ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 9002.20
9002.20.00.00: Filters
✓ 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
9002.20 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements: filters
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free 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 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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.
- N289540 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a neutral density filter from China
- 600011849 HMRC
Optical filters selectively transmit light in a particular range of wavelengths, that is, colours, while absorbing the remainder. They can usually pass long wavelengths only, short wavelengths only. This filter is based on thin film technology which is used for tele-communication network Signals…
Legal notes
CET code 9002.20.00.00 is a line of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) under HS subheading 9002.20 (lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements: filters).
The import duty is 20%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 6.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, 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 10%.
Nigeria imported goods of subheading 9002.20 worth US$2m in 2024; the largest supplier was Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 9002.20.00.00?
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 9002.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Belgium (US$1m).