Back to the agreements Egypt – Nigeria
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
In forceIn brief
Customs duties reduced or removed between the members for originating goods. It applies to the route Egypt → Nigeria: both countries are members.
What it changes
Free trade area
duties between the members are reduced or removed for originating goods, often in stages and with a list of excluded products. Each country keeps its own duties for the rest of the world.
How to benefit
- 1Check that the product "originates" in the exporting country under the agreement's rules of origin (plain resale from a third country does not count).
- 2Ask the supplier for the proof of origin the agreement requires (certificate or origin declaration) with the invoice.
- 3Present it to customs on arrival: your freight forwarder confirms the preferential rate for the product's HS code.
48 member countries
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- 🇦🇴 Angola
- 🇧🇼 Botswana
- 🇧🇮 Burundi
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- 🇨🇻 Cape Verde
- 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
- 🇹🇩 Chad
- 🇰🇲 Comoros
- 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville
- 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa
- 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire
- 🇩🇯 Djibouti
- 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- 🇬🇦 Gabon
- 🇬🇲 Gambia
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 🇬🇳 Guinea
- 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- 🇲🇱 Mali
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique
- 🇳🇦 Namibia
- 🇳🇪 Niger
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- 🇸🇨 Seychelles
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- 🇹🇬 Togo
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- 🇭🇻 Burkina Faso
- 🇪🇭 Western Sahara
Indicative information with no legal value. The rate that applies depends on the product (HS code), the rules of origin and each agreement's schedule: check with your freight forwarder or customs before shipping.
Source: Regional Trade Agreements database of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Updated on 1 Nov 2026.