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1. To get ship clearance certificate, the applicant has to contact the Nigerian Ports Authority whose contact can be found in the following contact link
2. The applicant has to ensure that it is ready with all the required documentations which will be verified by various regulatory boards.
3. Please refer the “Required Documents” section of this page for list of documents required.
4. Firstly, officials from Port Health will board the respective vessel and carry out inspection in line with International Health regulation to ensure that ship and crew are free of communicable diseases.
5. It issues a Free Pratique as an acknowledgement of the inspection and then, officers from Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) approaches the Ship’s Master and demands certain documents essential for clearance.
6. After obtaining clearance from NIS, the Ship’s agent should forward the notice of Ship’s entry and other important documents to the Nigerian Customs Services Enforcement Department.
7. Then, officials from Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) enter the vessel and demands certain documents required for Ship clearance.
8. On clearance completion by NDLEA, Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) authorities board the vessel and requests for Import Permit, Phytosanitary Certificate and conducts an inspection.
9. Once when all the regulatory bodies are satisfied with the products of trade and the necessary documentation, a Ship Clearance Certificate is issued.

• Free Pratique
• Maritime Declaration of Health
• Crew List and Vaccination List
• Nil List
• Port of Call List
• Provision Store and Narcotic List
• Ship Sanitation Control/Exemption Certificate
• Proof of Vaccination
• Arrival Clearance
• Nil List
• Crew List (In Duplicate)
• Last Port of Call Clearance
• Seaman Record Book
• Departure Clearance

Please refer “SHIP CLEARANCE” section in the following document for required documents list required documents

Nigerian Ports Authority - Head Office
26/28 Marina, Lagos.
Nigeria.
P.M.B 12588 Lagos
Tel: +234 01463 7496, +234 01463 7497,+234 01463 7498
info@nigerianports.gov.ng
helpdesk@nigerianports.gov.ng
Website: Nigerian Ports Authority Regional Office

Any Shipping vessel that arrives at the Nigerian sea port is eligible for Ship Clearance.

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• It is important that the completed form must contain all the information required properly and the form must be filled legibly, in order to get accepted by the Authority.

• Make sure that you attach all the required documents as specified by the authority to avoid rejections.

• Please refer “SHIP CLEARANCE” section in the following guidelines documents for more instructions guidelines

• Name of the company
• Country of origin
• Name of the vessel
• Registry port’s name
• Official number and call sign
• International Maritime Organization number and class
• Full Address of the company premises
• Number of Shareholders and nationality

Ship Clearance Certificate is required for a cargo/shipping vessel to get cleared from the ports into respective places inside the Nigerian Republic.

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