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Thanks for this write up.

This is good, nice one op

CBM can never pass 250USD including custom clearing

But how to calculate the CBM?

okeyglm:
CBM can never pass 250USD including custom clearing

are you saying this out of experience or assumption? I need someone who has experience in this field of importation to put through.

quinnboy:
are you saying this out of experience or assumption? I need someone who has experience in this field of importation to put through.

this is what I do. not out of assumption

okeyglm:

this is what I do. not out of assumption

would you be kind enough to teach me?

okeyglm:

this is what I do. not out of assumption

please, we need more enlightenment on this.

Mikojetty:
Intro

one of the biggest problems for people in the importation business is shipping. After all the market research and negotiating with the manufacturer especially when buying goods from china, you finally want to bring in the goods to Nigeria.
Usually the importer in faced with two options. Air or Sea, air being faster and sea slower obviously.

What a lot of importers do not know especially new importers is that each means of transportation have their advantages and disadvantages and it also depends a lot on what you are shipping.

Generally as a rule of thumb, when shipping anything below 150kg, air is advised generally while anything above 150kg is generally cheaper with sea or not?

Take for example a Seller Ada buys a box of a dozen drilling machines.
Each machine weighs 12kg with the weight of the crate or box 6kg that is a total of 150kg.
she pays the manufacturer 1000usd for the whole purchase and now she is ready to ship.
If she ships by air , she will pays150 * 7$ per kg(the average air mail price) =1070usd to ship an item of 1000usd, that means she has to sell the machines at at least 3 times the original price to make any profit without even taking into consideration domestic logistics etc.
If she wants to sell online on jumia or konga for instance that means 4 times the price due to commission and fulfillment.

If she had fitted all those machines into a box , the total size could not have been more than 1/4 of a cbm.
Average cbm price can go as high as 700usd (including clearing)
1/4 * 700usd =175 usd. Instead of spending twice, Ada saves 895usd buy shipping via sea a whooping 5 times lower than air.

The reason for this is because sea shipping is measured by space not weight so it doesn't really matted how heavy your good is , you can always plan ahead of time and save a lot of money.If she plans well ahead of time, communicates with her manufacturer and gets a good manufacturer, she can buy more machines next time and save more money.
Another this is she didn't order a whole container. This is called LCL contrary to popular belief that sea shipping is all about containers. Yes its about containers but you don't have to order a whole container you can order small quantities if you have a heavy good.

This of course doesn't mean air is bad. Air is fast and good for small sample quantities and light goods but For any thing big and heavy sea should be your number one option.

*More than 90% of global trading is done via sea. Oh Yeah! Except Nigeria is not on the globe then you might not consider sea freight.*

To ship your goods successfully via sea you need to do the following things
1. Measure the weight and dimensions of your goods in kg and cbm.(Your manufacturer should be able to do it for you)
2. Plan way ahead of time. The business world is competitive and sea shipping takes time to arrive and clear.
3. Get a reliable shipping agent or Freight forwarder that is specialized in sea shipping.

This is where we can help you.

Who are we
We are MyContainer Nigeria a freight forwarding startup aimed at helping small and established business to grow by giving them the right service and knowledge needed is sea freight from china and other countries.
We are solidly backed by one of the largest e-commerce companies in Africa and we are here to stay and here for business.

Why we are doing this
We believe that there are a lot of b2b merchants and importers that are loosing 4 to 8 times on shipping of their heavy goods when they can easily turn it over to profit with a little patient and proper planning.
As a company, we understand the pain of having to pay a lot for something than you should and we propose an alternative to interested business owners

What we offer[size=8pt][/size]
-We offer sea freight for heavy goods form China, Usa, UK, Uae and Europe
- We offer offer online tracking and communication to our customers.
_ Competitive and affordable price per CBM (we dont charge for weight < 1000kg we only charge per volume so you only pay for the space you use)
_ We offer group buys/groupage or LCL services to customers with goods less than a cbm ( so you can bring in any good and we charge for the volume even though its not up to a cbm and you can join multiple products or friends and partners good in one cbm)
_ We offer free taining , advice and offer free importation materials ( this includes top manufacturers in china with the best pricing and top quality that sell specific products in nigeria hence saving you costs and stress)
_ We ship every week and you can plan and choose any shipment week convenient to you
_ As a company that supports startups, we offer premium services to b2b clients who want to learn software that can help them to get the best manufacturers , products and prices.
_Bonus (free training ebook and recommended videos)(recommended suppliers and products)

Who is this service for

1. All b2b business owners that ship heavy cargo from china
2. All vendors and retailers that wants to reduce the cost of air mail buy planning ahead and shipping in time via sea for up to 8 times less than air mail
3. Every other customer that has any heavy good to ship from abroad and are willing to save themselves cost of freight by using sea.

Our Promise
What we are saying is give us your heavy cargo and give us a 45 days and we will hand over your goods to you in safe condition leaving you with more profit than you would have made flying it.

A lot of people believe that sea cargo takes long and is cumbersome but as a business minded individual knowing that sea ships more than 90% of global goods with an accident rate of 0.001% in 2016. The advancement in technology has made it safer and by far the cheaper means and it will remain so for the coming decades. All one needs is proper planning ahead of time so as to yield maximum profit


Contact
For more information and order placement, send us a mail on mycontainerng@gmail.com or you could
whatsapp & Call 08119910316.

We are a reputable company with a strong and reputable investor you can always trust us.
thanks.

Where is your office or website

Dealings on phone could be dangerous.

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Hello, ordering online sometimes can be too complicated, and there are situations when you have to wait more than 2 months for the arrival of your product. I don't even want to talk about scammers, there are a lot of services that are just scamming their clients, that is why you have to be aware while ordering something online. You can read some more information on https://www.tigercontainers.com/contact-us/shipping-containers-sydney/, I am sure you will find something useful there.

emmanuilteleshe:
Hello, ordering online sometimes can be too complicated, and there are situations when you have to wait more than 2 months for the arrival of your product. I don't even want to talk about scammers, there are a lot of services that are just scamming their clients, that is why you have to be aware while ordering something online. You can read some more information on https://www.tigercontainers.com/contact-us/shipping-containers-sydney/, I am sure you will find something useful there.

Yeah, you are right about waiting for your product arrival

Is ocean shipping that expensive? As it turns out, it can be pretty expensive, depending on where you live. The higher the shipping cost, the more frustration you’ll feel when trying to pack and ship your stuff. It depends on where in the world you live as well. Last month I contracted some auto transport companies to deliver me some cars from the USA. They have the best reviews and ratings. I hope that they will provide the vehicles in time and with no problems. This is the main reason why I chose them and why they are so famous there.