Ireland and Nigeria
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Nigeria
The scams, documents and rules that matter on this corridor. Written and reviewed by our team, and dated.
Corridor-specific scam patterns and rules are still being reviewed by our team and will appear here once published.
- Confirm the company exists in an official register and that its name matches the one on the invoice.
- Before paying into a new or changed bank account, phone the company on a number you already hold, not one from the invoice or email.
- Test the container number, ship number, ports and dates on the bill of lading with the Document checker.
- Be wary of paying in advance for goods you have not seen, or of fees demanded to release a shipment.
- Ask the carrier directly to confirm the shipment exists and where it is.
In 2025, Ireland sold Nigeria about $227.5 million of goods. The biggest products were malt extract, odoriferous substances and mixtures and fish, frozen, which together make up 66% of the total. The total has fallen by about 9.2% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, yogurt, buttermilk is growing fastest, at about 782% a year.
In 2025, Ireland bought about $4.5 million of goods from Nigeria. The biggest products were waste, parings and scrap, of plastics, sheets for veneering and waters, including mineral and aerated waters, which together make up 59% of the total. The total has fallen by about 13% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, sheets for veneering is growing fastest, at about 174% a year.
Trade by year
Total trade each year, as reported in the tables below. A missing bar means no report for that year, not zero trade.
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| Year | Ireland sells to Nigeria | Ireland buys from Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $304.1m | $6.8m |
| 2023 | $244.5m | $6.2m |
| 2024 | $304.2m | $3.1m |
| 2025 | $227.5m | $4.5m |
What Ireland sells to Nigeria
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malt extract (flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less than 40% by weight) and food p… Product code 1901 · Cereal and baked goods | $76.0m | 33.4% | -14.7% a year |
| Odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or more of these subst… Product code 3302 · Cosmetics and perfumery | $40.2m | 17.7% | -7.2% a year |
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $33.6m | 14.7% | -4.8% a year |
Biggest product groups: Cereal and baked goods (33%), Cosmetics and perfumery (18%), Fish and seafood (15%), Dairy, eggs and honey (14%), Beverages and spirits (5%) .
What Ireland buys from Nigeria
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics Product code 3915 · Plastics | $1.5m Nigeria reports $121k | 32.8% | -0.9% a year |
| Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminate… Product code 4408 · Wood | $957k Nigeria reports none | 21.2% | +173.7% a year |
| Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured (other no… Product code 2202 · Beverages and spirits | $212k | 4.7% | +22.7% a year |
Biggest product groups: Plastics (35%), Wood (22%), Beverages and spirits (5%), Meat and fish preparations (4%), Milling products (4%) .
Where the opportunities are
Products that are moving on this corridor. Only products of a meaningful size are listed. Treat these as leads to check, not promises: a fast rise can reverse.
Room to grow
Products that a market buys a lot of, where this corridor supplies only a small part. Shares are for the latest year both sides reported. A small share can also mean a hard market, so check the rules and the buyer first.
A free account shows the complete product lists, every fast-growing and new product, and the markets where this corridor supplies little. Accounts are checked by hand, so use your business email.
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Value is what was traded in the year, in US dollars. A big number means a big market, not necessarily an easy one to enter.
Share is that product's part of the total in the table above. A product with a large share is what this corridor already trades most of.
Growth is the average yearly change since the first year shown. A green figure means trade in that product is rising.
Product code is the international customs code (HS) for the product group. Your customs agent and the guide below will ask for it, and it decides the duty you pay.
These are totals reported by customs authorities, not prices or orders. Use them to see where demand exists, then check the rules and the company you plan to deal with.
Next steps
Trade figures are what each country reported to the UN (Comtrade), in US dollars. Imports are usually reported including freight and insurance, exports without, so the two sides of a corridor will not match exactly. Company counts are companies listed on ExporterIQ.