Lilypond Customs Achieves $1.6 Billion Export Value, Marking 36% Growth
The Lilypond Export Command (LEXC) of the Nigeria Customs Service has reported impressive export results for the first half of 2025, with total exports valued at $1.586 billion. This represents a 36% rise from the $1.165 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024.
During a press briefing in Lagos, Comptroller Ajibola Odusanya, the Customs Area Controller of LEXC, credited the surge in exports to better trade facilitation, higher industrial production, and improved compliance. He noted that between January and June 2025, the command processed 27,721 export containers—a sharp increase from the 9,438 containers handled in the same period of 2024. This 200% growth highlights the accelerating progress in Nigeria’s non-oil export sector.
He stated that the exports were categorized into four main groups: agricultural produce, manufactured items, solid minerals, and miscellaneous goods.
Agricultural Products: Dominated the export portfolio with a total value of $966.73 million, up from $288.83 million in H1 2024 — a growth of $677.91 million.
Manufactured Goods: Valued at ₦2.083 trillion, reflecting a sharp rise from ₦170 million in the same period last year — an increase of ₦1.913 billion. This surge highlights Nigeria’s expanding industrial capacity and diversification efforts.
Revenue from Export Supervision: the controller noted that under the Nigeria Export Supervision Scheme, which mandates statutory fees on all legitimate exports, the command generated ₦12 billion in revenue — a substantial increase from ₦2.617 billion in H1 2024.
This ₦9.383 billion rise signals improved compliance and a higher volume of export transactions.
Comptroller Odusanya emphasized the command’s collaborative efforts with key government agencies, including: NDLEA, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), NAFDAC, and Nigeria Police Force.
He noted that stakeholder feedback continues to affirm LEXC’s role as a preferred hub for non-oil exports, contributing significantly to national economic growth.
Odusanya praised the deployment of the B’Odogwu digital platform, which has streamlined export processing and enhanced operational efficiency. He urged exporters, freight forwarders, and haulage operators to remain compliant with trade regulations, warning that ignorance of the law will not be accepted as an excuse.
He also encouraged stakeholders to take advantage of the command’s open-door policy and familiarize themselves with export prohibition guidelines to ensure proper and legal trade practices.
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