nigeria National Bureau of Standards (Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON) Nigeria is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the imported goods and create their own product quality standards for government agencies. In order to ensure control products have been implemented in line with the country's technical standards and other international standards to protect the Nigerian consumers from unsafe products or non-compliant product damage, Nigeria National Bureau of Standards decided that the country's export control products Mandatory pre-shipment conformity assessment procedures (hereinafter referred to as SONCAP). 

SONCAP, including two stages. The first phase known as the "Product Certification" (Product Certification), applies only to the initial export to Nigeria of a particular type of product control. Through certification of products available to exporters, "the product certificate" (Product Certificate), the certificate is valid for up to three years. The second phase known as the "Nigerian National Bureau of Standards mandatory conformity assessment procedures for certification" (hereinafter referred to as SONCAP certification), applicable to a number of pre-shipment of goods. The two were certified in the Nigeria National Bureau of Standards in the Office of the exporting countries (SON Country Office) process. 

SONCAP certificate is in control of Nigeria Customs clearance procedures for the necessary statutory instruments, SONCAP certificate will be caused by a lack of control products that delay or refuse clearance to enter the domestic market in Nigeria. It should be noted that in particular, SONCAP apply to the control products, the Government of Nigeria provided for in other import procedures remain in force. 

Products covered: 

1. All electrical and electronic products that could be used by members of the public whether in their homes or otherwise eg in residential, office, retail, leisure etc environments. Examples include, but are not limited to, household appliances, IT products, communication products, lighting products, audio-visual products 

2. Motor vehicle tires 

3. Automotive glass 

4. Vehicle spare parts 

5. Motor vehicle batteries 

6. Gas Appliances 

7. Toys 

8. Certain galvanized steel products 

9. Food and Food Products 

10.Chemicals 

Type: 

Two-step process: 

1, Product Certification: Certification; 

2, SONCAP Certification: SONCAP compulsory certification. 

The first step in the product certification applies only to the initial export to Nigeria of a particular type of product control. Through certification of products exporters will receive a certificate of products (Product Certificate), the certificate is valid for three years. , Can apply for the opening of "M" forms (Form "M"). 

The second step SONCAP mandatory certification, the application of a certain group of goods prior to shipment. 

SONCAP certificate (SONCAP Certificate) is in control of Nigeria Customs clearance procedures for the necessary statutory instruments, SONCAP certificate will be caused by a lack of control products, customs clearance delays or may be refused entry clearance. Need to pay special attention to that, in addition to handling Product Certification and SONCAP mandatory certification procedures, the product must be controlled in any other existing import procedures, such as pre-shipment inspection (PSI). In other words, for the SONCAP mandatory product certification and accreditation procedures and requirements of the Government of Nigeria can not be a substitute for any of the other provisions of the existing import procedures. 

SONCAP to control access to the product exporters SONCAP certificate of the two approaches. Exporters may be determined in accordance with their own choice. 

The first method is called "reporting based on facts" (Substantiated Declaration), applicable to their products to Nigeria in full compliance with standards and regulations of the exporters. Exporters of goods to be shipped to Nigeria before the National Bureau of Standards in the Office of the exporting countries to submit inspection reports (Test Report) and a product certification application form (Request for Product Certification, RFPC) one. 

Following a review of the test is passed, the importer will receive a certificate products, for a maximum period of three years, since the test report issued by the date. Since then, control of a number of products in each shipment, the Office of the exporters to submit completed applications for certification of Shipping (Request for Shipment Certification) and a final invoice (Final Invoice) one. 

SONCAP certificate will be issued to exporters in order to handle customs procedures. 

The second method known as "unconfirmed declaration" (Unsubstantiated Declaration), can not be applied based on facts submitted to the inspection report (Substantiating Test Report) exporters. Exporters have to get in touch with the offices, which provide exporters to be able to control a particular product testing laboratory authorized the contact. Product testing after passing the Office of the exporters to submit inspection reports (Test Report) and a product certification application form (Request for Product Certification, RFPC, see table) a. 

Following a review of the test is passed, the importer will receive a certificate products, for a maximum period of three years, since the test report issued by the date. Since then, control of a number of products in each shipment, the Office of the exporters to submit completed applications for certification of Shipping (Request for Shipment Certification) and a final invoice (Final Invoice) one. 

SONCAP certificate will be issued to exporters in order to handle customs procedures. 

SONCAP for: 

SONCAP to control access to the product exporters SONCAP certificate of the two approaches. Exporters may be determined in accordance with their own choice. 

The first method is called "reporting based on facts" (Substantiated Declaration), applicable to their products to Nigeria in full compliance with standards and regulations of the exporters. Exporters of goods to be shipped to Nigeria before the National Bureau of Standards in the Office of the exporting countries to submit inspection reports (Test Report) and a product certification application form (Request for Product Certification, RFPC) one. Following a review of the test is passed, the importer will receive a certificate products, for a maximum period of three years, since the test report issued by the date. Since then, control of a number of products in each shipment, the Office of the exporters to submit completed applications for certification of Shipping (Request for Shipment Certification) and a final invoice (Final Invoice) a. SONCAP certificate will be issued for exports Business so as to proceed with customs procedures. 

The second method known as "unconfirmed declaration" (Unsubstantiated Declaration), can not be applied based on facts submitted to the inspection report (Substantiating Test Report) exporters. Exporters have to get in touch with the offices, which provide exporters to be able to control a particular product testing laboratory authorized the contact. Product testing after passing the Office of the exporters to submit inspection reports (Test Report) and a product certification application form (Request for Product Certification, RFPC) one. Following a review of the test is passed, the importer will receive a certificate products, for a maximum period of three years, since the test report issued by the date. Since then, control of a number of products in each shipment, the Office of the exporters to submit completed applications for certification of Shipping (Request for Shipment Certification) and a final invoice (Final Invoice) one. SONCAP certificate will be issued to exporters in order to handle customs procedures.