Press Release
Virtually all products imported
into the Nigerian territory are regulated under the SONCAP programme, and would
have to undergo a two-step certification for SON Product Certificate and SONCAP
Certificate respectively. However, a few items listed below are exempted from
this programme, and are therefore treated differently.
into the Nigerian territory are regulated under the SONCAP programme, and would
have to undergo a two-step certification for SON Product Certificate and SONCAP
Certificate respectively. However, a few items listed below are exempted from
this programme, and are therefore treated differently.
Importers of such goods
or products would have to obtain either a NESREA Clearance Permit or SON Import
Permit, or even NAFDAC Permit. This article shall deal heavily on NESREA
Environmental Clearance Permit. I shall treat Import Permit and NAFDAC Permit
in a separate article.
or products would have to obtain either a NESREA Clearance Permit or SON Import
Permit, or even NAFDAC Permit. This article shall deal heavily on NESREA
Environmental Clearance Permit. I shall treat Import Permit and NAFDAC Permit
in a separate article.
ITEMS EXEMPTED FROM SONCAP:
- Food products
- Medicines
- Medical products other than equipment and
machines - Chemical products used as raw materials by
bona fide manufacturers - Military wares & equipment
- Goods classified as contraband by the Federal
Government of Nigeria - Used products other than automobiles
- Machinery (or related spare parts) destined
for use by bona fide manufacturers, who intend to use this for their own
manufacturing purposes. They are advised to apply to the SON for a SONCAP
import permit.
HOW TO PROCESS NESREA CLEARANCE
PERMIT
PERMIT
NESREA is an acronym for
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency. First and
foremost, let me list all the goods regulated by this agency, then I can walk
you through on how to process and obtain the permit. These are categorized as
follow:
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency. First and
foremost, let me list all the goods regulated by this agency, then I can walk
you through on how to process and obtain the permit. These are categorized as
follow:
LIST OF ITEMS REULATED BY
NESREA:
NESREA:
1. Large household appliances
(White goods)
(White goods)
1.
Large cooling appliances
Large cooling appliances
2.
Refrigerators
Refrigerators
3.
Freezers
Freezers
4.
Other large appliances used for
refrigeration, conservation and storage of food
Other large appliances used for
refrigeration, conservation and storage of food
5.
Washing machines
Washing machines
6.
Water Heaters
Water Heaters
7.
Clothes dryers
Clothes dryers
8.
Dish washing machines
Dish washing machines
9.
Electric Cooking Utensils
Electric Cooking Utensils
10.
Electric stoves
Electric stoves
11.
Electric hot plates
Electric hot plates
12.
Microwave ovens
Microwave ovens
13.
Other large appliances used for
cooking and other processing of food
Other large appliances used for
cooking and other processing of food
14.
Electric heating appliances
Electric heating appliances
15.
Electric radiators
Electric radiators
16.
Other large appliances for
heating rooms, beds, seating furniture
Other large appliances for
heating rooms, beds, seating furniture
17.
Electric fans
Electric fans
18.
Air conditioner appliances
Air conditioner appliances
19.
Other fanning, exhaust
ventilation and conditioning equipment
Other fanning, exhaust
ventilation and conditioning equipment
20.
2. Small household appliances
(White goods)
(White goods)
1.
Vacuum cleaners
Vacuum cleaners
2.
Carpet sweepers
Carpet sweepers
3.
Other appliances for cleaning
Other appliances for cleaning
4.
Appliances used for sewing,
knitting, weaving and other processing for textiles
Appliances used for sewing,
knitting, weaving and other processing for textiles
5.
Irons and other appliances for
ironing, mangling and other care of clothing
Irons and other appliances for
ironing, mangling and other care of clothing
6.
Toasters
Toasters
7.
Fryers
Fryers
8.
Grinders, coffee machines and
equipment for opening or sealing containers or packages
Grinders, coffee machines and
equipment for opening or sealing containers or packages
9.
Electric knives
Electric knives
10.
Appliances for hair-cutting,
hair drying, tooth brushing, shaving, massage and other body care appliances
Appliances for hair-cutting,
hair drying, tooth brushing, shaving, massage and other body care appliances
11.
Clocks, watches and equipment
for the purpose of measuring, indicating or registering time
Clocks, watches and equipment
for the purpose of measuring, indicating or registering time
12.
Weighing Scales
Weighing Scales
3. ICT and telecommunications
equipment (Grey goods)
equipment (Grey goods)
1.
Mainframes
Mainframes
2.
Minicomputers
Minicomputers
3.
Personal computers
Personal computers
4.
Laptop computers
Laptop computers
5.
Notebook computers
Notebook computers
6.
Notepad computers
Notepad computers
7.
Printers
Printers
8.
Copying equipment
Copying equipment
9.
Electrical and electronic
typewriters
Electrical and electronic
typewriters
10. Pocket and desk calculators
11.Other products and equipment for
the collection, storage, processing, presentation or communication of
information by electronic means
the collection, storage, processing, presentation or communication of
information by electronic means
12. User terminals and systems
13. Facsimile
14. Telex
15. Telephones
16. Pay telephones
17. Cordless telephones
18. Cellular telephones
19. Answering systems
20. Other products or equipment of
transmitting sound, images or other information by telecommunications
transmitting sound, images or other information by telecommunications
4. Entertainment and Consumer
equipment
equipment
1.
