Fast, Transparent and Trusted Certification Services

Simplifying Cross-Border Trade into Nigeria

Submit applications online, track every step in real time, and receive secure electronic certificates with speed and confidence.

Quality Moving

E-Certification

Reliable Service Fee

24/7 Online Support

Who We Are

An Integrated Conformity and Trade Facilitation Platform

The SON Trade Management System (STMS) is an integrated digital conformity assessment and trade facilitation platform supporting the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in ensuring that products entering Nigeria comply with approved quality, safety, and technical standards. The platform enables importers, exporters, manufacturers, inspection bodies, and government agencies to manage certification, shipment verification, compliance monitoring, and regulatory documentation through a secure, transparent, and efficient digital process.

Our Commitment

We are committed to:

Enhancing product quality and consumer safety
Promoting transparent and efficient trade processes
Strengthening regulatory compliance and enforcement
Reducing false declarations and revenue leakages
Supporting Nigeria's trade modernization objectives

Through innovation, automation, and collaboration, STMS delivers a reliable and modern conformity assessment ecosystem aligned with international best practices.

What We Do

SONCAP-VehCAP Smarter Trade, Stronger Compliance

All-in-One digital platform that simplifies the Verification of Conformity process for general goods and Vehicles

Transparent Online
Services

Enable traders to submit requests, track progress, and receive certificates anytime, anywhere

Data-driven Decision
Making

Equip users with real-time insights, analytics and AI-powered tools for smarter decisions.

Digital Trade
Conformity Assessment

Digitalize and centralize Certification and Quality Assurance services for faster and accurate processing.

Risk-based
Targeting

Detect and prioritize high-risk shipments to fight illicit trade and protect national consumers

Blog Posts

News and Updates

Check out some of our latest world news and latest updates

MAR 30 2026TRADE CONFORMITY

SON Trade Management System (STMS) Phase 1 goes live.

The SON Trade Management System (STMS) is the new national regulatory platform designed to modernize and digitize SON's Conformity Assessment Programme (CAP) across general goods, vehicles, and spare parts…

MAR 23 2026INTERNAL TRADE

The National Single Window Project goes live.

The National Single Window (NSW) project is a federal initiative aimed at implementing a centralized electronic trade platform. This platform is designed to streamline trade processes for importers and exporters by integrating and harmonizing data from multiple government agencies and stakeholders, thereby enhancing economic efficiency…

SEP 15 2025TRANSPORT

Factbox — what are Trump's new tariffs on China Goods?

President Donald Trump is hiking tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese goods including electric vehicles, batteries, semiconductors, steel, aluminum, critical minerals…