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Actual Arriving Report
Authorised Dealer Bank
Authorized Economic Operator
African Continental Free Trade Agreement
Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents
Application Programming Interface
Advanced Risk Management
Airway Bill
Bills for Collection
Bill of Lading
B'odogwu system (Customs system)
Business Process Analysis
Bio-Safety Clearance
Corporate Affairs Commission
Companies and Allied Matters Act
Corrective Action Plan
Central Bank of Nigeria
Clean Certificate of Inspection
Completion of Discharge Report
Chief Executive Officer
Cargo-IMP
Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Crimson Logic (Technology provider for the National Single Window)
Change Management
Customs Management System
Checking Officer
Certificate of Origin
Customs Processing Centre
Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria
Companies Registration Portal
Consignment Security Declaration
Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria
Cars, Vehicle Surcharge
Dangerous Goods
Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance
Directorate of Military Intelligence
Department of Petroleum Resources
Department of Quality and Assurance Certificate
Directorate of States Security
Electronic Certificate of Origin
Economic Community of West African States
Export Expansion Grant
Exclusive Economic Zone
Environmental Impact Assessment
Expected Time of Arrival
Explosive Trace Detection
ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme
End User Certificate
European Union Registered Exporter System
Exporter/Importer
FAAN Aviation Security
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
Federal Department of Fisheries
Freight Forwarder
Freight Forwarding Message (electronic)
Federal Government of Nigeria
Federal Inland Revenue Service
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Federal Ministry of Finance
Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
Federal Ministry of Livestock Development
Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy
Federal Ministry of Finance
Free On Board
Federal Produce Inspection Service
Federal Road Safety Corps
Facility Status Clearance
Foreign Exchange
Ground Handling Agent
Good Hygiene Products
Good Manufacturing Practice
Government Cross Border Regulatory Message
Ground Support Equipment
Generalized System of Preferences
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
Holding Facility
Harmonized System Code
Independent Accreditation Firm
Impending Arrival Report
International Air Transport Association
Information and Communications Technology
Import Duty Exemption Certificate
Import Declaration Form
Inspection Officer
International Plant Protection Convention
International Organisation for Standardization
Information Technology
Joint Inspection Team
Joint Tax Board
Licensed Customs Agent
Licensed Customs Freight Forwarder
Letter of Credit
Licenses, Permits, Certificates and Others
Ministries, Departments and Agencies
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Memorandum of Association
Federal Ministry of Environment (Forestry Department)
Ministry of Planning and Development (Common at state level)
Ministry of Petroleum Incorporated
Federal Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Material Safety Data Sheets
Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture
National Bio-safety Management Agency
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service
National Agriculture Seed Council
National Bureau of Statistics
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
Nigerian Communications Commission
Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board
Nigeria Customs Service
Non-Commercial Exports
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Nigerian Export Promotion Council
Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency
Nigerian Export Supervision Scheme
Nigerian Naira
Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System
Nigeria Customs Information System
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
National Identity Management Commission
Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission
Nigeria Immigration Service
Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas
Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority
Non-Negotiable Certificate of Inspection
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority
Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations
Notice To Captain
Nigerian Ports Authority
Nigerian Police Force
Nigerian Shippers' Council
National Single Window
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission
Nigeria Export Proceeds Form
Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone Authority
Office of the National Security Adviser
Oil Producers Trade Section
Pre-Arrival Assessment Report
Port Community System
Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council
Pre-Shipment Inspection Agent
Pre Shipment Inspection Agents
Project Management Office
Plant Quarantine Department, NAQS
Port Health Services
Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency
Pest Risk Analysis
Port Service Support Portal
Petroleum Technology Development Fund
Petroleum Training Institute
Quality Assurance and Certification Department
Quarantine Clearance Certificate
Quarantine Inspection Officer
Registered Exporter System
Request for Information
Revenue and Invoice Management System
Ship Entry Notice
Single Electronic Window
Single Goods Declaration
Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme
Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Statements on Origin
Sea Protection Levy
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
System Requirements Specification
Ship Sanitation Control Certificate
Scanning Service Providers
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
Single Window
Turnaround Time
Tax Clearance Certificate
Trade Data Element Directory
Trade Facilitation Platform
Taxpayer Identification Number
Trade Partner Registration
Trade Monitoring System
Uncleared Cargo List
Unique Consignment Reference
United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
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Unit/ULD Weight Statement
Shipping Owner or the Agent responsible for submission of vessel & cargo information to authorities
Value Added Tax
Verification Officer
Vehicle Registration
World Customs Organisation SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade
World Customs Organisation
World Organisation for Animal Health (formerly Office International des Epizooties - OIE)