WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Nigeria #11233 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/05/2026 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Nigeria
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import prohibition of certain animals and animal products
National legal basis
2026 Fiscal Policy Measures (Entry into force: 1 May 2026)
Administrative mechanism
Goods can be imported on the condition that they are not for sale, distribution, manufacturing, processing or any commercial activity. They are intended for personal use only.
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

Article XVIII - Article XVIII* -Governmental Assistance to Economic Development

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: GATT XVIII: B

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX:(b)

XX:(g) - (g) relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources if such measures are made effective in conjunction with restrictions on domestic production or consumption;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX:(g)
Non-WTO commitments

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Reported as: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
CP
Symbol
CP

Tariff lines
10
106190000
106200000
Other
Reptiles (including snakes and turtles)
50
506100000
506900000
507101000
507900000
Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid...
51
511900000
Other