HOW TO GET AN EXPORT LICENSE

An export license is required to carry on export business in Nigeria legitimately.

Two government agencies are responsible for issuing export licenses; the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is in charge of issuing export licenses for agricultural commodities and non-oil exports.

BENEFITS OF OBTAINING AN EXPORT LICENSE

It paves the way to access certain trade support services such as export incentives, export capacity building programmes, and networking exporters for collaboration and exchange of ideas and trade linkages.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR AN EXPORT LICENSE WITH THE NEPC

• A limited Liability Company
• Non- Governmental Organisations
• Cooperative Society

REQUIREMENTS FOR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY REGISTRATION 

A company registered with the corporate affairs commission CAC can register for the NEPC exporters license by submitting the following documents.

• CAC certificate
• Status Report or CAC Form 7
• Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Board Resolution approving registration with the NEPC (duly stamped with the company stamp or seal affixed)

REQUIREMENTS FOR  NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS REGISTRATION

• Certificate of Registration (issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission
• Constitution of the Government Organization and non-Governmental Organization
• Memorandum for Guidance of Applicant
• Board of Trustees resolution approving registration with the NEPC (Company Seal affixed)

REQUIREMENTS FOR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY REGISTRATION

•  Certificate of Registration (issued by the State Ministry of Commerce, Local Governments and Federal Capital Territory Area Councils
• Bye-Laws of the Society 
• Board resolution to register a company with the NEPC (Company Seal affixed)

VALIDITY OF THE NEPC EXPORTERS CERTIFICATE REGISTRATION

The NEPC exporters certificate is valid for two years and can be renewed subsequently yearly.

TIMELINE FOR REGISTRATION

Registration is done via the e- platform of the NEPC portal. It takes about 24- 48 working hours for the registration to be approved if there are no queries on the documentation.

CONCLUSION

A business name structure registered with the CAC with export as the nature of the business can not register for the NEPC certificate. A Limited liability company, NGO, or Cooperative society that wants to register with the NEPC must have export as its objectives on the Memart, Constitution and Bye-laws respectively.

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