Nigeria Customs Service is the major agency responsible for implementation and enforcement of Governmnet trade and fiscal policies, as well as international obligations applied on international commerce, including the management of industrial incentives for economic development.

Being an implementation agency, Nigeria Customs Service is in a privilage position to provide advice, inputs and suggestions towards the development of national trade and fiscal polices

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) supports economic development and competitiveness, and encourages foriegn direct investments through the promotion of trade facilitation.

In achieving this function, NCS :

1. Implements modern automated systems, such as ASYCUDA;
2. Streamlines and Simplifies Customs procedures for speedy clearence of cargo without compromising national security;
3. Applies efficient Risk Management tools and scanner facilities;
4. Observes international best practices and standards; and
5. Encourages Compliance.
   

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is the agency with major responsibility for controlling all cargo and goods entering, exiting or transiting through national territory. In this regard, NCS has a role in protecting Nigerian Society and also securing international trade.

In particular, Customs supports the combat of:

1. infraction to intellectual Property Rights;
2. illegal commercial activities and illicit goods (eg. import of fake and sub-standards goods);
3. traffic of illicit drugs;
4. illegal trade in arms and ammunitions;
5. importation of ponographic materials;
6. Money Laundering; and
7. Illegal trade in Cultural Arttefacts and Heritage

Additionally, NCS has an important role in securing the international supply chain and implementation of international obligations related to this function.

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is the principal agency that timely collects and provides statistical data on domestic production and international trade to support Government planning.