ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 7612.90
7612.90.10.00: Aluminium Cans
Aluminium cans and containers (other)
✓ 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 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
7612.90 Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers: other
UK 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free – 5.7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Canada Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.9% 
Mexico 15% – 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 25% 
Brazil Free – 14.4% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 8.6% 
Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines · average 14.8% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 8.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Nigeria lines: 7612.90
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.
- N361201 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum cups and lids from Austria
- N356513 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an auxiliary liquid fuel tank from Australia
- N351836 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of empty aluminum cans from Germany
- N350502 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of empty aluminum aerosol cans from Brazil. Correction to Ruling Number N347943
11 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 7612.90.10.00 is one of 2 lines under subheading 7612.90, aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers: other.
The import duty is 10%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 6%, the US duty is 0%–5.7%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is 15%–35%, the Brazil duty is 0%–14.4%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 8.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is free.
Nigeria imported goods of subheading 7612.90 worth US$1m in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 7612.90.10.00?
The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 10%; 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.