NAFDAC · Foreign Manufacturers
NAFDAC registration for foreign manufacturers
AIO Law assists manufacturers located outside Nigeria with the Nigerian legal and regulatory work involved in registering regulated products with NAFDAC.
We can review your product and documentation, identify what the registration requires and manage the Nigerian side of the process remotely with you.
- We handle foreign-manufacturer registrations
- There is a defined process
- We review your product and documents first
- You can instruct us from outside Nigeria
What to expect
What a foreign manufacturer typically needs to address.
A registration from outside Nigeria usually involves a Nigerian applicant or representative acting for the manufacturer, manufacturer and manufacturing-site documentation, product information and label artwork, and any category-specific requirements.
- Local representation arrangements
- Manufacturer documentation
- Product information and specifications
- Label and artwork review
- Category-specific materials
- Legalisation of documents where required
Requirements differ by product category, manufacturing location, formulation and classification. We confirm what applies to your product at the assessment stage.
Process
How we run a foreign-manufacturer registration.
- 01
Send us the product
Product description, category, country of manufacture and any previous Nigerian registration.
- 02
Requirements review
We confirm the pathway and the documents your product needs.
- 03
Document preparation
We review what you have and identify gaps before anything is submitted.
- 04
Application
The application is progressed and regulatory correspondence handled within the agreed scope.
- 05
Queries and completion
We assist with regulator queries and the next steps to completion.
Before you contact us
Useful information to have ready.
You can start without every document. We will tell you what is missing.
- Product brand and description
- Product category
- Country of manufacture
- Number of products/SKUs
- Current label or artwork
- Any previous NAFDAC registration number
- Any correspondence from the regulator
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Start an enquiry
Registering a product from outside Nigeria?
Send us the product details. We will review them and confirm what the registration requires.