According to the latest decision of Nigeria's Ministry of Finance and customs, goods exported to Nigeria must be palletized from January 1, 2018! (according to standard departure date: the date of shipment by barge or inland transportation shall be subject to the date of shipment by barge)

what? All container cargo must be palletized?

Yes, you're right! Recently, Nigeria has issued new regulations, all containers to Nigeria must be palletized. This regulation will take effect from January 1, 2018! There are consignors and forwarders exporting to Nigeria, please pay attention!

The reason for the introduction of this regulation is that the Nigerian local customs believes that this can achieve rapid customs scanning inspection machine, and avoid inspection trouble!

Shipping companies have issued notices to advise all shippers to keep close contact with their consignees in Nigeria and load the goods according to the instructions of the consignees. Shippers and consignees may face sanctions, including penalties or being required to re export the goods, if they are not palletized after January 1, 2018.

However, the introduction of this regulation has made many Chinese foreign trade and freight forwarders in disorder, and everyone is puzzled. Some people think that it's more difficult to find the Tuotuo? Isn't it easier to break up? In addition, once there is a problem, it needs to be dismantled and towed. Isn't it more time-consuming?

There are also small partners worried that if all the goods have to be palletized, the weight and space will be increased~~

It is understood that at present, only the following categories of goods can be exempted from palletization requirements:

1. Motor vehicles that can enter and leave containers by themselves for inspection.

2. Sensitive or fragile machinery with specific convenience for inspection of unpacking safety handling procedures. (there must be access for customs officers to enter the container for inspection).

3. Goods with 2 feet of space left on the inner wall for inspection inside the container.

You can follow the official notice of Nepal through the following website:

Official website of Ministry of finance of Nigeria（ http://www.finance.gov.ng/ )

Nigerian customs website（ https://www.customs.gov.ng/ )