Imports to Nigeria and other countries come with so many questions. Especially so as the logistics industry is ever evolving.…

LPG importation into Nigeria at zero duty? To import goods and equipment into Nigeria requires the payment of customs duty…

CBN 41 items list were restricted from foreign exchange following the interbank market. Importers of items on the  list were…

Price verification system (PVS) is a system created by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a build-up to the…

NERC importation permit is permit to import power-generating sets. The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is responsible for issuance of…

Duty exemption in Nigeria or import duty exemption in Nigeria is indeed a good incentive from the government. What really…

Bill of lading Nigeria is a title we are using intentionally to indicate our focus on goods going into Nigeria.…

Clearing Rolls-Royce cars Nigeria means submitting import papers to Customs and other agencies of government. In addition, this process involves…

Clearing Ram cars Nigeria is for lovers of Ram cars. We love our ardent readers so much, and like to…

Clear Porsche cars Nigeria looks at the cost of bringing Porsche cars from Customs controlled warehouse to the importer. In…

Cost clearing Peugeot cars is comprehensive, yet from our experience only, and does not represent any authority. The total cost…

Cost clearing Nissan cars uses standard duty calculation formula to estimate what is payable on import of Nisan cars in…

Cost clearing Mitsubishi cars is for lovers of Mitsubishi brands, who desire to know clearance cost in advance of importation.…

Cost clearing Mini cars in Nigeria follows the rules we have set from beginning with car clearing. Thus, we have…

Cost clearing Mercedes-Benz Nigeria (CLRG) in the pages below is a cumulative sum. Thus, the figures in the final column…

Cost clearing Mazda cars in Nigeria (CLRG) is the sum of all fees payable by Importers of Mazda cars. Hence,…

Form M questions are many. Fresh importers often meet with surprises when trying to pay for goods abroad. The Form…

Cost clearing McLaren cars (CLRG-NGN) is total of all dues payable to clear each car model and year. This total…

Cost clearing Maserati cars begins with year 2013 because all cars below 2013 in Nigeria are loosely unfit for import.…

Cost clearing Lincoln cars in the table below is a summation of fees, taxes and duties payable for each model.…

Cost Clearing Lexus Cars Nigeria you mean. This is exactly what this article seeks to address. First, all quotations in…

Clear Land-Rover cars Nigeria is not an ordinary article. The table below gives the total expenses to clear each Land…

Cost clearing Lamborghini cars in Nigeria is one in a series of publications for car clearance. In making this piece…

Cost clearing Kia cars in Nigeria is for informing intending importers of total clearance cost. Most importers appreciate if the…

Cost clearing Jeep cars in Nigeria (CRG-NGN) is a summary of all what you pay to clear Jeep cars in…

Cost clearing Jaguar cars in Nigeria is a combination all payable charges that brings Jaguar car from Customs controlled warehouse.…

Cost clearing Infiniti cars in Nigeria follows the established duty and other charges formulas in Nigeria. The law requires every…

Cost clearing Hyundai cars in Nigeria seeks to give lovers of Hyundai cars good estimate of what they pay to…

Cost clearing Honda cars assumes age limit of 2013 in Nigeria. However, the Nigeria Customs appear to have reviewed age…

Cost clearing GMC cars in Nigeria begins with GMC cars from 2013 to 2021. This is not a mistake at…

Cost clearing Genesis cars in Nigeria is one in a series of articles for car clearance costs in Nigeria. In…

Cost clearing Ford cars in Nigeria contains handy estimate of the overall cost of bringing ford cars from terminal warehouse…

Cost clearing Fiat cars presents readers with the estimate total cost that brings the Fiat car from arrival terminal to…

Cost clearing Ferrari cars in Nigeria? Yes, the table below gives you very clear figures. Contact us for smart clearance…

Cost clearing Chrysler cars is for lovers of Chrysler car to understand overall expenses before importing. Our team is putting…

Cost clearing Dodge cars in Nigeria follows the same principle for clearing other cars. In the table below, we have…

Cost clearing Chevrolet cars in Nigeria varies from year to year, due to changes exchange rates and other deterministic factors.…

Clearing Cadillac cars Nigeria follows the same principle of car clearing in our previous articles. We have diligently put all…

Clearing Buick cars Nigeria is an article to guide lovers of Buick cars to approximate clearance cost. In publishing this…

