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saintjoel:
SHIPPING THROUGH COTONOU -

BENIN - 500,000 CEFA * N375 (EXCHANGE RATE WHICH FLUCTUATES) = N187,500

NIGERIA - N500,000

TOTAL - N687500

SHIPPING THROUGH TINCAN

N750,000 - N800,000 (DEPENDS ON SHIPPING LINE AND OTHER LOGISTICS)......

LET'S USE 2012 VENZA HAS AN EXAMPLE TOO :-

SHIPPING THROUGH COTONOU -

BENIN - N187,500

NIGERIA - N650,000

TOTAL - N837,500

SHIPPING TRHOUGH TINCAN -

N1.1M - N1.2M.


***** KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS MIGHT NOT WORK FOR EVERY VEHICLE COMING FROM AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES,WHAT I BASICALLY DO FOR CLIENTS IS THAT WE CALCULATE THE COST OF SHIPPING THROUGH TINCAN AND COTONOU,THEN WE USE THE CHEAPER OPTION.

for clearity sake for those people not in the know, lets restrict it to cost of clearing.At this point its worthy to Not that this argument is not formed on the basis of clearing rather on the basis of cost of buying cos as me and you know the cost of clearing are constant what is not constant is the cost of buying the actual vehicle pre clearing and transfer, so my question to you again, how much would you say a 2008 camry or Unit of Merc 2014 E230 cost pre clearing at the car lot on average.and lets do the maths.

saintjoel:
IT IS N1M AT THE NIGERIAN END WHILE IT WILL COST 500,000 CEFA OR IT'S NAIRA EQUIVALENT TO PAY FOR TRANSIT THROUGH BENIN TO THE NIGERIAN BORDER.

N1M from where to where, from US to Benin republic? Let me let you know it cost $1200 to ship from USA to Niger republic transit benin republic

saintjoel:
There are so many Nigerians purchasing from cotonou and they'll still purchase,the margin depends on which vehicle you are buying cos not all vehicles are cheap through cotonou,tekm me where you can get a 2008 Camry le for N1.960m and the Camry shown below was bought through my agency,moved with CUSTOM DUTY paid to festac for N1.960m.When it comes to shipping of vehickes through cotonou,can you ship a 2014 Benz E350 for N1m ( NIGERIAN DUTY) + 185,000(COST OF TRANSIT IN BENIN).

I AGREE THAT THE TAG "CHEAP" MIGHT NOT WORK FOR EVERY VEHICLE FROM COTONOU BUT AT THE END,EVEN IF IT IS JUST A MARGIN OF 20,000 NAIRA,IT WILL STILL BE DIFFERENT.

I just re read this where did you get the idea that it will cost N1m to ship an E350 transit Benin?? or are you talking plus cost of buying it?

saintjoel:
And I will tell you sir,most of the jobs I've been processing at the border presently are vehicles shipped through cotonou and they were shipped by people residing in America and other countries.A sample is shown below for your perusal.

hey don't get me wrong I'm not trying to spoil or hark your Biz,I know you clear cars from Benin, those people who ship to cotonou do it first and last time only as shipping from US to benin and shipping to lagos cost same thing $1200 dollars, this is standard for all SUV and saloon cars.Now in ur own view tell me the benefit of shipping to cotonou when it cost same to ship to Lagos .?? lets forget cost of shipping from the US and purchasing from the US, how much would you clear and deliver a 2010 toyota highlander to Benin?lets do the maths cos I believe in figures.

saintjoel:
There are so many Nigerians purchasing from cotonou and they'll still purchase,the margin depends on which vehicle you are buying cos not all vehicles are cheap through cotonou,tekm me where you can get a 2008 Camry le for N1.960m and the Camry shown below was bought through my agency,moved with CUSTOM DUTY paid to festac for N1.960m.When it comes to shipping of vehickes through cotonou,can you ship a 2014 Benz E350 for N1m ( NIGERIAN DUTY) + 185,000(COST OF TRANSIT IN BENIN).

I AGREE THAT THE TAG "CHEAP" MIGHT NOT WORK FOR EVERY VEHICLE FROM COTONOU BUT AT THE END,EVEN IF IT IS JUST A MARGIN OF 20,000 NAIRA,IT WILL STILL BE DIFFERENT.

You my friend should know me from yrs ago.we have crossed path b4.I'm saying Nigerians do not ship cars frm USA to cotonou for sale.I'm on about people like me in diaspora. I will gt bck to U as I'm held up at wrk cos of match. Let me gt home.

saintjoel:
I now see that many people commenting on this thread are novices when purchasing vehicles from cotonou and clearing them through the border.

