Nesrea has responsibility to enforce all environmental laws, guidelines policies, standards and regulations in Nigeria. Nesrea is also mandated to enforce compliance with regulations on the importation, exportation, production, distribution, storage, sale, use handling and dispoal of hazardous chemicals and waste other than in the oil and gas industry.

The Environmental Import Clearance Procedure was targeted by Nesrea for automation in line with the Federal Government's Executive Order on the Ease of Doing Business to promote economic development in Nigeria. We should target maximum of 48hrs for the time taken to process and issue the import clearance certificates.

The Nesrea Comformity Assessment Program (NesCAP) is a digital platform that enable importers to register with Nesrea as well as make all payments with ease. NesCap allow an importer to make a request for import clearance as well as apply for import release certificate.