Clearing Bugatti cars Nigeria is the subject many consider as topic for the rich. The reason is that Bugatti is…

Clearing Bentley cars Nigeria is intentionally from the year 2013 to 2021. Our reason for setting this limit is to…

Car-clearing cost in Nigeria or cost of clearing cars in Nigeria is the concern of every car importer. Most Importers…

Clearing Aston Martin cars in Nigeria follows the same rule of car clearance cost established in our earlier post. Primarily,…

Cost of clearing Alfa Romeo cars is one of a series of articles dealing on the cost of car clearance…

What is the Cost of clearing Toyota cars in Nigeria? Do you want to know how much it will take…

Cost of clearing Acura cars Nigeria is not static. Much like every other vehicles, cost of clearing Acura vehicles in…

Cost of clearing BMW cars Nigeria is not static. Much like every other cars and goods cost of clearing BMW…

Export from Nigeria in brief is a concise, but loaded information. This article is for individuals like myself, who do…

Customs duty is not the same as surface duty. Many, especially the first time Importers confuse many terms in the…

Lekki deep seaport is a multipurpose, deep-seaport at the core of the Lagos Free Trade Zone. It is to one…

Cost of clearing in Nigeria is not the same across all goods. Many have called or sent enquiries to ask…

VIN valuation in Nigeria to continue? What exactly is VIN valuation in Nigeria? When did VIN valuation come to effect…

Nigeria Customs duty reduced, how is that possible? Is Nigeria getting better already? At first glance, these questions could resonate…

This article will walk you through 'what you need to know about Clearing and Forwarding in Nigeria, how much it…

CBN e-invoice for import and export into Nigeria? The introduction of e-valuator, e-invoices into import and export trade by the…

Cherry tomato is a type of tomato with origin in Mexico. History has it that the cherry tomato is crossbreed…

Vitamin c foods are many the worlds over. Foods high in vitamin c include broccoli, lemons, oranges, papayas, etc. There…

Avocado calories are very rich. The fruit maintains green even when ripe. Avocado is soft, with butter-like texture. It has…

Banana calories are fully packed with body building vitamins and minerals. This article is intentionally made in short bullet points…

Papaya seeds are enclosed inside papaya fruits. The fruit is succulent, melon-shaped, natural fruit, full of health benefits. Much like…

Buy dollar online in Nigeria; how is that possible? How does the mere mention of it hit you? In this…

Nigeria Customs is principally responsible for two-way goods clearance in Nigeria. Goods going out of Nigeria undergo export clearance, while…

SONCAP questions require good answers. Firstly, why do people ask so many SONCAP questions? Secondly, are there answers to SONCAP…

Shipping containers have become indispensable in modern-day national and international movement of goods. In whatever size, dimension and form, shipping…

Hire clearing agent in Nigeria is not just an article, but also a real information in all sense. In one…

Homogenous container examination? Cargo examination is the physical or electronic inspection of imported or exported goods by the Customs Services.…

Goods not valid for forex? The Nigeria Central Bank had placed 41 commodities on foreign currency restriction since 3 June…

Women and Youth Export Facility (WAYEF) is to support Women and Youth in the non-oil exports value-chain. The intention of…

What to export from Nigeria or how to export from Nigeria? Which is the most important question right now? The…

Reduced car import levy in Nigeria is a welcome idea. At an event to mark the 2021 International Customs Day,…

Electronic truck call-up system is one of the innovations by the Nigeria Port Authority introduced to Apapa. What is electronic…

Exporting sesame seeds from Nigeria is a lucrative venture. Unfortunately, most people fear exporting business. Ask any unemployed youth if…

Where to buy sesame seeds around the world is a big keyword on search engines. Why do people around the…

Bonded warehouse in Nigeria is probably a new term to people outside container logistics. To people in the logistics supply…

Maize importation into Nigeria is a burning issue. On one hand, the internet is awash with junks of misleading information…

Cost of clearing air freight cargo in Nigeria depends largely on the freight weight. I mean the chargeable weight. Another…

Exempted from import duty and VAT? How true is this information? Covid-19 has made it possible for certain medical equipment…

Single Goods Declaration (SGD) Nigeria? Have you tried to import goods to Nigeria before and Customs Broker mentioned single goods…

NXP Form in Nigeria is Form M in the revers. What do we mean by this? The central bank of…

