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Structural steel export market

Nigeria

Africa's most populous country with large infrastructure needs.

Growing potential

Flag of Nigeria
GDP 2026
$377 billion
World rank
#48
Population
223.8 million
GDP per capita
$1,686
Main ports
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Steel structures for Nigeria

Nigeria's manufacturing, logistics and oil-and-gas sectors need warehouses, factories and workshops; SONCAP certification applies to regulated imports.

Economy & key sectors

Oil and gas, agriculture, telecoms, services

Demand for steel structures

Warehouses, factories, oil-and-gas facilities.

Supplied from Vietnam

What World Steel can supply to Nigeria

Structural steel, pre-engineered buildings and building-envelope products fabricated in our certified Vietnam plant and shipped ready to erect.

Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings (PEB)Factories, warehouses and halls supplied as a complete system: primary frames, secondary members, cladding and accessories. Steel Frame StructuresColumns, beams and bracing for heavy industrial buildings, multi-storey and high-rise frames – fabricated to your drawings and code. Roof & Wall CladdingRoof and wall panels, partial block walls and wall lights to complete the building envelope.

Free trade agreements

Agreements in force between Vietnam and Nigeria, and the country's wider trade network.

FTA with Vietnam

There is no free trade agreement between Vietnam and Nigeria. Imports are charged the standard (MFN) duty rate – we quote landed costs on request.

Other trade agreements of Nigeria

ECOWASAfCFTA

Import regulations for steel structures

What to check when importing fabricated structural steel (HS 7308) or prefabricated buildings (HS 9406) into Nigeria.

  • SONCAP certification for regulated products.
  • No FTA with Vietnam – ECOWAS common external tariff applies.

Landed cost calculator

What does steel from Vietnam cost delivered to Nigeria?

Estimate freight, insurance, duty, taxes and local charges for fabricated steel structures – with the duty and tax rates for Nigeria already filled in.

Calculate landed cost
Import duty (HS 7308.90)
MFN 20%
VAT
7.5%
Customs value basis
CIF

Tariffs and trade measures change frequently. This information is a general guide, not legal or customs advice – World Steel confirms the current duty and documentation position with every quotation.

Holidays & cultural calendar

Upcoming holidays and cultural events in Nigeria

Plan RFQs, approvals and deliveries around the days when offices, customs and ports close. Weekend: Sat–Sun.

Full calendar 2026–2027 →
Calabar Carnival & Festival – Nigeria, 1–31 December 2026
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1DecCalabar Carnival & FestivalFestival · In 34 days25DecChristmas DayPublic holiday · In 58 days26DecBoxing DayPublic holiday · In 59 days28DecBoxing Day – observedPublic holiday · In 61 days

Business seasonality: Business slows from mid-December to mid-January as workers travel home, Ramadan shortens working hours in the North, and Islamic holidays are confirmed by the Federal Government only days in advance after moon sighting.

Seaports & logistics

Main container gateways for shipments from Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep to Nigeria. Steel is shipped in containers, flat racks or break-bulk depending on member size.

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Lagos, NigeriaLagos Ports (Apapa, Tin Can, Lekki)Gateway

States (37)

  • Abia
  • Abuja Federal Capital Territory
  • Adamawa
  • Akwa Ibom
  • Anambra
  • Bauchi
  • Bayelsa
  • Benue
  • Borno
  • Cross River
  • Delta
  • Ebonyi
  • Edo
  • Ekiti
  • Enugu
  • Gombe
  • Imo
  • Jigawa
  • Kaduna
  • Kano
  • Katsina
  • Kebbi
  • Kogi
  • Kwara
  • Lagos
  • Nasarawa
  • Niger
  • Ogun
  • Ondo
  • Osun
  • Oyo
  • Plateau
  • Rivers
  • Sokoto
  • Taraba
  • Yobe
  • Zamfara

PEB knowledge for Nigeria

PEB knowledge

Complete pre-engineered steel building with primary frames, purlins, girts, roof and wall cladding and accessoriesWSC productsPEB building kitsDiagram of dead, live, wind and snow loads acting on a PEB portal frameDesignDesign loadsStructural analysis model of a portal frame with load diagrams and design drawingsWSC solutionsDesign & engineeringMobile crane lifting a rafter onto columns in the first braced bay of a PEB under constructionErectionErection sequenceWorld map with PEB design and fabrication code families for North America, Australia and New Zealand, and EuropeStandardsStandards overviewFactory floor of a PEB plant with built-up rafters on welding lines and finished members stacked for paintingFabricationFabrication processLarge pre-engineered steel warehouse with multi-span frames, roll-up doors and loading canopyApplicationsWarehouses3D model of a complete pre-engineered steel building with rigid frames, purlins, girts and partial roof and wall sheetingFundamentalsWhat is a PEB?

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