15/06/2022
GUIDELINES FOR COMMODITY EXPORT AT FEDERAL PRODUCE INSPECTION SERVICE OFFICE
Exporter must have a company duly registered by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), a valid Certificate of Registration with Nigeria Export Promotion Council (N.E.P.C) Valid commodity warehouse registered by Federal Produce Inspection Service
Present the export commodity at any of the registered produce warehouses described above for
Quality test: An arrival checktest (ACT) .
Fumigation: All produce for export must be fumigated for a minimum period of 72 hours to be valid for 21 days after which it must be re-fumigated prior to release for shipment.
Exporters are responsible for provision of fumigation materials like fumigation sheets, fumigant and sand bags etc.
Packaging: All produce presented for export must be packaged to standard as prescribed by Federal Produce Inspection Service ordinance and international standards accordingly.
Moisture Content (MC) : Moisture Content (MC) of all produce presented for export must be taken to ensure it does not exceed the maximum limit prescribed by law in order to meet International Standards..
Statutory Payments:
Disinfestation Levy: this is paid during warehouse registration whenever the warehouse is fumigated to kill all pest prior to registration.
Export Levy This is charged as follows:
Cocoa & All Cocoa Products, Ginger, Rubber, Gum Arabic, Cotton $5/MT and All Others $3/MT
This is paid through the bank on presentation of the following documents
1. Valid NXP Form
2. Completed copy of Certificate of Commodity Export (C.O.E) Form from Export Commodities Coordinating Committee (ECCC)
3. Valid Nigeria Export Promotion Council (N.E.P.C.)
Fumigation Levy: This is charged at N150/MT during fumigation
Certification: At the end of the shipment when the Vessel carrying the produce must have sailed and the Bill of Lading (BL) ready, a certificate of quality, fumigation, good packaging material and weight will be issued to the exporter by Federal Produce Inspection Service (FPIS) at a cost