How to export goods from Nigeria to other countries? The Nigeria government is desirous of promoting foreign earnings through exports.…

Which are the best Nigerian airports for international shipping? Answering this question would require us to carefully consider four major…

Electronic Customs Clearance seeks to replace customs declarations and administrative files with e-messages. The purpose is to substitute Customs paper…

Nigeria import requirement is constantly growing as the nation is growing. For example, in 1 January 2006, the government sought…

Cost of clearing Volkswagen cars Nigeria 2019 is published for popularity of Volkswagen cars in Nigeria. Volkswagen cars are loved…

What is NAFDAC e-license digitization? On a circular – TED/PFO/BNK/CON/01/053 dated 30 August 2019, the CBN announced NAFDAC e-permit on…

Best seaports in Nigeria? Have you tried asking the question before? Do you plan importing goods to Nigeria and you…

SONCAP is an acronym for Standard Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Program. SON Product Certificate is a prerequisite to obtaining…

Milk importation into Nigeria will no longer be a free-for-all ride. The reason is because milk importation into Nigeria will…

CTN – Cargo Tracking Note may seem a rather strange term to most importers. Especially so, if you were not…

Starting to import to Nigeria requires some knowledge for success. When importing goods from any country to Nigeria, you’ll need…

VAT increase in Nigeria appears to be long overdue. Especially, considering the argument by some that Nigerian VAT is the…

Nigeria news is constantly being updated. Today, the Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, has presented the Monetary Policy road-map…

What is Customs requirement on overtime cargo? Or rather, what is overtime cargo? What informed my decision to write this…

Nigeria imports duty payable by importers have remind stable for some years. The reason is because the central bank of…

Do you want to hire Customs Clearance Agent in Nigeria? Who is a Customs Clearance Agent? Customs Clearance Agent is…

Import duty Nigeria could mean different thing to different people. Used in a loosed sense of a novice, import duty…

Exportation licence is a legal document issued by the state or its agency, which shows permission to export goods. The…

Nigeria is made up of not less than 250 ethnic groups, each with her unique language. A recent survey puts…

Clearing goods through Customs Nigeria? What is cargo examination? The term cargo examination or simply examination refers to physical inspection…

Do you know of Nigeria Customs Service Recruitment 2019? What is it like working with the Nigeria Customs Service? Or…

Bulk Form M? A client called to ask if it is possible to ship in batches items of same contract,…

Import duty payment is a requirement for virtually all goods imported into Nigeria. Except goods from importers with Import Duty…

Is container shipping better than LCL? In one word I say yes. The next question that comes naturally is; why?…

Prohibited commodities Nigeria are often mistaken for goods not valid for foreign exchange. The two classes of goods are completely…

Statistics from CBN Nigeria shows that in the early 70s and 80s the country had almost 180 textile mills. Textile…

Power generating set importation Nigeria? What is the reason for this article? Or put in other words, what informed my…

Manufacturing companies in Nigeria are blessed with lots of industrial incentives. The reason for such incentives is to promote local…

What is the cost of Car Clearing Nigeria? Almost on daily basis, I have had to deal with requests for…

International Shipping Companies in Nigeria are at the epicenter of importation to Nigeria. Who really are international shipping companies in…

Sometimes, cargo clearing Nigeria ports could become a source of painful heartache. What really is the greatest problem with cargo…

Why Clearance Agent? Have you ever wondered what the role of Clearing Agents are in the importation business? What do…

Clearing and Forwarding? What is your business goal next year? Start importation of raw materials for industrial use? Run an…

Are you aware that hibiscus flower is money maker? Do you know that the flower cut and thrown to the…

Nigeria import prohibition items are not the same as 42 items restricted for foreign exchange. Most people make the mistake…

Fertilizers as used in Nigeria is substance used to improve or maintain growth of plants or productivity of soil. There…

Demurrage charge and detention are two terms that one cannot help but mention in the movement of goods between countries.…

Do you know that container deposits and demurrages charge will no longer exist beginning December 1 2018? What is container…

Groupage to Nigeria is becoming increasingly popular. However, many importers still do not understand what groupage to Nigeria is. At…

Why electronic cargo manifest? In the United States for instance, the government requires certain data elements before cargo is loaded…

What is Customs duty tariff? Are you a miniature importer seeking to know the overall cost before embarking on an…

