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ChinaBridge Global cover showing a Nigerian buyer examining a smartphone beside plain phone boxes at an electronics counter. Guide The Nigerian Side 6 min NCC Device Checker: Guide for Nigerian Phone Buyers NCC Device Checker explained for Nigerian phone buyers: check IMEI and Type Approval, handle failed results and prepare phones bought from China for resale. ChinaBridge Global cover showing a Nigerian importer reviewing shipment documents beside plain cartons in an export office. Guide The Nigerian Side 6 min Certificate of Origin vs CCVO: Nigeria Import Guide Understand certificate of origin vs CCVO for Nigeria imports. Check document names, supplier details and shipment records before shipping goods from China. A clearing agent at the Customs long room or a port gate, documents in hand, a container truck behind Guide The Nigerian Side 12 min Clearing agent for China goods in Lagos: how to choose one Clearing agent for China goods in Lagos: how to verify a licensed agent, understand clearing charges, prepare documents and avoid costly port delays. Cosmetic or food products on a shelf with a NAFDAC registration number visible on the label, or a NAFDAC officer inspecting cartons at a port Guide The Nigerian Side 13 min NAFDAC registration for imported products: 2026 guide NAFDAC registration for imported products in 2026: what needs approval, documents, timeline, labels, import clearance and what small traders must know. A SONCAP certificate printout beside a carton of electrical goods with a SON sticker, or an inspector's hands checking a plug against a standard Guide The Nigerian Side 11 min SONCAP requirements: which goods need it and how it works SONCAP requirements for a Nigerian importer in 2026: which goods are regulated, the three certificate routes and fees, the firms in China, and the penalty. A desk with a product on one side and a folder of certificates on the other, a pen in between Guide The Nigerian Side 5 min Which certificate does my product need to enter Nigeria? Which certificate does my product need to enter Nigeria: SONCAP, NAFDAC or NCC type approval? The routes, the published fees and the penalties. Cosmetic jars and tubes on a counter beside a folder of documents and a NAFDAC style registration form Guide The Nigerian Side 13 min Importing cosmetics from China: the NAFDAC route in full Importing cosmetics from China means registering with NAFDAC first, and only the registrant may import. The documents, the embassy step, 120 working days. A CAC certificate of registration on a desk beside a laptop showing the CAC portal, a pen resting on it Guide The Nigerian Side 11 min CAC registration for an import business: business name or company CAC registration for an import business in 2026: business name or limited company, what each costs and takes on the new portal, the tax number, the filings. A folder of business documents open on a desk, a bank account opening form on top and a TIN printout clipped to it Guide The Nigerian Side 10 min TIN number for import in Nigeria, and the bank account The TIN number an importer needs in Nigeria is mandatory for a business bank account from 2026 and for every Form M. How to get it and what the bank asks for. A tax assessment or VAT return on a screen beside a Customs duty receipt, a calculator between them Guide The Nigerian Side 13 min Tax on imported goods in Nigeria: at the port and on the business Tax on imported goods in Nigeria comes twice: at the port as duty, levies and VAT, and on the business under the 2026 laws. What a small trader pays and gets back. A container being lifted off a ship at Apapa with the terminal cranes in frame, or a truck at the port gate with a gate pass being checked Guide The Nigerian Side 9 min Apapa port clearing process: your container, step by step The Apapa port clearing process from the ship's arrival to the truck at your gate: the assessment, the declaration, the duty, the risk channel, the releases. A row of official certificates on a desk, a SONCAP certificate, a NAFDAC permit and a CAC certificate, fanned out Guide The Nigerian Side 9 min Do you need an import licence in Nigeria? Who issues what Nigeria has no general import licence. An importer needs a registered business, a TIN, a Form M, and a permit only for regulated goods. Which agency covers what.
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