ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 1008.29
1008.29.00.00: Millet (excluding seedss)
✓ 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
1008.29 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: millet, other
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 80% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600014988 HMRC
A millet-filled hot pak designed to provide warmth and comfort when placed over the shoulders. Made from cotton, millet and lavender flower for scent. The cotton outer textile material is filled with millet and lavender and then closed together. Directions for Use: place the hot pak in the…
Legal notes
Notes
1.
(A) The products specified in the headings of this chapter are to be classified in those headings only if grains are present, whether or not in the ear or on the stalk.
(B) The Chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008.
2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweetcorn (Chapter 7).
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 1008.29.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1008.29, buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: millet, other.
The import duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 80%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 3%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is 5%.
Nigeria imported goods of subheading 1008.29 worth US$7k in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 1008.29.00.00?
The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 5%; 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.