When it comes to entry points into Nigeria,there are various entry points like land BORDERS and sea ports,there are CUSTOM commands also at these BORDERS with a mandate to check smuggling and also process DUTY for vehicles and goods shipped through cotonou and other countries.

People are always quick to lay the blame on agents plying their trade around the border and I also laughed when someone claimed you can just walk into a valuation unit to obtain values anf also walk into the bank and pay DUTY without acknowledging the technicalities surrounding DUTY payment by licensed clearing agents and I'm so ashamed that till now,none of the so called agents on NAIRALAND has come forward to defend what we do.

Every CUSTOM document you get from the border comes with what we call a C-number (CUSTOMS VERIFICATION NUMBER) and it is like a pin,the type you use to recharge your mobile phones,every vehicle that has original papers has it's own C-number and it is also used for verification by customs or any other person.

What happens is that so many people are always gullible when it comes to purchasing from cotonou,I've seen instances where people will tell me that the qoute I've given them as an agent is expensive,some will tell you that they gotten qoutes like 08 Camry for one million naira,these people fall into the hands of fraudulent agents at the end of the day but when the want to tell people close to them,they'll blame every other person plying his/her trade along the border without explaining that they were the gullible ones.
https://www.nairaland.com/1460599/clear-containerized-goods-vehicles-ease


https://www.nairaland.com/1245239/cheapaccident-free-cars-4rm-cotonou

https://www.nairaland.com/1572889/custom-duty-payment-made-easier

These are topics that has always dealt with purchase,shipping and CUSTOM DUTY PAYMENT through cotonou without hassles.

I think the reason people are still in the dark about purchase or shipping through cotonou is just because many of the so called agents on NAIRALAND have refused to come forward and settle issues,many of them are just ordinary people advertising as agents and this is part of what makes people believe that we are not legit.
https://www.nairaland.com/2148498/cotonou-dealers-importers-agents-thread

If you want to purchase/ship through cotonou,make sure you start the whole process through a credible and reliable agent,also make sure you don't fall for the fallacies of a 2010 camry been sold for N700,000 or CUSTOM DUTY for a 2013 gl450 is N650,000. Things like this will make you fall into the hands of fraudulent people out there.

The papers attached are some documents obtained from SEME BORDER and the vehicle was moved from SEME to Benin in edo state without hassles,even the owner has a testimony on nairaland.

I think the argument here is about the cost.if you check cotonuo the people importing and selling cars there are not Nigerians.

What a foolish thought ahahah who ever conceived such idea must be high on cheap weed. Lok

OROSUNBOLB:
That is one of their resolutions after Jonathan failed at the poll-to unleash all form of mayhem on the South west. But don't worry dear as they will all meet their waterloo pretty soon.

Una don start he is from SW, OGUN.he only went for wedding in sapele, Make Una take una thief back he dont live anywhere in the SS

kekakuz:
I knew those guyz were from the Niger delta region
That place is saturated with ex militants with weapons and access to hardware
What ever happened to the once great Nigerian navy

I dey come make I read where dem for say they are from
Ok I done come back It did not say they are from the Delta, they traveled there for a wedding, mind you OBJ also traveled down to same sapele for his Son's wedding, plz Ogun people take una dirty back.

holyFRED:
Of all the people that have quoted me,you are the dullard.
Now by an average Nigerian,i meant the 'very poor' masses.
Now,can a broke woman take her kid to this place to be treated free?
Can a graduate of nursing with 2nd class lower work her as a nurse?
If they are sympathetic enough,someone with a 2.1 will work as a cleaner cos to be a cleaner here,you would surely need a certificate.
Some Nigerians just don't wanna think farther than how they do.
I personally,am tired of such things.
I need a government that rather than give us food,they give means to eat what we want.
Pls I asked some questions and I need my answers

You are still missing the point, this has nothing to do with Govt,I dunno from where you get the idea, its got to do with a private investment by a member of the public,In the developed countries people die daily cos they are in a queue, if you want to jump the queue you have to go private and it ain't cheap or free.
Look I live in London there are no free healthcare though they like to portray it to be so, I have to pay what they call national Insurance contribution I have to pay £313 last month even though I was not sick or needed any type of health care.No the contraxt is if Im sick and go to the hospital cos I work I still have to pay for my own medicine.Now thats what people do not understand.Sometimes we have to face reality and apreciate the world we live in.nothing good is ever free.

