Trade · Nigeria
Import a vehicle into Nigeria
Import and clear a vehicle: confirm age eligibility → NCS VIN valuation → pay duty + levies (often 70-100%+ of value) → clear at port. Distinct from general goods import because of the age limit, VIN valuation, and NAC levy.
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Who you will deal with
The steps
- Confirm the vehicle is eligible
- Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
- Check the age limit: imported vehicles must generally be within ~12 years (enforcement is strict around 10 years); older vehicles face punitive duty or a ban.
- Vehicle year, make, model, VIN
- Immediate
- Get the NCS VIN valuation
- Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
- The NCS automated VIN valuation system assigns a fixed USD value by year/make/model/VIN; that figure (not your invoice) is the base for all charges and may exceed your declared price.
- VIN
- Immediate (online)
- Compute and pay duty and levies
- Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
- Duty 35% of CIF/valuation + 7% surcharge (of duty) + ~1.5% CISS/ETLS + NAC levy (~15-20% of CIF for used cars) + 7.5% VAT — effective burden often 70-100%+ of value. Pay via Remita.
- VIN valuation; invoice; Bill of Lading
- On clearance
- Clear the vehicle at the port
- Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
- Clearing agent files the Single Goods Declaration on NICIS II (Apapa/Tin Can), obtains PAAR, and passes physical inspection (VIN/chassis/safety). Release typically 1-3 days.
- SGD; PAAR; duty payment; shipping docs
- 1-3 days after payment
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The numbers behind the decision
Knowing the process is half of it. ONYX also tracks the operating environment you are entering — daily grid generation, official FX, state-level input prices and inflation, and sector output — each figure source-linked and dated.