ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 6901.00

6901.00.00.00

6901.00.00.00: Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic of siliceous fossil meals of siliceous earths.

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), in force from 7 September 2023 · checked on 24 October 2026

What you pay

Importing into Nigeria

Customs duty 20% standard rate depends on the country of origin

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

6901.00 Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping:

  1. (a) headings 6904 to 6914 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in headings 6901 to 6903;

  2. (b) articles heated to temperatures less than 800 °C for purposes such as curing of resins, accelerating hydration reactions, or for the removal of water or other volatile components, are not considered to be fired. Such articles are excluded from Chapter 69; and

  3. (c) ceramic articles are obtained by firing inorganic, non-metallic materials which have been prepared and shaped previously at, in general, room temperature. Raw materials comprise, inter alia, clays, siliceous materials including fused silica, materials with a high melting point, such as oxides, carbides, nitrides, graphite or other carbon, and in some cases binders such as refractory clays or phosphates.

2. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) products of heading 2844;

  2. (b) articles of heading 6804;

  3. (c) articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery);

  4. (d) cermets of heading 8113;

  5. (e) articles of Chapter 82;

  6. (f) electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;

  7. (g) artificial teeth (heading 9021);

  8. (h) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);

  9. (ij) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);

  10. (k) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites);

  11. (l) articles of heading 9606 (for example, buttons) or of heading 9614 (for example, smoking pipes); or

  12. (m) articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).

Chapter notes: Chapter 69 →

In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 6901.00.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 6901.00, bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals.

The import duty is 20%, and quantities are declared in KG.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2%, the Türkiye duty is 2%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 8%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is 15%.

Nigeria imported goods of subheading 6901.00 worth US$3m in 2024; the largest supplier was South Africa.

Questions and answers

What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 6901.00.00.00?

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.

Where does Nigeria import these goods from?

For subheading 6901.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was South Africa (US$1m).

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