ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 0709.20
0709.20.00.00: Asparagus
Asparagus, fresh
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), in force from 7 September 2023 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into Nigeria
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
0709.20 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: asparagus
UK 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 10.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 19.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 5% – 21.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 13.2% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover forage products of heading 1214.
2. In headings 0709 to 0712, the word ‘vegetables’ includes edible mushrooms, truffles, olives, capers, marrows, pumpkins, aubergines, sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata), fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fennel, parsley, chervil, tarragon, cress and sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis or Origanum majorana).
3. Heading 0712 covers all dried vegetables of the kinds falling in headings 0701 to 0711, other than:
(a) dried leguminous vegetables, shelled (heading 0713);
(b) sweetcorn in the forms specified in headings 1102 to 1104;
(c) flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes (heading 1105);
(d) flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 (heading 1106).
4. However, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta are excluded from this chapter (heading 0904).
5. Heading 0711 applies to vegetables which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 0709.20.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0709.20, other vegetables, fresh or chilled: asparagus.
The import duty is 20%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 10.2%, the Türkiye duty is 19.5%, the US duty is 5%–21.3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is 25%.
Nigeria imported goods of subheading 0709.20 worth US$5k in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 0709.20.00.00?
The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 20%; the supplementary unit is KG. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
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