ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 3823.11
3823.11.00.00: Stearic acid
Stearic acid (industrial)
✓ 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
3823.11 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: stearic acid
UK Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU 5.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 5.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 3823.11.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 3823.11, industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: stearic acid.
The import duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 5.1%, the Türkiye duty is 5.1%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 5.4%, the Argentina duty is 5.4%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 2.5%, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is 5%.
Nigeria imported goods of subheading 3823.11 worth US$4m in 2024; the largest supplier was Indonesia.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 3823.11.00.00?
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.
Where does Nigeria import these goods from?
For subheading 3823.11 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Indonesia (US$2m), followed by China.