Nigeria #11276 (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
Absolute (Import) Prohibition of indecent or obscene articles
National legal basis
2026 Fiscal Policy Measures (Entry into force: 1 May 2026)
Administrative mechanism
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

footnote 14 - 14 For the purposes of this Agreement: (a)"counterfeit trademark goods" shall mean any goods, including packaging, bearing without authorization a trademark which is identical to the trademark validly registered in respect of such goods, or which cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects from such a trademark, and which thereby infringes the rights of the owner of the trademark in question under the law of the country of importation; (b) "pirated copyright goods" shall mean any goods which are copies made without the consent of the right holder or person duly authorized by the right holder in the country of production and which are made directly or indirectly from an article where the making of that copy would have constituted an infringement of a copyright or a related right under the law of the country of importation.

Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

Reported as: WTO Article 51 of the TRIPS Agreement,

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

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: GATT XVIII: B

Article XXI - Article XXI - Security Exceptions.

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: GATT Article XXI
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P
Symbol
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Tariff lines

970121
9701.21.00.00
Indecent or obscene prints, painting, books, cards, engraving or any indecent or obscene articles
970122
9701.22.00.00
Indecent or obscene prints, painting, books, cards, engraving or any indecent or obscene articles
970129
9701.29.00.00
Indecent or obscene prints, painting, books, cards, engraving or any indecent or obscene articles
970191
9701.91.00.00
Indecent or obscene prints, painting, books, cards, engraving or any indecent or obscene articles
970192
9701.92.00.00
Indecent or obscene prints, painting, books, cards, engraving or any indecent or obscene articles
970199
9701.99.00.00
Indecent or obscene prints, painting, books, cards, engraving or any indecent or obscene articles