Destination · NG
Ship a car toNigeria 🇳🇬
Sourced in the UK, Europe or Asia. Delivered through Lagos (Tin Can & Apapa). Export paperwork, RO-RO or container booking, marine insurance and customs clearance handled to the point of delivery.
Port of entry
Lagos (Tin Can & Apapa)
Drive side
Left-hand drive
Sea transit
25–32 days
Capital
Abuja
Paperwork language
English
Local currency
NGN
Local guide
Exporting a car to Nigeria
Cars for Nigeria come in through Lagos (Tin Can & Apapa), with typical sea transit of 25–32 days from the UK and Europe. We book the sailing, prepare the export documents, clear the vehicle on arrival and take it on to the address you give us. Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano are the usual ones; anywhere else in the country is the same job with a longer drive at the end.
Vehicles for Nigeria land at Lagos, where two terminals — Tin Can Island and Apapa — sit side by side and take most of the country's car traffic. Nigeria drives on the right, so left-hand drive is the standard specification and it is what we supply unless you ask otherwise; right-hand drive can be sourced from UK stock when you specifically want it. Destination documentation is in English, which removes one of the more common sources of delay: the export file we raise in the UK and the file the clearing side works from say the same thing in the same language.
We buy the exact vehicle in the UK, Europe or Asia, inspect it before it moves, and take it from there: export declarations and the bill of lading, RO-RO or container, whichever suits the vehicle, marine insurance if you want the cover, customs clearance and final delivery. What comes back is one landed figure for Nigeria — vehicle, freight, insurance, duty and delivery in a single number, agreed in writing before anything is committed. Duty at destination turns on the vehicle's age, engine size and declared value, so we price your specific car rather than quote a rate that will not survive contact with the entry.
Transparent pricing
What goes into your landed price
One figure, agreed before you commit — nothing added at the port.
- 01
Vehicle purchase
Sourced at the right price from UK auctions, European dealer stock, US inventory or Asian OEMs.
- 02
Export documentation
Bill of lading, export declarations and compliance paperwork prepared for you.
- 03
Sea freight
RO-RO or container from Southampton, Antwerp, Bremerhaven or Shanghai to your port.
- 04
Marine insurance
Optional full-value cover so your vehicle arrives protected.
- 05
Customs & duty at destination
Clearance handled for you; the current duty for your vehicle is included in the quote.
- 06
Inland delivery
Delivered to your address after clearance — not just left at the port.
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Our sourcing fee
Stated up front and included in the single landed figure.
Freight and duties change with the vehicle and destination, so we confirm the exact numbers in writing with your quote.
Questions
Shipping a car to Nigeria
How long does it take to ship a car to Nigeria?
- Typical sea transit from the UK and Europe to Lagos (Tin Can & Apapa) is 25–32 days, depending on the sailing schedule and whether the car travels RO-RO or in a container. Clearance and inland delivery to Lagos sit on top of that, and we give you the whole timeline in the quote.
Which port do you use for Nigeria?
- Lagos (Tin Can & Apapa). Vehicles for Nigeria land at Lagos, where two terminals — Tin Can Island and Apapa — sit side by side and take most of the country's car traffic.
Does a car for Nigeria have to be left-hand drive?
- Nigeria drives on the right, so left-hand drive is the standard specification and what we supply unless you say otherwise. Right-hand drive can be sourced from UK stock — buyers moving back from Britain often want exactly that — and whichever you choose is stated in the quote so nothing is a surprise at registration.
What language is the paperwork in for Nigeria?
- English, the same language as the export file we raise in the UK, which takes one whole category of mismatch out of the clearance at Lagos.
What does an all-in quote to Nigeria cover?
- The vehicle, export documentation, freight to Lagos, optional marine insurance, destination duty and clearance, and delivery onward to Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano or wherever else in Nigeria you need it. It is one figure, fixed in writing before you commit.
Vehicles we export to Nigeria
Not just cars
Other freight to Nigeria
The same chain that moves a car through Lagos, Tin Can & Apapa moves everything else: a container of goods, plant and machinery, an oversized piece, or a household on the move. If your cargo is not a car, start here.
Moving a household
Personal effects and removals
Household goods and personal belongings, packed, shipped and cleared, including alongside a vehicle.
The part that goes wrong
Customs clearance and documentation
Export and import declarations, the bill of lading and destination formalities, prepared and lodged.
The last leg
Inland haulage and delivery
Collection before the port and delivery after it, including landlocked destinations.
For the value, not the weight
Cargo insurance
Optional cover arranged for the declared value of the cargo, for the whole journey.