Banned! Items On The Import Prohibition List To Run From

A critical document involved in a country’s international trade, that any importer must be familiar with, is the import prohibition list.

Import trade as well as other kinds of trade in any country, is subject to rules and regulations. Such regulations take due cognisance of both the economic and health interests of the country, as well as its diplomatic engagements.

And as the name indicates, it is simply a list of products never to be imported into the country a breach of which would attract sanctions.,

An understanding of items in the import prohibition list helps importers to be properly guided as not to fall foul of the import policies existent in their country.

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Here are a list of items in the Nigerian import prohibition list as provided by the Nigeria Customs Service.

The Eagle is publishing it as part of its corporate social responsibility in supporting the creation of awareness on key policies and programmes of the government, in the sense that the information contained therein would be of assistance to the public.

IMPORT PROHIBITION LIST

-Live or Dead Birds including Frozen Poultry

Pork, Beef

-Birds Eggs, excluding hatching eggs

-Refined Vegetable Oils and [but excluding refined Linseed, Castor and Olive oils.

Crude vegetable oil are however NOT banned from importation]

Cane or Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose, in solid form containing added flavouring or colouring matter in retail packs

-Cocoa Butter, Powder and Cakes

-Spaghetti/ Noodles

-Fruit Juice in Retail Packs

-Waters, including Mineral Waters and Aerated Waters containing added Sugar or Sweetening Matter or Flavoured, ice snow  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)

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-Bagged Cement

-Medicaments falling under Headings 3003 and 3004 as indicated below:

Paracetamol Tablets and Syrups

Cotrimoxazole Tablets Syrups

Metronidazole Tablets and Syrups

Chloroquine Tablets and Syrups

Haematinic Formulations; Ferrous Sulphate and Ferrous Gluconate Tablets, Folic Acid Tablets, Vitamin B Complex Tablet [except modified released formulations].

Multivitamin Tablets, Capsules and Syrups [except special formulations].

Aspirin Tablets [except modified released formulation and soluble aspirin].

Magnesium Trisilicate Tablets and Suspensions.

Piperazine Tablets and Syrups

Levamisole Tablets and Syrups

Clotrimazole Cream

Ointments – Penicillin/ Gentamycin

Pyrantel Pamoate Tablets and Syrups

Intravenous Fluids [Dextrose, Normal Saline, etc.]

-Waste Pharmaceuticals

-Mineral or Chemical Fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen,phosphorus and potassium (NPK 15-15-15), excluding organic fertilser

-Soaps and Detergents (in retail packs only)

-Mosquito Repellant Coils

-Rethreaded and used Pneumatic tyres but excluding used trucks tyres for rethreading of sized

-Corrugated Paper and Paper Boards  and Cartons, Boxes and Cases made from corrugated paper and paper boards

-Cleaning or Facial Tissue excluding baby diapers and incontinence pads for adult use and Exercise Books

-Telephone Re-charge Cards and Vouchers

-Carpets and other Textile Floor Coverings falling under HS Code 5701.10.000

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-All types of Foot Wears, Bags and Suitcases [but excluding Safety Shoes used in oil industries, Sports Shoes, canvas shoes all Completely Knocked Down (CKD) blanks and parts]

-Hollow Glass Bottles of a capacity exceeding 150mls (0.15 litres) of all kinds used for packaging of beverages by breweries and other beverage and drink companies

-Used Compressors

-Used Air Conditioners and Used Fridges/ Freezers  

-Used Motor Vehicles above twelve (12) years from the year of manufacture

-Ball Point Pens and parts including refills (excluding tip)

The import prohibition list is usually prepared to help the course of local manufacturing, the saving of foreign exchange and the promotion of local manufacturing,

It centres on products where a country enjoys comparative production advantage.

So, the Import Prohibition List is very important towards the promotion of indigenous technology.

-information courtesy Nigerian Customs Service