WIZGUY69:
That isn't a world class hospital please*
How many hectares of land does it covers
very cool though!

It is, it has the basic stuff for delivering babies, they might not be plenty of it but at least they have two complete sets.

holyFRED:
My question iss this: How does this affect an average Nigerian or poor Nigerian?

Is it's services free or very cheap for the masses,if
yes,then God bless him but if No,

You see those dignitaries there,only them kids can go to these hospitals so what is the point?

OP pls post better stuffs or better still,modify the topic to read 'Launching of world class hospitals for rich kids'
Sounds better

Some idiots be quoting me and saying trash.

Now let me ask you,can a 'poor woman' have access to these facilities?
Can a currently jobless nurse with a 'fail' certificate work here as a nurse?

My answer is NO

Some Nigerians don't just want to upgrade their thinking faculty.

Rather than employ a doctor with a fail or unsatisfactory result in this 'world class' hospital as the OP called it,i bet you they would employ a doctor with a pass(who already has a job) and pay him based on hours.

We shouldn't be too naive to think at times and for those who quoted me and said trash because Seun created the quote button,i don't know what to say to you all.

I'm still waiting for that time when we would have money to buy our own food rather than hope on the government to give us food.

What you failed to realize is its in Nigeria weather free or expensive, the hospital abroad where rich kids fly to ain't cheap either, nothing good is free so if it cost an arm and leg people will still go there, poor or rich, from Nigeria and outside nigeria.B4 we talk about free, lts ask ourselves how many of us contribute to charity? wont it be nice everybody today pay their sunday offerings and tithes to charity to help a child and put a smile on the poor of Nigeria faces
NB, I ain't Dising you your comment.

Gbengaodutona:
I have been to cotonou twice to purchase cars.
Firstly,we bought Mazda 323 for my brother which cost us about 1m cf then,about 4 years ago.After purchase they only gave us a receipt which was written in French language.
2ndly,some months ago,i went there to buy gulf 3 station wagon,four wheel drive which cost 900000 cf equivalent to about 255000 in NIGERIA currency,total cost of purchase +clearing+bringing it home resulted to 630k,
but b4 delivery,,my BP rises to maximum,simply because i took 400k to cotonou,i bought the car but Money for clearing is not available,my car spend up to a month b4 it could be delieverd,i was only given one receipt that you cannot present to anybody that they will understand,if i go back there i can't recognise the dealers shop,its only prayer o.now i can't go interstate where custome is.But i am enjoying my car in Lagos and gun.Its a taugh experience for me.
My advice for anybody that want to go there and buy,if they said their car+clearing+bringing it home cost 1.5,go there with at least 1.7 i am sure your car will be delieverd,in between two to three days

My stance again, the only benefit of buying from Cotonou is the ability to buy a car without paying its duty.If you ever pay for its duty it will be more expensive than buying in Lagos.ALl teh Cotonou dealers on here can bear me witness.However you suffer risk of damage as well, something the lagos cleared wont give you.

ColeworldMD:
Thanks for dat! I want to buy car at the moment. I have 1M, what's the best deal I can get? I don't mind naija used, just neatly used.

My advice for you is to search the car dealers.U will get a good deal Jan.cos that's wen boys are returning bck to hustle so they want to sell off sharply. Go to car stands.

ColeworldMD:
U know u can go there urself & clear it through the boarder urself at the customs office genuinely. Although most ppl smuggle

Bro I know in that way U will spend more than Lagos.I have been shipping cars to Nigeria from US.Europe for 14 years now I can beat my chest and tell U it's a no deal.I ha e shipped cars to cotonue. Togo and Nigeria. And cleared there as well.we do it in transit.those in the Biz know what I mean.I found out the diff is less than N300. More risk than Lagos.

MrImole:
Thank you bro but do you think ladies love dating guys from the same street or neighbourhood?

I and my wife are from same street.5 poles appart.

ColeworldMD:
Pls who is cotonou dealer?

Bro buy your car from Lagos forget that place.

cbrass:
I don't know I think it's just the back tires

well when you change your brake waht does the part changed look like?

lobito007:
Ok. I guess you are referring to the Bank 1 sensor 2 that came out in the scan. This sensor was not attached when I bought the car, because the catalyst to which the sensor was attached was removed and replaced with a pot which has no opening for the sensor, and it was not smoking until recently. So are you saying I should change this same sensor, or another?