Temporary importations permit? What is all about? Why do you need it? Answers to these questions are what informed my…

Freight transportation types and services are various. All geared towards bringing imported goods from origin to destination. Transportation services embrace…

Booking and booking confirmation? Have you seen written on a bill of lading – booking number or booking confirmations number?…

Terminal Handling Charges (THC) also called Container Service Charges (CSC) is the summary of money paid for use of terminal…

Starting export business Nigeria is not as daunting as often painted. Most people out there create scenes of unattainable requirements…

CCVO SAMPLE NIGERIA is an article meant to give a free sample of the combined certificate of value and origin.…

Importation of goods is the bringing of commodities from one country to another, of course using means recognised and approved…

Business plan examples abound in the internet. This article is not one of those fluffs out there. Instead, it is…

Alibaba express? Yes, most Nigerians buy goods online from Alibaba express. Many have made mistakes of shipping their goods from…

What is INCO terms 2018? The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the body responsible for assigning meanings to international…

Customs HS Codes Nigeria? Many importers and exporters are having issues finding the right HS Code classification for items. What…

Cost of clearing has remained a subject of concern to prospective importers. Do you want to import some pieces of…

Business plan template may vary according to the kind of business, but the essential elements remain the same. Are you…

Successful online business is not usually complex to learn and setup. Though, the idea of starting business online still scares…

What really is DTI? Or rather, what is DTI in the Nigerian import/export business? How can you invest in DTI…

Global competitiveness index- what does this term mean? Are you an investor looking for where to put your money? What…

Blogger meaning is not as important as blogging itself. What would you rather focus on, blogger meaning or blogging? Spending…

Logistics Company could be defined as any company that applies logic in solving problems associated with movement. Such transportation could…

The trade finance terms inter-bank market, and parallel market are of added meaning to every regular importer of goods and…

Many people make the mistake of thinking there is generic importation license that covers all items into a country. However,…

Until recently, before the introduction of new IT platform by the Nigerian Customs to its import and export from Nigeria,…

Form M registration is fairly easy for pro forma invoice with single or few items. The Form M processing steps are…

In my article for how to process SON PC and SONCAP in Nigeria, I gave explicit detail on all the…

The Nigerian Government through its agency – the Nigerian Customs Services has directed that all shipments to Nigeria must first…

NCS stands for Nigerian Customs Services. The international logistics trade is and has always been evolving and will keep on…

Customs Clearing Process depends on the country. Before year 2016, I used my page on the Nigerian Single Window for…

Types of Bill of Lading issued by who? The shipping Line? By using the term shipping line in international logistics…

ANIMAL PET IMPORTATION PERMIT NIGERIA? The Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services (DVPCS) is an arm of the Federal…

IMPORT PERMIT ACTIVATION? Assuming you have already followed how to process SON import permits in Nigeria, and have got the…

Seeds importation Nigeria is usually for research, planting, consumption or commercial reasons. Thus, this importation requires importation permit from the National Agricultural…

The article for how to process and obtain CBN form m in Nigeria has dealt considerably on how to process…

HOUSE BILL OF LADING? What really is a bill of Lading? Rather than the definition, content should be the focus.…

Customs clearance charges vary from country to country. In my article for ‘HOW MUCH TO CUSTOMS CLEAR AIR FREIGHT IN…

FORMA, NXP FORM in Nigeria? The Federal Government of Nigeria single window for trade worth thorough understanding. With this single…

NAFDAC Product Registration for what? Like I said in my article for how to process and obtain Form M in…

SONCAP exempted products in Nigeria are few. Almost all products entering Nigerian import-value-chain are subject to SONCAP. Some SONCAP exempted…

FORM M Document for shipment to Nigeria? What is your answer to this question? In one word the answer yes.…

Airfreight means that the means of transportation is air. In my article for how to estimate cargo import clearance cost…

Nigeria Custom Clearing Charges? The concern of every importer is how much he would spend to get goods to a…

Small Business Loans? Have you spotted a business opportunity in Nigeria that you like to exploit? In truth, the headache…

Export to Nigeria? Conventionally speaking, the federal government of Nigeria has mandated that every export into the Nigerian logistics trading…

SONCAP Product Certificate for what? What options are available to you for the certification of your product of import or…

