Shipping ceramic products to Nigeria

Ceramic tableware, vases and ornaments are fragile, so packing matters more than freight. Small orders share a container; large orders take a full one.

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Bundled steel pipes, rebar and pre-painted coils in a port yard, with a forklift loading palletised tiles into a container

Collect at destination or choose delivery

China → Nigeria

Building materials and steel

Sea · receipt to delivery: 45 - 60 days
Air · receipt to delivery: 7 - 12 days
Clearance ports / warehouses in China: 3 ports / 5 warehouses
Fixed sailings: Weekly

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Shipping method
Full container by sea
Container
Tiles in 20GP; sanitary ware in 40HQ; mixed loads balanced by weight and volume
Documents
SONCAP, checked by HS code
Who this is for
Contractors, building-material and steel traders

Short answer

Updated: August 2026

How do I ship ceramic products from China to Nigeria?

Ceramic products go by sea in a shared or full container, door to door with clearance and duties included. Each piece gets inner dividers, outer cartons are palletised, and the charge is by volume.

Porcelain (6911) and earthenware (6912) tableware have different HS codes; state the material in the product name.
Declare dinner sets by set so quantities are easy to check.
State the use for ceramics that come into contact with food.

Company profile

Best Africa Logistics

Freight forwarder from China to Africa: sea and air freight door to door with duties included, product certificates for your country, and five warehouses in China to combine and store goods.

Core strengths

10+ years China to Africa
Own clearance team in Nigeria
Every step tracked

What we do

Sea freight: full or shared container
Air freight to your door
Ro-Ro and breakbulk ships
Customs clearance
Final delivery

Clearance ports

Lagos / Kano / Port Harcourt

Addresses

Lagos warehouse 2: No. 5 Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos State 101233, Nigeria
Lagos warehouse 1: No 2 Henry Carr Street, By Guinness Bus Stop, Ikeja, Lagos State 102212, Nigeria
Shenzhen warehouse: Ground Floor, Building 12, No.8 Tangwei Industrial Ave, Fuhai Subdistrict, Bao'an District, Shenzhen 518103, China

Both teams and addresses

Our track record

Clearance rate (port arrival to release): 98%
Average clearance (port arrival to release): 3 days
China-Africa freight experience: 10+ years
Customers served in total: 2,000+

Nigeria door-to-door service

Free product compliance pre-check

Sea, door to door: 45 - 60 days
Air, door to door: 7 - 12 days

Counted from the day we receive your goods to signed delivery, including export declaration, clearance and delivery

Warehouses in China: Qingdao · Lianyungang · Shenzhen · Guangzhou · Yiwu
Clearance ports in Nigeria: Lagos · Kano · Port Harcourt
Transport modes: Sea FCL / LCL · Air · Ro-Ro · Breakbulk

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Current offers

$150 off your first order
- On freight of $3,000 or more
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$200 off full containers
- 3+ containers in one shipment
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Destination handling fee waived
- 2+ containers in one shipment
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3 m³ of freight free
- Shared container, 45 m³ or more
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Ceramic products

Common HS codes: Ceramic tableware 6911 / 6912; ceramic ornaments 6913; other ceramic articles 6914. Nigeria Customs makes the final call.

What we need for a quote

01Tile size (e.g. 600×600, 800×800), pieces per carton and carton weight
02Number of pallets and weight per pallet
03Number of sanitary pieces and packed dimensions per piece
04Whether they share a container

Services

Ocean freighter loaded with containers at sea, sea freight from China to Nigeria

Sea freight, door to door, duties included

Full or shared container. Customs, freight, duties and delivery in one price.

Shenzhen → Lagos, door to door 45 - 60 days

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A quay crane unloading a 40 ft container from a ship at a Lagos container terminal

Full container to Apapa

Full containers to Apapa port, Lagos. Our Lagos team clears customs and delivers to your address.

From pickup in China to delivery in Lagos 45 - 60 days

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Door-to-door shipping to Nigeria
Shipping, customs, duties and delivery in Nigeria, in one price.
Nigeria import documents
Nigeria requires products on its mandatory lists to be certified before export, and the certificate must be presented at clearance. We check this before booking, so the risk does not surface when the cargo reaches port.

A port gate closed with the barrier down; behind it two containers sit fenced in the inspection area with yellow tags, while empty trucks queue alongside

Risk alert

Common risks

Where this cargo most often gets held up. We check each point before it ships.

Item 01
Not enough inner packing
With only an outer carton and no dividers or foam, breakage is very high when the cartons are opened after a rough voyage.
Item 02
Estimating by weight
Ceramics are bulky once packed and are charged by volume. Estimating by weight underestimates the freight.
Item 03
Empty space in the container
Heavy goods bunched on one side with empty space left over will shift and collide in rough seas. Spread the load evenly and fill the gaps when loading.
Item 04
Removing factory packing from sanitary ware
The factory foam and cartons are cushioning designed for the product. Unpacking and repacking only makes breakage more likely.

Free compliance check

Why Best Africa Logistics

Our own clearance team in Nigeria
- Not an outsourced agent · Two warehouses in Lagos · Chinese-speaking staff
- We handle SONCAP and all Nigerian import paperwork: zero document errors, no clearance pitfalls
Heavy and long cargo
- Container chosen by weight; over 6 m goes in a 40 ft or on a flat rack
- Lashing plans for flat racks and open tops; large steel lots can go by breakbulk ship

All-in price, duties included

Clear prices
No hidden fees
Goods fully insured
No other fees
10 years of steady business
Clear, documented company bank transfers

Included in the price

Pick-up around our five warehouses in Qingdao, Lianyungang, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Yiwu, or supplier delivery to the nearest one
Customs inspection, scanning and port charges, plus storage within the agreed period
Cargo insurance for the whole journey
Export declaration and bill of lading or air waybill
International sea or air freight and standard surcharges
Import clearance in Lagos, Kano or Port Harcourt, with help on Form M and PAAR
Import duty, VAT and standard levies
Local delivery to the receiver's address

Not included

Extra duty, fines and confiscation when the declared product name, quantity or value does not match the goods
Port and storage charges caused by the receiver (for example no Form M, refusal, or no contact)
Mandatory certification such as SONCAP and NAFDAC (a separate service we can handle for you)

Every step trackable

Every step from warehouse to delivery is tracked, with early warning of any problem.

Written service guarantee

Liability, compensation and time limits are written into your service agreement.

Compensation terms

How it works

Send cargo details

Get a door-to-door price
Quote within 30 minutes
Send product names, quantity, weight, volume, pickup location and destination city. We check certificate needs, then quote a price and delivery time, listing what's included.
Sign the service agreement
We agree price, delivery time, responsibilities and compensation, then sign. Any certificates start here.
Warehouse receipt and palletising
Our five warehouses receive your goods. We count, photograph, weigh and palletise them. Goods for one container are combined in one warehouse.
Export customs and departure
We file the export declaration, book space and load. After departure you get the bill of lading and arrival date.
Import clearance and duties
Our Lagos team clears the goods and pays duty and VAT, with updates until release. No need to chase a customs agent.
Delivery and proof of delivery
Our trucks deliver to your address and the signed proof of delivery is filed. Track every step in your service chat.

Customer stories

Local buyerBuilding materials wholesaler, Lagos
One price to my door, no trips to the port
Mr. OkaforWholesale business owner
“Before, when goods reached the port I had to find an agent and run the clearance myself, and the costs were never clear. Now one price covers everything and the goods arrive at my warehouse door. I just focus on selling.”

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