WeChat is the messaging app most Chinese suppliers use. Email reaches the same sales desk and works from any country.
Import rules, duty and landed cost for West African markets — written from actual shipments, not from other articles.
What a China-to-Lagos import actually costs in 2026: FOB price, freight, 20% duty + 5% NAC levy + VAT + Green Tax, SONCAP and VehCAP timing, and the 12-year rule.
2026-10-22Nigeria · FreightWhat ocean freight from Guangzhou to Lagos actually costs in 2026 — RoRo versus 20ft and 40ft container, how consolidation changes the per-car figure, and the three legs the freight quote leaves out.
2026-10-22Nigeria · BuyingThe seven mistakes that cost importers money before the car ever reaches the port — forwarded photos, registration year sold as build year, rolled-back odometers, hidden structural repair and contracts with no VIN in them.
2026-10-22Nigeria · CertificationSONCAP, the new VehCAP vehicle programme, Form M and PAAR in the order they actually run — what is issued in China before sailing, what your Nigerian bank issues, and what a missing certificate costs you at Apapa.
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