Radio sets
Radio sets
2.
Television sets
Television sets
3.
Video cameras
Video cameras
4.
Video recorders
Video recorders
5.
Hi-fi recorders
Hi-fi recorders
6.
Audio amplifiers
Audio amplifiers
7.
Musical instruments
Musical instruments
8.
Other products or equipment for
the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or
other technologies for the distribution of sound and image than by
telecommunications
Other products or equipment for
the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or
other technologies for the distribution of sound and image than by
telecommunications
5. Lighting equipment
1.
Luminaries for fluorescent lamps
with the exception of luminaries in households
Luminaries for fluorescent lamps
with the exception of luminaries in households
2.
Straight fluorescent lamps
Straight fluorescent lamps
3.
Compact fluorescent lamps
Compact fluorescent lamps
4.
High intensity discharge lamps,
including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps
High intensity discharge lamps,
including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps
5.
Low pressure sodium lamps
Low pressure sodium lamps
6.
Other lighting or equipment for
the purpose of spreading or controlling light with the exception of filament
bulbs
Other lighting or equipment for
the purpose of spreading or controlling light with the exception of filament
bulbs
6. Electrical and electronic
tools
tools
1.
Drills
Drills
2.
Saws
Saws
3.
Sewing machines
Sewing machines
4.
Equipment for turning, milling,
sanding, grinding, sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling, making holes, punching,
folding, bending or similar processing of wood, metal and other materials
Equipment for turning, milling,
sanding, grinding, sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling, making holes, punching,
folding, bending or similar processing of wood, metal and other materials
5.
Tools for riveting, nailing or
screwing or removing rivets, nails, screws or similar uses
Tools for riveting, nailing or
screwing or removing rivets, nails, screws or similar uses
6.
Tools for welding, soldering or
similar use
Tools for welding, soldering or
similar use
7.
Equipment for spraying,
spreading, dispersing or other treatment of liquid or gaseous substances by
other means
Equipment for spraying,
spreading, dispersing or other treatment of liquid or gaseous substances by
other means
8.
Tools for mowing or other
gardening activities
Tools for mowing or other
gardening activities
7. Toys, leisure and sports
equipment
equipment
1.
Electric trains or car racing
sets
Electric trains or car racing
sets
2.
Hand-held video game consoles
Hand-held video game consoles
3.
Video games
Video games
4.
Computers for biking, diving,
running and rowing
Computers for biking, diving,
running and rowing
5.
Sports equipment with electric
or electronic components
Sports equipment with electric
or electronic components
6.
Coin slot machines
Coin slot machines
8. Medical devices (with the
exception of all implanted and infected products)
exception of all implanted and infected products)
1.
Radiotherapy equipment
Radiotherapy equipment
2.
Cardiology equipment
Cardiology equipment
3.
Dialysis equipment
Dialysis equipment
4.
Pulmonary ventilators Nuclear
medicine equipment
Pulmonary ventilators Nuclear
medicine equipment
5.
Laboratory equipment for in-vitro
diagnosis
Laboratory equipment for in-vitro
diagnosis
6.
Analysers
Analysers
7.
Fertilization tests equipment
Fertilization tests equipment
8.
Other appliances for detecting,
preventing, monitoring, treating, alleviating illness, injury or disability
Other appliances for detecting,
preventing, monitoring, treating, alleviating illness, injury or disability
9. Monitoring and control
instruments
instruments
1.
Smoke detector
Smoke detector
2.
Heating regulators
Heating regulators
3.
Thermostats
Thermostats
4.
Measuring, weighing or adjusting
appliances for household or laboratory equipment. Other monitoring and control
instruments used in industrial installations (for example, in control panels)
Measuring, weighing or adjusting
appliances for household or laboratory equipment. Other monitoring and control
instruments used in industrial installations (for example, in control panels)
10. Automatic dispensers
1.
Automatic dispensers for hot
drinks
Automatic dispensers for hot
drinks
2.
Automatic dispensers for hot or
cold bottles or cans
Automatic dispensers for hot or
cold bottles or cans
3.
Automatic dispensers for solid
products
Automatic dispensers for solid
products
4.
Automatic dispensers for money
Automatic dispensers for money
5.
All appliances which deliver
automatically all kind of products
All appliances which deliver
automatically all kind of products
11. Others
1.
Generators
Generators
2.
Transformers
Transformers
CATEGORIES OF CHEMICALS
1.
Agrochemicals
Agrochemicals
2.
Pesticides
Pesticides
3.
Herbicides
Herbicides
4.
Fertilisers
Fertilisers
5.
Industrial Chemicals / raw
materials
Industrial Chemicals / raw
materials
6.
Inorganic Chemical Reagents
Inorganic Chemical Reagents
7.
Organic Chemicals & Solvents
Organic Chemicals & Solvents
8.
Thickeners
Thickeners
9.
