ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 8701.29

8701.29.20.00

8701.29.20.00: Used

✓ 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 10% 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

8701.29 Road tractors for semi-trailers: other

UK 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada 6.1% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 20% – 50% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 35% Brazil 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 35% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 25% 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 5% – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5%

Nigeria lines: 8701.29

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover railway or tramway rolling stock designed solely for running on rails.

2. For the purposes of this chapter, ‘tractors’ means vehicles constructed essentially for hauling or pushing another vehicle, appliance or load, whether or not they contain subsidiary provision for the transport, in connection with the main use of the tractor, of tools, seeds, fertilisers or other goods.

Machines and working tools designed for fitting to tractors of heading 8701 as interchangeable equipment remain classified in their respective headings even if presented with the tractor, and whether or not mounted on it.

3. Motor chassis fitted with cabs fall in headings 8702 to 8704, and not in heading 8706.

4. Heading 8712 includes all children's bicycles. Other children's cycles fall in heading 9503.

Subheading note

1. Subheading 870822 covers:

  1. (a) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed; and

  2. (b) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices,

when suitable for use solely or principally with the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705.

Chapter notes: Chapter 87 →

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8701.20.

CET code 8701.29.20.00 is a line of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) under HS subheading 8701.29 (road tractors for semi-trailers: other).

The import duty is 10%, and quantities are declared in U.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 16%, the Türkiye duty is 16%, the US duty is 4%, the Canada duty is 6.1%, the Mexico duty is 20%–50%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 35%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 25%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is 5%–10%.

Nigeria imported goods of subheading 8701.29 worth US$11m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 8701.29.20.00?

The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 10%; the supplementary unit is U. 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 8701.29 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$11m).

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