Best Way To Ship A Car To Lagos?

Best Way To Ship To Lagos And Clearing Cost?

I am planning to send a Toyota Avensis to Lagos from the UK to apapa rather than Cotonou.
Questions.

1) How much should i budget for clearing?
2) Is it worth putting it in a container to prevent the car being stripped?
3) Can I just do roro and make sure the funds and documents are in place before the car lands so as to make things quick.
4) At what points are things stolen from cars on the ship or when in the car park in Lagos?
5) Lastly how long does clearing take from start to finish?

Thanks in advance.

1) How much should i budget for clearing?
Depends on age/make/engine capacity budget 250-350 for most cars

2) Is it worth putting it in a container to prevent the car being stripped?  Cars are not stripped  if they are cleared early enough. For very expensive cars ,it is advisable to  crate them. New cars in the port are rarely crated. With the reforms in the ports, stripping of cars is very difficult now.

3) Can I just do roro and make sure the funds and documents are in place before the car lands so as to make things quick.  Arrange for the papers to come in by courier.

4) At what points are things stolen from cars on the ship or when in the car park in Lagos? Right now with reforms in the ports , a lot of stealing  is done on some transshippment routes outside Nigeria. If it is a bare car, you will certainly not lose much. The biggest stuff that I have lost is  relay that cost less than 1k to replace

5) Lastly how long does clearing take from start to finish? If all papers/cash are ready, you can get your car out in 5 day max.  I have an agent who clears for me.

i need to ship an ice cream machine from uk aw do i go bout it?

please any one with knowlegde please pm me

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Blacknbold, what year is your Nissan Pathfinder? I got one in New Jersey for $6000 also, year 2000.

rafcrown - Can you please give me some information on your clearing agent and the contact number if you don't mind, as reliable people are hard to come by, especially naijas.  Thanks.

Please how long does it take for a car shipped from chicago to arrive apapa port. i would like to ship 3 honda accords (ivtecs) maybe 2004 model, does anyone know how much it would cost to clear it at apapa port and how long it will take to arrive.

@ godfadda: Is it an ice cream making machine or van?

If its a machine, get in touch with your nearest cargo agent. Opt for sending it via ship (it would be put on a pallet) ans sent via container with other goods -Grouppage.

Also depending on the size, if its very bulky- take a lot of space, shipping by air would be calculated in terms of volume.

The advantage of shipping via container is that it's cheaper, and you can add other things as well on thesame pallet as long its not taller than 6ft.

The advantage of by air is that it's quicker and gets to Nigeria in days

Disadvantage of shipping by sea/container, if your agent hasn't got enough items/goods to load into a container, it takes forever.

Depending on where you are in the UK,I have a good cargo agent that I use frequently. (mind you I'm not advertising for  the agent o).

I've been using the cargo agent since around 1999 and I haven't had any problems with him.

Good luck

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Hi,

I'm a shipping company that does Roll on Roll off shipping for cars and suv's from 1500.00 to 2600.00 depending on the size and the country its going to. We are also a  DHL Authorized shipping center that provides 30-40 percent off of all DHL shipments, We also do ocean cargo to Nigeria @ $350 per CBM. We are located in Orange, NJ, and accept Credit Cards for all DHL Shipments. We are a licensed and bonded company and licensed with the FMC as a NVOCC. for more information please contact us @ 973-674-8932. or via email at wweekes@gmail.com


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WESLEY W. WEEKES JR.
International Logistics Coordinator
WW Messenger & Shiping Co.
51 Main St.
Orange, NJ 07050
Phone: 973-674-8932
Fax: 973-675-1300
Email: wweekes@gmail.com
A DHL Preferred Provider

SHIPPING COST OF CARS TO WEST AFRICA.
            
                         Category I   Category II      Category III
                         up to 400 cft   401-650 cft    651-899 cft
                         Used Cars   Used Small Vans   Used Big Vans
             
Dakar & Tema:      $1,210.00   $1,255.00   $1,575.00
            
Lagos                  $1,345.00   $1,400.00   $1,895.00
            
Douala,
Pointe Noire,
Monrovia,
Banjul,
Conakry,
Freetown              $1,650.00   $1,950.00   $2,290.00
            
Luanda & Boma      $1,695.00   $1,750.00   $2,145.00
            
Lome & Cotonou       $1,400.00   $1,480.00   $1,825.00


*******All Cotonou Shipments are subject to a $35 Cargo Tracking Note**

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WESLEY W. WEEKES JR.
International Logistics Coordinator
WW Messenger & Shipping Co.
51 Main St.
Orange, NJ 07050
Phone: 973-674-8932
Fax: 973-675-1300
Mobile: 804-926-3708
Email: wweekes@gmail.com
A DHL Preferred Provider

@Iyaeto,

Post the details.

@Astar2008,

I checked your profile but your email is hidden.

Please email me the details of the guy at abujabooks@gmail.com

I would like to ship my Audi TT from the UK to Nigeria. Could anyone recommend a reliable shipping company and clearing agent, as wll as provide some indication of cost?