IMPORT PERMIT APPLICATION: OUR APPROACH Rather than define what we do, we say ‘our services is object-oriented and state-of-the-art.’ By…

It is not always simple to find and engage freight forwarders that will suit what is needed for your import…

CONSOLIDATION of what? Assume you want to travel from Aberdeen city center say from the front of Primark shopping mall…

In supply chain, making a quotation for a shipping job is a function of the role to be played, that…

Incoterms? The term shipping used in international logistic trade means transport of goods from one place to another. Like every…

Shipping Companies? Have you ever seen big ships or large vessels on the sea? Often the ships are tagged with…

Customs Clearing Agent? As a businessman, if you were to tap into a population of nearly 200 million people, what…

What are shipping terms? In international commerce, there are a lot of jargon or terms often abbreviated as incoterms. These…

Are you shipping to Nigeria? One of my articles focused on the number of cargo clearance and handling steps from the…

Business idea – Start business with no money? Digital technology is creating opportunities for people to live, work, and play…

International Cargo Shipping? As is the practice internationally, for every single international cargo shipping to Nigeria as the destination, there are…

WHAT IS BRANDING MARKETING? The utmost desire of every businessman is to position his organisation or products and services. Branding…

E COMMERCE DEFINITION E commerce Definition varies from one lexicographer to another. A friend of mine stated e commerce definition…

Export Procedure to Nigeria depend on the countries involved. What do you want to import? From where do you want…

Have you ever wondered why air waybill is written ‘non-negotiable?’ This is because air waybill is not a document of…

Lekki Free Trade Zone? Are you desirous of having a presence in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Free Zone? Thus,…

Lagos Free Trade Zone for what? Before now, sometimes around the year 2015, I had some ugly experience with commercial…

Blog Sites? I am the CEO of Vagmon Integrated Services, a services complex that sees great opportunities in the online…

Customs Clearing Documents Nigeria? The purpose of this article is to bring together set of clearing documents that I have…

Blogging Sites?  Blogging is an aspect of ICT that involves creating a website or web-page and adding information to it regularly.…

Letter of credit for what? Are you thinking of importing some goods or buying some services into the Nigerian environment?…

STANDARDS ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIA implemented the SONCAP to give assurance to the Nigerian end-users or consumers of the quality, safety and…

Clearing Agent Lagos help in clearing a container cheap. Firstly, clearing cost is a function of the value and the nature…

The Packing List is a shipping document that shows unabridged description of goods. Thus, the packing list shows dimensions, weights…

Import documents are the heart and beginning of all imports. Exporters, importers, and even Clearing and Forwarding companies themselves are…

Shipping Company know by regulation that every shipment across international borders must be cleared through Customs. There are two-way clearance;…

Airfreights Nigeria; how fast do you need the shipment to Nigeria delivered to your warehouse or your operational base? Is there…

The importers of the following CBN 41 items not-valid-for-forex cannot access foreign currency via official windows. This is since 3…

Cargo logistics services includes a number of steps and processes in the importation and movement of cargoes from origin to…

Bill of Lading Sample? The purpose of this article is not to load my ardent readers with a handful of…

Marine insurance is important because in the movement of cargoes from point of supplier to destination of import, certain loses…

What is SON Import Permit Nigeria? Sometimes, the purpose of import is for a particular project, or is for a…

What is NESREA clearance permit? Virtually all products imported into the Nigerian territory are under the SONCAP program. Hence, those…

Assuming you have been importing into Nigeria, you probably know what PAAR is already. For new importers PAAR might be…

What is CCVO template in Nigeria? CCVO stands for Combined Certificate of Value and Origin. As the name suggests, the…

Call it commercial invoice, shipping invoice, or final invoice, the nomenclature used has nothing to add to the content. The…

The concern of every importer of goods is to know how much the entire process would take from the export…

Many people in the international logistics trade tend to interchange proforma invoice for commercial invoice. In real sense however, both…

Importation business is a business niche that involves movement of goods or commodities from one country to another. Do you…

SONCAP stands for SON conformity Assessment Program. SON is an acronym for Standard Organization of Nigeria. SONCAP is an importation…

What is the Form M all about, why is the document required for importation, and at what stage is it…

The Government of Nigeria through its agency the Nigeria Export Promotion Council has focused attention on how the country can…

There is a two-way Custom clearance procedure in every international export or import of goods. First, you have the origin…