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
Learn more: Sea freight, door to door, duties includedShipping kitchenware to Nigeria
Pots, knives, cutlery and kitchen gadgets come in many styles and small lots. They ship by carton in shared or full containers, charged by volume.
Collect at destination or choose delivery
Home and appliances
- Sea · receipt to delivery
- Air · receipt to delivery
- Clearance ports / warehouses in China
- Fixed sailings
Quote within 30 minutes
Shipping method
Sea, shared or full container
Container
Charged by volume
Documents
SONCAP, checked by HS code
Who this is for
Furniture, appliance and retail stores
Updated: August 2026
How do I ship kitchenware from China to Nigeria?
Kitchenware ships by sea in a shared or full container, door to door with clearance and duties included. Several suppliers deliver to our warehouse, and each item is declared by material and type.
- Stainless steel, aluminium, cast iron and non-stick cookware have different HS codes, so declare by material.
- Cookware sets are declared per set, which makes checking easier.
- Products that touch food should state their use.
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.
- 10+ years China to Africa
- Own clearance team in Nigeria
- Every step tracked
- Sea freight: full or shared container
- Air freight to your door
- Ro-Ro and breakbulk ships
- Customs clearance
- Final delivery
Lagos / Kano / Port Harcourt
- 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
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
Current offers
Quote details
- KitchenwareClass 1: general cargo
Common HS codes: Iron and steel kitchenware 7323; aluminium kitchenware 7615; knives 8211; cutlery 8215. Nigeria Customs makes the final call.
What we need for a quote
- 01Material: stainless steel, aluminium, enamel or ceramic
- 02Number of styles and cartons per style
- 03Carton size and gross weight
- 04Whether items are packed in sets
Services
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
Learn more: Full container to ApapaWarehousing and consolidation
Suppliers deliver to the warehouse nearest them. We count, photograph and measure your goods, then ship them together.
Door-to-door shipping to Nigeria
Shipping, customs, duties and delivery in Nigeria, in one price.
Risk alert
Common risks
Where this cargo most often gets held up. We check each point before it ships.
- Item 01
Materials lumped together
Different materials have different HS codes. A line like “one lot of kitchenware” will have to be split.
- Item 02
Counting sets inconsistently
If quantities are counted per set in one place, per piece or per carton in another, the numbers won't match at inspection.
- Item 03
No separators between enamel pieces
Stacked enamel basins knock together on the way, and chipped enamel is hard to sell.
- Item 04
Materials lumped together
One product name, “kitchenware”, cannot cover stainless steel, aluminium and enamel. They are classified differently and pay different duty rates.
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
Bulky goods
- Light for their size, so a 40 ft high-cube is charged by volume
- Fridges stay upright; goods are counted, photographed and palletised before loading
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 termsHow it works
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.
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Shipping kitchenware to Nigeria: FAQ
Does kitchenware need NAFDAC to enter Nigeria?
For products that touch food it depends on the product name and HS code. We check and tell you before booking.
Can kitchenware share a container with enamelware?
Yes, as long as they are declared under separate product names.
Can kitchenware go in a shared container?
Yes. Kitchenware is a common shared-container cargo, from 1 m³.
Can cookware from different factories ship together?
Yes. Have it delivered to the same warehouse; we count it all on arrival before loading.
Not sure which documents you need? See the clearance document checklist or send us your product names.
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- WhatsApp / Phone (Nigeria)
- +86 000 0000 0000
- Business hours
- Mon to Sun, 2:00 - 17:00 Lagos time (WAT)
- Lagos warehouse 1
- No 2 Henry Carr Street, By Guinness Bus Stop, Ikeja, Lagos State 102212, Nigeria
- Lagos warehouse 2
- No. 5 Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos State 101233, Nigeria
- Head office, China
- Ground Floor, Building 12, No.8 Tangwei Industrial Ave, Fuhai Subdistrict, Bao'an District, Shenzhen 518103, China