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 mobile phones to Nigeria
Phones and accessories are high in value with built-in batteries. Air is fast; large volumes can go by sea in our battery container.
Collect at destination or choose delivery
Electronics
- Sea · receipt to delivery
- Air · receipt to delivery
- Clearance ports / warehouses in China
- Fixed sailings
Quote within 30 minutes
Shipping method
Mostly air; larger volumes by sea
Container
Air freight charged by chargeable weight
Documents
UN38.3 + MSDS; magnetic accessories need a magnetic test
Who this is for
Phone, gadget and security dealers
Updated: August 2026
How do I ship mobile phones from China to Nigeria?
Phones ship by air or sea, door to door with clearance and duties included. Provide the battery's UN38.3 and MSDS, declare by model and quantity, and we recommend insuring the real value.
- Phones have built-in lithium batteries and are booked as battery goods.
- Declare by brand, model and IMEI count.
- List phone cases, cables and other accessories separately.
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
- Phones and 3C electronics
- Mobile phonesClass 4
Common HS codes: Mobile phones 8517.13; accessories classified by type. Nigeria Customs makes the final call.
What we need for a quote
- 01Product type, model and quantity
- 02Battery capacity (Wh), UN38.3 and MSDS
- 03Value and invoice
- 04Whether any accessories are magnetic
Services
Air freight, door to door, duties included
Direct flights for urgent or high-value goods, with customs, duties and delivery included.
Shenzhen → Lagos, door to door 7 - 12 days
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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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Battery container, duties included
Lithium batteries and power stations shipped under dangerous goods rules, declared truthfully, duties included.
Sea to your door, confirmed by sailing schedule
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Risk alert
Common risks
Where this cargo most often gets held up. We check each point before it ships.
- Item 01
Value under-declared
Phones are high in value; under-declared shipments are revalued at inspection and charged the difference in duty.
- Item 02
Accessories mixed in with handsets
Handsets and accessories have different HS codes; declaring them together will have to be split.
- Item 03
Declared as general cargo
Products with built-in batteries declared as general cargo get the whole shipment held at inspection.
- Item 04
Value under-declared
Under-declaring looks like it saves duty, but inspection brings back-duty and fines, and any claim only pays out on the declared value.
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
Light, high-value electronics
- Products with built-in batteries declared with UN38.3 and MSDS
- Urgent restocks can go by air: 7 - 12 days to your door
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.
Customer stories
- Online retailerOnline retailer, Lagos
Best-selling accessories restocked first, the rest still by sea
ChiomaJumia / TikTok Shop seller“Four accessories were almost sold out, but not the whole order was urgent. They split the urgent items out to go by air and sent the rest by sea.”
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Shipping mobile phones to Nigeria: FAQ
How long does air freight take for phones to Nigeria?
7 - 12 days to your door by air, including clearance and delivery. For large, non-urgent volumes, our battery container by sea is an option.
Can phone accessories ship on their own?
Yes. Accessories without batteries ship as general cargo.
Can phones go by sea?
Yes. Declare them as products with built-in batteries with UN38.3 and MSDS; 45 - 60 days to your door.
Can phone accessories ship with the handsets?
Yes, on one declaration, with handsets and accessories listed separately.
Not sure which documents you need? See the clearance document checklist or send us your product names.
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Not sure what to send? A product name and your destination city are enough to start. We send a quote within 30 minutes, the same day.
- 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