The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) is the Nigerian government agency responsible for setting and enforcing standards for the quality of imported goods and domestically manufactured products. In order to ensure that controlled products comply with the approved implementation of the country's technical standards or other international standards, to protect Nigerian consumers from unsafe products or products that do not meet the standards, the Nigerian National Bureau of Standards has decided to export to the country's regulated products to implement the pre-shipment conformity assessment program (Standard Organization of Nigeria) Conformity Assessment Program (SONCAP) for controlled products exported to the country. CCIC is currently authorized by the Nigerian Bureau of Standards to implement SONCAP on a global basis. elements of the SONCAP Conformity Assessment Programme include: pre-shipment physical inspection, sampling, testing and analysis in accredited laboratories, auditing of production processes and systems, and document review for conformity assessment of (product) standards. SONCAP requires that shipped products conform to Nigeria Industrial Standards (NIS) and/or other approved international standards.
All products are under SONCAP control except:
Foodstuffs Pharmaceuticals Medical supplies (except medical equipment and machinery) Chemicals used as raw materials Military goods and equipment Goods embargoed by the Federal Government of Nigeria Used products (except used automobiles). /Used products (except used automobiles)