ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 8201.40
8201.40.10.00: Blank matchets
✓ 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
8201.40 Axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free – 6.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
Canada Free – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 7.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria lines: 8201.40
Legal notes
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 8201.40.10.00 is one of 3 lines under subheading 8201.40, axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools.
The import duty is 10%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 1.7%, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%, the US duty is 0%–6.2%, the Canada duty is 0%–6%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 7.5%, 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 8201.40 worth US$4m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 8201.40.10.00?
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.
Where does Nigeria import these goods from?
For subheading 8201.40 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$4m).