Do you need to process SONCAP certificate for imports? then you have to read this!
It is very important to note that the documents needed or required for importation is dependent on the type or nature of goods being imported. Thus, the onus falls on the importers of goods to check which particular importation documents are needed per case. If the item is SON regulated for instance, the importer is to have for every consignment a SON Product Certificate (PC) and a SONCAP Certificate (SC). SON PC and SONCAP are issued by SON approved inspection agency. Approved agencies include SGS, INTERTEK and COTECNA. The PC is used to open Form M while the SC is used to raise the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR).

Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) was established by Act. No.56 of 1971 which vested it with the authority for:
• Standards elaboration
• Determination of Product Specifications
• Quality assurance system of commodities
• Quality assurance for industrial raw materials
• Quality assurance for imported products
• Metrology Services.
In order to process SONCAP, the following documents are needed.

Requirements and Procedure for SONCap processing