Virtually all products imported into the Nigerian territory are regulated under the SONCAP programme, and would have to undergo a two-step certification for SON Product Certificate and SONCAP Certificate respectively. However, a few items listed below are exempted from this programme, and are therefore treated differently. Importers of such goods or products would have to obtain either a NESREA Clearance Permit or SON Import Permit, or even NAFDAC Permit. This article shall deal heavily on NESREA Environmental Clearance Permit. I shall treat Import Permit and NAFDAC Permit in a separate article.

HOW TO PROCESS NESREA CLEARANCE PERMIT

NESREA is an acronym for National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency. First and foremost, let me list all the goods regulated by this agency, then I can walk you through on how to process and obtain the permit. These are categorised as follow:

LIST OF ITEMS REULATED BY NESREA:

1. Large household appliances (White goods)

Large cooling appliances
Refrigerators
Freezers
Other large appliances used for refrigeration, conservation and storage of food
Washing machines
Water Heaters
Clothes dryers
Dish washing machines
Electric Cooking Utensils
Electric stoves
Electric hot plates
Microwave ovens
Other large appliances used for cooking and other processing of food
Electric heating appliances
Electric radiators
Other large appliances for heating rooms, beds, seating furniture
Electric fans
Air conditioner appliances
Other fanning, exhaust ventilation and conditioning equipment
2. Small household appliances (White goods)

Vacuum cleaners
Carpet sweepers
Other appliances for cleaning
Appliances used for sewing, knitting, weaving and other processing for textiles
Irons and other appliances for ironing, mangling and other care of clothing
Toasters
Fryers
Grinders, coffee machines and equipment for opening or sealing containers or packages
Electric knives
Appliances for hair-cutting, hair drying, tooth brushing, shaving, massage and other body care appliances
Clocks, watches and equipment for the purpose of measuring, indicating or registering time
Weighing Scales
3. ICT and telecommunications equipment (Grey goods)

Mainframes
Minicomputers
Personal computers
Laptop computers
Notebook computers
Notepad computers
Printers
Copying equipment
Electrical and electronic typewriters
Pocket and desk calculators
Other products and equipment for the collection, storage, processing, presentation or communication of information by electronic means
User terminals and systems
Facsimile
Telex
Telephones
Pay telephones
Cordless telephones
Cellular telephones
Answering systems
Other products or equipment of transmitting sound, images or other information by telecommunications
4. Entertainment and Consumer equipment

Radio sets
Television sets
Video cameras
Video recorders
Hi-fi recorders
Audio amplifiers
Musical instruments
Other products or equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or other technologies for the distribution of sound and image than by telecommunications
5. Lighting equipment

Luminaries for fluorescent lamps with the exception of luminaries in households
Straight fluorescent lamps
Compact fluorescent lamps
High intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps
Low pressure sodium lamps
Other lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling light with the exception of filament bulbs
6. Electrical and electronic tools

Drills
Saws
Sewing machines
Equipment for turning, milling, sanding, grinding, sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling, making holes, punching, folding, bending or similar processing of wood, metal and other materials
Tools for riveting, nailing or screwing or removing rivets, nails, screws or similar uses
Tools for welding, soldering or similar use
Equipment for spraying, spreading, dispersing or other treatment of liquid or gaseous substances by other means
Tools for mowing or other gardening activities
7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment

Electric trains or car racing sets
Hand-held video game consoles
Video games
Computers for biking, diving, running and rowing
Sports equipment with electric or electronic components
Coin slot machines
8. Medical devices (with the exception of all implanted and infected products)

Radiotherapy equipment
Cardiology equipment
Dialysis equipment
Pulmonary ventilators Nuclear medicine equipment
Laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnosis
Analysers
Fertilization tests equipment
Other appliances for detecting, preventing, monitoring, treating, alleviating illness, injury or disability
9. Monitoring and control instruments

Smoke detector
Heating regulators
Thermostats
Measuring, weighing or adjusting appliances for household or laboratory equipment. Other monitoring and control instruments used in industrial installations (for example, in control panels)
10. Automatic dispensers

Automatic dispensers for hot drinks
Automatic dispensers for hot or cold bottles or cans
Automatic dispensers for solid products
Automatic dispensers for money
All appliances which deliver automatically all kind of products
11. Others

Generators
Transformers
CATEGORIES OF CHEMICALS

Agrochemicals
Pesticides
Herbicides
Fertilisers
Industrial Chemicals / raw materials
Inorganic Chemical Reagents
Organic Chemicals & Solvents
Thickeners
Pigments
Colorants
Corrosion inhibitors
Retardants
Anti-microbial
Organic Solvents.

HOW TO APPLY FOR NESREA CLEARANCE PERMIT

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