Can you bring meat or dairy products to Nigeria?
Short answer
Depends on specifics
Meat & dairy
depends on specificsThe Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) requires a sanitary/health certificate, specific-disease laboratory test results, and an import permit for animal and animal-product imports. NAQS's own FAQ describes this in general commodity terms rather than stating a personal-baggage/traveler-specific exemption or quantity threshold, so no traveler-specific allowance is published here — assume meat/dairy products require prior NAQS authorisation and check with NAQS before bringing any.
Also covers: meat, dairy, animal products, cheese
Checked 2026-08-12 — Source: Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service — Frequently Asked Questions
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