50 Commodities Export in Nigeria

Nigeria is a blessed country with so much mouth watering natural wealth forging resources in the world. You might be wondering what am I saying? well apart from the oil generation capacity of the country, Nigeria export products like the itemized 50 commodities, are assuring ways to alleviate poverty in the country.
This is why the Nigerian Export Promotional Council (NEPC) has been encouraging Nigerian industrialist, business men and women and agriculturalist to tap into the agro-allied produce of the nation as the dwindling down fall of Naira to Dollar and fuel scarcity in the country is dilapidating the economy.
It should be in periods like this that the non-oil sector investments should bloom, but due to lack of enthusiastic and self motivated Nigerians, the country may not see a turn around from its presence sole dependency on oil produce.
Most people tend to forget the merits of entrepreneurship but today I am going to shed some light to the step by step requirement you will need to be able to start an export from Nigeria business focusing on the 50 commodities itemized below.
To get started with export business in Nigeria, you need to:
- Know how the market works,
- Documentation,
- Licensing,
- Port procedures,
- Legal international protocols,
- Product sourcing
You will need to have a registered business name with Cooperate Affairs Commission (CAC), because if you are not registered and archived by them, to do business with the outside world (foreign partners) might be dicey as this is a red flag for scam.
You will need to register with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) since you will be doing business under non-oil exportation, further more this will make you look more genuine to your foreign partners.
Other Documents Needed For Export From Nigeria
- A completed Form NXP issued by Nigerian Custom Service
- A pro forma invoice. An estimated invoice sent by a seller to a buyer in advance of shipment or delivery of goods. It contains information such as transportation charges and quantity of goods with their values
- Sales agreement and NEPC Registration Certificate (where applicable)
- Relevant certificate of quantity as issued by relevant agencies
- Shipping documents like bill of exit, bill of landing, etc.
50 In-Demand Nigeria Export Products:
Food Items:
- Palm Oil
- Vegetables (Fresh/Dry)
- Melon (Egusi)
- Ogbono Seeds
- Cashew Nut
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Zobo Leave
- Yam
- Plantain
- Pepper
- Cocoa
- Bitter Cola
- Cola Nut
- Garri
- Dried Fish
- Yam Flour
- Cassava Flour
- Plantain Flour
- Coco Yam
- Walnut
- Palm Fruit (Banga)
- Bread Fruit ( Ukwa)
- Aligator Pepper
- Local Seasoning
- Locust Beans
- Beans
- Local Rice
- Crayfish
- Ground Nut
- Edible Local Chalks (Nzu)
- Sesame
- Millet
- Soybeans
- Locust Beans
- Snails/Periwinkles
- Crabs/Shrimps
Herbs
- Herbal Products (Medicine/Soap)
- Tiger Nuts
- Hibiscus Flower
- Moringa Seed
- Donkey Skin
- Nigerian Made Shoes (Aba Made Shoes)
- Nigerian Made Fabrics (Adire, Akwete, Aso Oke, etc.)
- Shea Butter
Solid Minerals
- Bitumen
- Char Coal
- Lime Stone
- Iron Ore
- Lead Zinc
- Kaolin
Arts and Craft
- Locally Designed Beeds
- Home Video/Audio Cds
- Locally Published Books
- Broom
- Locally Made Weaves
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