Nigeria Customs Processes 109,034 Trade Declarations in Two Months
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) processed 109,034 trade declarations between September and October 2026, comprising 9,195 Pre-Arrival Assessment Reports (PAARs) and 99,839 Single Goods Declarations (SGDs).
The figures were disclosed during a joint security briefing at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on Thursday.
The Service’s National Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, said the performance reflected ongoing efforts to facilitate legitimate trade, improve cargo clearance and strengthen revenue generation through efficient documentation, digital interventions and stakeholder collaboration.
A breakdown showed that the Customs processed 2,102 PAARs in September and 7,093 in October. Similarly, SGDs rose from 48,832 in September to 51,007 in October.
The Service also generated ₦697.84 billion in September and ₦722.91 billion in October, bringing its total revenue collection for the two months to approximately ₦1.42 trillion.
On export trade facilitation, the NCS said activities at the Lilypond Export Command generated an export value of $752.85 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared with $586.15 million recorded during the corresponding period in 2025.
The figure represents an increase of about 28.44 per cent, indicating growth in export activities handled by the command.
Beyond trade facilitation, the Service said it recorded seizures of prohibited and restricted items with a combined Duty Paid Value exceeding ₦8.1 billion during the period under review.
The intercepted items included illicit drugs, pharmaceutical products, prohibited goods and petroleum products. The NCS said it continued to work with relevant regulatory and security agencies in handling seized items.
On efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, Maiwada highlighted the ongoing World Customs Organisation (WCO) Mentoring Mission, inaugurated on October 19, 2026.
The four-week programme, scheduled to run until November 13, is aimed at strengthening the capacity of Customs officers to identify, investigate and tackle trade-based money laundering and other illicit financial activities linked to cross-border trade.
As part of the exercise, the Service held engagements with six relevant agencies between October 27 and 29, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the National Counter Terrorism Centre.
The Customs also highlighted its transition to an electronic currency declaration platform, saying the initiative would improve transparency, strengthen monitoring and enhance the detection of illicit financial flows across the country’s borders.
The Service further reported interventions in wildlife protection, disclosing that six live pangolins were rescued in separate operations in Ogun State during the period.
Three were rescued by the Ogun I Area Command and another three by the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A. The animals were subsequently handed over to the Green Fingers Wildlife Conservation Initiative for care and rehabilitation in line with Nigeria’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
By TimesNG