Pigments
Pigments
10. Colorants
11. Corrosion inhibitors
12. Retardants
13. Anti-microbial
14. Organic Solvents
HOW TO APPLY FOR NESREA
CLEARANCE PERMIT
CLEARANCE PERMIT
To apply for this permit, write
a letter to the DG, attach necessary documents; see sample below. Ordinarily,
letters are to be taken to the nearest NESREA office (what an analogue system
am afraid). To fasten your work, simply send the letter via email to: dg@nesrea.gov.ng and
copy: ie@nesrea.gov.ng.
a letter to the DG, attach necessary documents; see sample below. Ordinarily,
letters are to be taken to the nearest NESREA office (what an analogue system
am afraid). To fasten your work, simply send the letter via email to: dg@nesrea.gov.ng and
copy: ie@nesrea.gov.ng.
28 March, 2018.
The Director General
NESREA
No. 4 Oro-Ago Crescent,
Off Mohammed Buhari Way,
Garki- Abuja
Dear Sir,
APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF
IMPORT CLEARANCE PERMIT
IMPORT CLEARANCE PERMIT
We write to request for import
clearance permit for the product with below particulars:
clearance permit for the product with below particulars:
- Item: Exchange Engine Type 3412C (used)
- Name of importer: Vagmon Group Ltd.
- Expected Date of Arrival: To be determined
after Form M - Port of Discharge: Port Harcourt Airport
- Quantity: 1
- Brand Name: Caterpillar Diesel Engine, Type
D3412C - Country of Export: Netherland
Kindly see attached Pro forma
invoice, Test Result, MSDS and other documents for further description.
invoice, Test Result, MSDS and other documents for further description.
Yours faithfully,
Brown Williams
Documentation Person
For Vagmon Integrated Services
The director or his team will
review and write back to confirm the item is NESREA, regulated or not. If
regulated, and if documents provided are good, they will evaluate the goods and
indicate permit processing amount to be paid via remittal to the Treasury
Single Account (TSA) of the federal republic of Nigeria.
review and write back to confirm the item is NESREA, regulated or not. If
regulated, and if documents provided are good, they will evaluate the goods and
indicate permit processing amount to be paid via remittal to the Treasury
Single Account (TSA) of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Once payment is made, you would
have to scan the evidence back to the above email, after which the permit is
issued and transmitted to the NESREA office close to your location for pick up.
have to scan the evidence back to the above email, after which the permit is
issued and transmitted to the NESREA office close to your location for pick up.
At the area office, you must
show the original pay evidence and the application letter for the permit.
show the original pay evidence and the application letter for the permit.
WHAT DOCUMENTS MUST YOU ATTACH?
1. Chemicals
1.
Pro forma Invoice
Pro forma Invoice
2.
Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS)
Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS)
3.
Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS) Tax Clearance Certificate; and
Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS) Tax Clearance Certificate; and
4.
Certificate of Incorporation
from the Corporate Affairs Commission
Certificate of Incorporation
from the Corporate Affairs Commission
2. Electrical
Electronic Equipment
Electronic Equipment
2.1 Brand New EEE
1.
A completed Registration form
for EEE import
A completed Registration form
for EEE import
2.
Pro forma Invoice
Pro forma Invoice
3.
SONCAP
SONCAP
2.2 Used Electrical
Electronic Equipment (UEEE) Import Certificate
Electronic Equipment (UEEE) Import Certificate
1.
A completed Registration form
for EEE import;
A completed Registration form
for EEE import;
2.
Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS) Tax Clearance Certificate;
Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS) Tax Clearance Certificate;
3.
Certificate of Incorporation
from the Corporate Affairs Commission; and
Certificate of Incorporation
from the Corporate Affairs Commission; and
4.
Evidence of payment as a
registered Import.
Evidence of payment as a
registered Import.
2.3 Small and Large
Industrial Equipment, Motor Vehicle Auto Parts and Mixed Items
Industrial Equipment, Motor Vehicle Auto Parts and Mixed Items
1.
Pro forma Invoice
Pro forma Invoice
2.
Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS) Tax Clearance Certificate; and
Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS) Tax Clearance Certificate; and
3.
Certificate of Incorporation
from the Corporate Affairs Commission
Certificate of Incorporation
from the Corporate Affairs Commission
Note that most used items are
NESREA regulated; the list above is a guide.
NESREA regulated; the list above is a guide.
You don’t have to worry much
about the documents to attach, only let us know what you have got and let us
see what can be done. Vagmon Integrated Services.
about the documents to attach, only let us know what you have got and let us
see what can be done. Vagmon Integrated Services.
The beautiful thing about NESREA
clearance permit is that the same certificate is used to obtain form m and per,
unlike the SON certification where you are required to get PC first and later
get SONCAP after getting Form M. Again no certificate validation required for
NESREA. Go straight; use your permit to apply for Form M, and subsequently
PAAR. TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF NESREA NOW AND REDUCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SON.
clearance permit is that the same certificate is used to obtain form m and per,
unlike the SON certification where you are required to get PC first and later
get SONCAP after getting Form M. Again no certificate validation required for
NESREA. Go straight; use your permit to apply for Form M, and subsequently
PAAR. TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF NESREA NOW AND REDUCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SON.
