ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 9608.99
9608.99.10.00: Ball points
✓ 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
9608.99 Ballpoint pens: other, other
UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 2.2% 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.4% 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Japan 3.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria lines: 9608.99
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.
Legal notes
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 9608.99.10.00 is one of 2 lines under subheading 9608.99, ballpoint pens: other, other.
The import duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 0%–7%, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 3.4%, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%, 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 9608.99 worth US$1m in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 9608.99.10.00?
The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 5%; 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.