🇰🇪 Kenya vs 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Side-by-side customs reference: duty-free allowance, de minimis, VAT, restricted and prohibited categories, and customs authority.
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Customs authority | Kenya Revenue Authority — Customs & Border Control | Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) |
| VAT / GST | 16% | 7.5% |
| De minimis (USD) | USD 50 | n/a |
| Cash declaration (USD) | USD 10000 | USD 10000 |
| Duty-free alcohol (L) | 1 | 1 |
| Duty-free cigarettes | 250 | 200 |
| Duty-free personal goods (USD) | USD 500 | USD 300 |
| Prohibited categories | Narcotics and psychotropic substances (NACADA / police); Ivory and rhino horn (complete ban, CITES + domestic); Plastic bags (Environmental Management and Coordination Act 2017); Counterfeit goods (Anti-Counterfeit Authority enforcement); Obscene material | Narcotics and psychotropic substances (NDLEA enforcement); Counterfeit currency, banknote paper, security printing machinery; Tear gas, nerve gas and similar riot-control substances (civilian); Obscene material; Mercury-based skin-lightening products |
| Restricted categories | Firearms and ammunition (National Police firearm licensing authority permit); Pharmaceuticals (Pharmacy and Poisons Board registration; personal prescription exception); Agricultural produce (KEPHIS inspection); Wildlife products (Kenya Wildlife Service + CITES); Used vehicles (8-year age cap from year of first registration) | Firearms and ammunition (Ministry of Interior permit required); Pharmaceuticals (NAFDAC registration or personal-prescription exception); Telecommunications equipment (NCC type approval); Agricultural produce (NAFDAC / quarantine inspection); Cultural property (National Commission for Museums and Monuments permit for antiques and artefacts) |
| Known scams | Fake 'immigration fee' demands at NBO arrivals — Kenya eTA is the only mandatory pre-arrival payment (USD 30 + service fee). Pay via the official etakenya.go.ke only. • Taxi touts outside NBO quoting USD prices 4-5× higher than Uber/Bolt metered rate. Use the official Kenya Airways transfer counter or ride-hailing app from inside. | 'Protocol' offers from uniformed individuals claiming to fast-track customs for a fee. Use only official NCS staff with visible badges. • Currency-declaration shake-down: travelers with legitimate cash over USD 10,000 have been pressured to pay informal 'facilitation'. File the CBN Form A on arrival and insist on a receipt. |
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