Im surprised at this event still

lobito007:
My lexus rx 300, '99 model is experiencing this prob. I did scanning and I got the following report:
P0171- System too lean Bank 1
P0100- Mass or volume air flow A circuit
C0301- Please refer to vehicle service maual
P0141- O2 sensor heater cirucit Bank 1 sensor 2
P0441- Evaporative emission system incorrect purge flow
P0446- Evaporative emission system vent control circuit.

After clearing, only P0171 and P0141 were showing.
Please I need your suggestions and ideas on fixing the problem.

My MAF sensor reads 0.01 when the live performance was checked. I tried two different tokunbo MAF sensors but the smoke was still coming out. So, I am guessing it's either not a problem of the MAF sensor, or the tokunbo MAF sensors are not okay themselves.

Can I ask you one question, do you have to top up your Oil?
next question are you using more than enough petrol ie more petrol consumption?

Ndlistic:
President Buhari was pictured today inspecting one of the ‘Made-In-Nigeria’ Peugeot cars at the presidential villa, today, Thursday, November 19.


Source :https://www.naij.com/642883-photos-buhari-inspects-made-nigeria-peugeot-cars.html

Won't it be nice to inspect the cars at the plant rather at that location?

sonnie10:
My guess is that the material of the landing surface would also have an effect on the result when dropped. For example, landing on a lose sandy soil would be different from landing on a German, concrete or Asphalt floor.

Where I buy blocks, they tied a sledge hammer head to a long rope to make a pendulum. Then they also choose at random the block(s) to be tested and tie it to another long piece of rope (long bandage). The block is suspended, next the sledge hammer pendulum is pulled (about 3 meters away from position of block) and allowed to swing towards the block, thus impacting on the block along its path of motion. This is the most reliable test I have seen.

Sounds like a plan.Noted.

funlover1:
Baba..i enjoyed the trip, it was awesome.

I am selling at N350 to 1 pound. I also bought from black market ni o

Not bad cos that's how much it is to send here.

koning:
Drop from what height ?. Be more specific.

Head height for me approx 6ft.that's what I do though.

vedaxcool:
You are remarkably dumb too stewpid to be on the internet, you asked when was scarcity during GEJ time, I showed you 2 out of numerous examples, moro.ns like yourself should hang yourself and save the world from perpetuating you dumb genes.

Guy go jump frm 3rd mainland bridge. Maga.

vedaxcool:
you seem to suffer severe memory loss


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/real-causes-of-fuel-scarcity-by-okonjo-iweala/

March 2015, his failure minister of finance explaining their routine failure to Nigerians

http://allafrica.com/stories/201403110241.html

http://allafrica.com/stories/201403101408.html

See dead brain cell host. Was this not wen the marketers went on strike ??Did you not check the date that it was March this year the month of electionwas this not wen GEJ refused to pay them the said subsidy money diff? ??Make una read small and understand. Post a link frm 2011 till Feb 2015 plz or lock ur trap.
For the other links check the states

vedaxcool:
I understand your condition it is called MP HOW ELSE WILL ANYONE CLAIM THERE WAS NO SCARCITY DURING GEJ TIME?

Plz post a link to where people queued for fuel back then.

Ephemmm:
'....some dating from 2014, but funds have yet to be transferred because they are yet to approved by the senate.'

Read una no go read: na just to shout 'GEJ till 2019'

Dating back to 2014 you said.was this not the money the media said a certain minister stole??

cbrass:
I don't think I know the answer

Does ur car use brake pad in all 4 tyres?

hardywaltz:
Good
That Gen has killed more people than malaria.

How can fuel and Oil pass throu the same chamber.

The smoke from that Gen (that na matter for another day)

Most motro Bike has same Engine, fuel and Oil

koning:
Can anyone tell me how to carry out proper checks on the quality and strength of blocks. Is there any sure way to test if a block is strong before it's cemented on a wall ?. I once received a supply that looked solid at sight, but collapsed a few days after it was mounted on a fence.

do the drop test

[quote author=Nyceguy92 post=40137349][/quote]bro I have discovered that if your sway bar bushings are bad waht you will get is craking noise due to clearance,however the sway you are talking about will happen if the bar itself is broken .Also if the l inks bushings are bad then same cranking noise and you will feel it in the wheels. while U can only change the bushings on teh sway bar you will have to change the full linking arms as its cheap anyways.I'm doing this soon and I will document it on here circa 2nd week of nxt month.Damn Pyke where are you