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 packaging materials to Nigeria
Cartons, woven sacks, plastic packaging bags, bottle caps and tape are major purchases for local factories. Declare by material and use.
Collect at destination or choose delivery
Clothing and consumer goods
- Sea · receipt to delivery
- Air · receipt to delivery
- Clearance ports / warehouses in China
- Fixed sailings
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Shipping method
Full or shared container by sea
Container
Bulky goods in a 40 ft high-cube; rolls by weight
Documents
SONCAP, checked by HS code
Who this is for
Wholesalers, market traders, online sellers
Updated: August 2026
How do I ship packaging materials from China to Nigeria?
Packaging materials go by sea in a full or shared container, door to door with clearance and duties included. Flat-packed cartons and compressed woven sacks are planned by weight; formed containers are charged by volume.
- Shipping cartons flat saves a great deal of volume compared with formed boxes.
- State the use of food packaging materials.
- State if the packaging is printed.
Quote details
- Packaging materials
Common HS codes: Plastic packaging containers and caps 3923; cartons 4819; woven sacks 6305. Nigeria Customs makes the final call.
What we need for a quote
- 01Material: PE, PP, PVC, PET, etc.
- 02Form: rolls, bags, containers or finished products
- 03Specifications, quantity and packing method
- 04Carton dimensions and gross weight
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
Damp paper products
Cartons go soft and collapse when damp. Stretch-wrap whole pallets and add desiccant.
- Item 02
Use not stated
Food packaging and ordinary packaging may have different document requirements, so state the use when declaring.
- Item 03
Plastic items not nested
Plastic buckets and basins packed without nesting fill only a fraction of what the same container could hold. Confirm nested packing before they leave the factory.
- Item 04
Materials lumped together
“Plastic products” covers dozens of HS codes. Write material and use separately.
Shipping and pricing
Goods from many suppliers
- Five warehouses receive your goods and ship them together; shared containers from 1 m³
- Urgent orders can go by air: 7 - 12 days to your door
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Shipping packaging materials to Nigeria: FAQ
Do food packaging bags need NAFDAC?
It depends on the product name, use and HS code. We check and explain before booking.
Can packaging materials ship with equipment?
Yes. Factory projects often ship packaging materials and packaging machinery in the same container.
How are packaging materials charged?
Shared containers are charged on volume or weight, whichever is greater; full containers at the flat rate for the container type.
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