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Step-by-Step Process to Export Goods from Nigeria

Step 1: Register Your Business (CAC & FIRS)

Before starting, ensure your business is legally recognized:

Register a Limited Liability Company or Business with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Ensure your Memorandum and Articles of Association state export/trading activities.

Obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN) from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

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Step 2: Register with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)

Registration with NEPC is mandatory for exporting non-oil goods.

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Step 3: Open a Domiciliary Account & Register Form NXP

All export proceeds must be repatriated back to Nigeria via official banking channels:

Open a Domiciliary Account (USD, GBP, or EUR) with a Nigerian commercial bank.

Log in to the Central Bank of Nigeria Trade Monitoring System (TRMS) portal and complete the Form NXP (Nigeria Export Proceed Form) via your bank.

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Step 4: Secure Product-Specific Certificates & Quality Clearance

Depending on the destination country and product type, quality control certification is required:

Agricultural/Food Items: Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate from the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS). Processed Foods/Cosmetics: Obtain clearance/approval from NAFDAC.

Manufactured Goods: Obtain certification from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).

Pre-Shipment Inspection: Obtain a Clean Certificate of Inspection (CCI) from authorized inspection agents.

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Step 5: Draft an Export Contract & Commercial Documents

Prepare essential commercial documents for your international buyer and customs:

Proforma Invoice / Commercial Invoice

Packing List (detailing dimensions, weight, and item counts)

Contract of Sale (outlining payment terms, Incoterms, and delivery schedules)

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Step 6: Arrange Freight & Customs Clearance

Engage a licensed Customs Clearing Agent or freight forwarder.

Choose your shipping mode:

Air Freight: Ideal for high-value or perishable products.

Sea Freight: Ideal for large volume/bulk commodities.

Pay the Nigerian Export Supervision Scheme (NESS) fee (usually 0.5% of FOB value).

Complete Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) export clearance at the port or airport.

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Step 7: Final Shipment & Repatriation of Funds

Your freight forwarder issues the Bill of Lading (sea shipping) or Air Waybill (air cargo).

Send shipping documents to the buyer or buyer's bank for destination clearing.

Your buyer pays through the agreed channel into your Domiciliary Account..

Despite significant improvements in baggage handling driven by digital technology, the global aviation industry still loses an estimated $6.3 billion yearly to mishandled luggage.

This was contained in the 2026 SITA Baggage IT Insights Report, made public yesterday.

The report, which was released as the industry marked the 20th edition of its annual baggage benchmark, showed that mishandled baggage rates declined by 23 per cent in 2025, the strongest improvement recorded outside the COVID-19 recovery period, just as global passenger traffic climbed to five billion.

According to SITA, approximately 24 million bags were mishandled during the year, with each incident costing airlines an average of $260.

 

Given that the industry’s average net profit stood at just $8 per passenger, the report noted that a single mishandled bag could wipe out the profit generated from more than 30 passengers, while five such incidents could eliminate the profit from an entire flight.

The report expressed that although passenger volumes continued to outgrow airport infrastructure expansion, the adoption of advanced digital technologies was beginning to transform baggage operations.

It noted that real-time data sharing, artificial intelligence-powered baggage routing, biometric bag-drop systems and connected passenger devices were among the innovations responsible for the industry’s improved performance in 2025.

SITA’s Portfolio Director for Baggage, Nicole Hogg, said baggage management was increasingly becoming a digital service rather than merely an operational process.

 

The report mentioned several technology-driven successes across the aviation sector.

According to the report, the integration of Apple’s Find My feature with SITA WorldTracer reduced permanently lost baggage by 90 per cent within its first year while shortening delayed baggage recovery time by 26 per cent.

SITA has also incorporated Google’s Find Hub item location-sharing capability into the WorldTracer platform, the report said.

Also, Thai Airways’ deployment of SITA’s Auto Reflight solution reduced baggage rebooking time from three minutes to just one second per bag across nine airports.

The Chief Executive Officer, SITA, David Lavorel, said the industry’s future growth would depend largely on intelligent technology rather than physical infrastructure expansion.

Keyamo directs Nigeria-Belgium BASA conclusion as Etihad returns to Nigeria

  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the immediate conclusion of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and Belgium. This is just as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier, Etihad Airways has unveiled