage and drink
companies.
EQUIPMENTS:
1. Used Compressors
2. Used Air Conditioners and Used Fridges/
Freezers.
CARS:
1. Used Motor Vehicles above fifteen (10)
years from the year of manufacture
FURNITURE:
1. Furniture, but excluding Baby walkers,
laboratory cabinets such as microscope
table, fume cupboards, laboratory benches
(9403), Stadium Chairs, height adjustments
device, base sledge, seat frames and
control mechanism, arm guide and
headguides. Also excluded are; skeletal
parts of furniture such as blanks,
unholstered or unfinished part of metal,
plastics, veneer, chair shell etc. Also
excluded are Motor Vehicle seats
(9401.2000.00) and Seats other than garden
seats or camping equipment, convertible
into beds (9401.4000.00).

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