Regulatory Compliance for Export Commodities

Excel Supply chain managers ensure adequate documentations and procedures for export of agricultural produce. Among the compliance and formalities observed include the following;

• Under the Nigerian Export Supervision Scheme (NESS), the exporter having completed the NXP form, requests for Inspection form from the Inspection Agent or download form from Inspection Agent’s website. After inspection, a Clean Certificate of Inspection (CCI)is issued by Inspection Agents

• After completion of bank transaction, identification of the carrier and Clean Certificate of Inspection (CCI) issued, the goods are moved to the port of shipment for Customs inspection and issuance of Single Goods Declaration (SDG) form.

• Then, the SGD and CCI are forwarded to the terminal operator for approval for loading

• Nigeria Customs performs examination on commodities and Joint Exam Form is endorsed and serves as Export Release for Shipment.

•  Export Terminal loads export based on Export Release and CCI (Clean Certificate of Inspection)

•  NCS units involved in Cargo Examination (Exports) include;
  • Enforcement Unit
  • Valuation Unit
  • Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU)
  • Comptroller General Unit (CGU)
  • Zonal Command vi.
  • Federal Operations Unit (FOU)
  • Export unit

• Inspection Agent issues Clean Certificate of Inspection, Certificate of Sampling, Weight, Quality and Loading

• The National Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) inspects agricultural items intended for export and issues a phytosanitary certificate when the product is determined to be safe and free of pests and contamination

• National Agency for Food, Drugs, and Administration & Control (NAFDAC) issues Certificate of Quality for Food and Drugs

• National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)  Performs joint examination of export goods in Export Terminal (Inside Port) and  endorses the  Joint Export Examination Form