The general public, importers/Clearing Agents and other stakeholders are hereby informed that the 90 days window approved by SON for the clearance of consignments that are said to be at the Ports or have already been shipped prior to the 10th of September 2015 integration of SON into NICIS shall end by midnight of 9th December 2015.

All Importers and Cargo owners are advised to ensure they comply with measures put in place to monitor these consignments by ensuring that all affected Cargo are cleared from the port environment within the stipulated time. All Cargo not cleared within this period will be treated accordingly by the Nigeria Customs Service.

For Importation of SON’s regulated products starting from 10th September 2015, it is mandatory that consignee obtained SONCAP e-Product Certificate as input for processing FormM and SONCAP Certificate as input for PAAR Consignment processing.