(NAQS)

Acceptable standards and quality assurance of agricultural products for export is region and country specific. As such, importing countries of the world need phytosanitary certificate to accompany Nigerian plant exports.

For someone going into export, it is important to find out the standard of the country you wish to export to.

A phytosanitary certificate confirms that quarantine inspection has been carried out by the accredited officers of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) and the consignment of plants/plant is pest-free at the time of examination.