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Shipping to Nigeria: what is not allowed

Nigeria charges duty, a surcharge, levies and 7.5% VAT with no published duty-free allowance. Its prohibition list includes everyday goods — retail-packed medicines, packaged soaps, noodles and juice.

Not accepted for Nigeria

  • Retail-packed medicines including paracetamol, aspirin, metronidazole and chloroquine
  • Soaps and detergents in retail packs; mosquito coils
  • Spaghetti and noodles; fruit juice in retail packs; tomato paste; sugar; refined vegetable oil
  • Pork, beef, poultry and eggs
  • Footwear, bags and suitcases (some exceptions); carpets
  • Used fridges and air conditioners; second-hand clothing should be treated as banned

Allowed, with conditions

  • Multivitamins and supplements — restricted, with limited exceptions
  • Food, drugs and cosmetics generally — NAFDAC registration or permit

Duty by tariff line (0–35%), a 7% surcharge on duty, a 1% CISS and 0.5% ECOWAS levy, and 7.5% VAT on the total.

No duty-free allowance is published. The recipient pays before release.

Quick answers: shipping from India to Nigeria

What can I not send from India to Nigeria?

Nigeria does not accept: retail-packed medicines including paracetamol, aspirin, metronidazole and chloroquine; soaps and detergents in retail packs; mosquito coils; spaghetti and noodles; fruit juice in retail packs; tomato paste; sugar; refined vegetable oil; pork, beef, poultry and eggs; footwear, bags and suitcases (some exceptions); carpets; used fridges and air conditioners; second-hand clothing should be treated as banned. On every route, we also cannot carry anything with a battery, mobile phones and laptops, real gold, silver or diamond jewellery, or anything flammable or pressurised such as perfume, aerosols and nail polish.

Can I send Indian food to Nigeria?

Yes, with conditions: food, drugs and cosmetics generally — NAFDAC registration or permit. Check the not-accepted list on this page before you order, because some foods are banned outright.

How long does a parcel from India to Nigeria take?

Normal transit on this route is 4 to 6 business days from our warehouse in Kerala.

Will I pay customs duty or tax in Nigeria?

Duty by tariff line (0–35%), a 7% surcharge on duty, a 1% CISS and 0.5% ECOWAS levy, and 7.5% VAT on the total. No duty-free allowance is published. The recipient pays before release.

Never accepted, wherever you are

These are refused by the airlines, by Indian export rules or by us, so they cannot leave our warehouse for any destination.

Prohibited, restricted and dangerous goods, in one line each. Prohibited means it cannot be sent at all. Restricted means it can travel, but only under conditions your country sets, such as a personal quantity, a prescription or a declaration; those are listed under each destination. Dangerous goods are what airlines treat as a hazard on board: anything flammable, corrosive or pressurised. We also cannot ship anything with a battery, or anything that burns, such as agarbatti and camphor.

  • Cash, currency, cheques, bullion, and loose precious stones
  • Narcotics, illegal drugs, and psychotropic substances
  • Firearms, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, and weapons (including replicas)
  • Anything with a battery, including power banks, battery-operated toys and watches
  • Mobile phones and laptops
  • Real gold, silver and diamond jewellery
  • Flammable, corrosive, or pressurised goods — perfumes/deodorant sprays, aerosols, nail polish and remover, paints, thinners, fuel, gas cylinders, lighters, and matches
  • Anything that burns: agarbatti (incense sticks), dhoop, camphor, sambrani and candles
  • Live animals, plants, seeds, soil, and products of endangered species (CITES)
  • Pornographic, obscene, or seditious material
  • Counterfeit goods and pirated media
  • Human remains, biological samples, and infectious substances
  • Radioactive and toxic substances

Medicines and supplements are the one thing to check before you order. They are not banned — almost every destination lets a personal quantity through in its original packaging with a copy of the prescription. What changes from country to country is how much counts as personal, whose name the prescription has to be in, and which ingredients need clearance from that country's health authority first.

The rule for Nigeria is under Allowed, with conditions above. Controlled and psychotropic medicines are a separate case: several countries want their own health authority to clear the parcel first, so check with us before you order rather than after it arrives with us.

If you are not sure about something, ask on WhatsApp before you order it.

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