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 tiles to Nigeria
Tiles are among the heaviest building materials. A 20 ft container reaches its weight limit before it fills, so we load by cartons and weight.
Collect at destination or choose delivery
Building materials and steel
- Sea · receipt to delivery
- Air · receipt to delivery
- Clearance ports / warehouses in China
- Fixed sailings
Quote within 30 minutes
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
Updated: August 2026
How do I ship tiles from China to Nigeria?
Tiles go by sea in a full 20 ft container, door to door with clearance and duties included. The container is planned by weight, and tiles are packed on wooden pallets with corner protectors to prevent cracking.
- A 20 ft container takes about 21 tonnes, and tiles usually hit the weight limit first, so you don't need a 40 ft container.
- Write the size, water absorption and surface finish (polished, matt, rustic) into the product name.
- Breakage depends mainly on palletising and bracing inside the container.
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
- Tiles
Common HS codes: Tiles 6907. 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
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 ApapaDoor-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.
Risk alert
Common risks
Where this cargo most often gets held up. We check each point before it ships.
- Item 01
Choosing a 40 ft container
A 40 ft container's weight limit isn't much higher than a 20 ft's. Tiles still hit the weight limit first, so you're paying extra for space.
- Item 02
Gaps between pallets
If gaps between pallets aren't filled, the motion at sea makes the tiles knock into each other and crack.
- Item 03
Loose cartons of tiles
Loose cartons of tiles get crushed during handling, and forklifts can't work them at the port. We recommend wooden pallets, shrink wrap and corner protectors.
- Item 04
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.
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 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
- 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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Shipping tiles to Nigeria: FAQ
How many square metres of tiles fit in a 20 ft container?
It depends on size and thickness, roughly worked out from the limit of about 21 tonnes. Send us the size, pieces per carton and weight per carton, and we calculate the load.
Do tiles to Nigeria need SONCAP?
Tiles fall under SONCAP, subject to the HS code. We check before booking and can handle it for you.
Can tiles and toilets go in the same container?
Yes, and it's common. Tiles go on the bottom and sanitary ware on top, so weight and volume balance each other. We give you a loading plan based on the number of pallets.
What happens if tiles arrive broken?
The all-in door-to-door price with clearance and duties already includes cargo transport insurance, covering the declared value. Take photos as evidence when you open the container, and we help you claim under the policy terms.
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