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March 1, 2026
Exporting to Great Britain: A handbook for Nigerian women-led businesses in the cosmetics sector
This handbook explains the key and relevant legal and regulatory requirements that need to
be met in order for Nigerian women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to export certain products to Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprises England, Wales and Scotland (which collectively form Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. The legal and regulatory requirements explained herein only apply to products placed on the markets of England, Wales and Scotland. This handbook does not apply to products placed on the Northern Ireland markets.
The handbook addresses the regulatory requirements to export products in the cosmetics sector, specifically make-up and skincare products. Many of the regulatory requirements explained in this handbook are extremely technical and detailed. Such requirements are typically addressed by professional exporters working with importers to Great Britain. To reflect this reality, the handbook assumes that the actual physical exports will use medium-or large scale Nigerian export aggregators. Nevertheless, this handbook can be used by small-scale producers looking to export directly without using a professional. To this end, the handbook also contains relevant links to access the most technical requirements applicable to export products. The regulatory requirements explained in each chapter in this handbook must be read in conjunction with the relevant annexes mentioned there, which further explain each regulatory requirement.
be met in order for Nigerian women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to export certain products to Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprises England, Wales and Scotland (which collectively form Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. The legal and regulatory requirements explained herein only apply to products placed on the markets of England, Wales and Scotland. This handbook does not apply to products placed on the Northern Ireland markets.
The handbook addresses the regulatory requirements to export products in the cosmetics sector, specifically make-up and skincare products. Many of the regulatory requirements explained in this handbook are extremely technical and detailed. Such requirements are typically addressed by professional exporters working with importers to Great Britain. To reflect this reality, the handbook assumes that the actual physical exports will use medium-or large scale Nigerian export aggregators. Nevertheless, this handbook can be used by small-scale producers looking to export directly without using a professional. To this end, the handbook also contains relevant links to access the most technical requirements applicable to export products. The regulatory requirements explained in each chapter in this handbook must be read in conjunction with the relevant annexes mentioned there, which further explain each regulatory requirement.
Pages: 72
Size: 2.7 MB
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