Nigeria Import Center
Everything about importing trucks into Nigeria: SONCAP, Form M, PAAR, duties, levies, shipping routes and payment.
Paying a Chinese Truck Supplier: T/T, L/C and Installment Structures
How truck payments actually work: T/T splits, when an L/C makes sense, escrow-style protections and how fleet orders stage payments.
Read moreForm M and PAAR: Nigeria's Import Paperwork, Step by Step
Form M opens the import; PAAR assesses it. Here is exactly what each document does, what your bank checks, and how to avoid the query loop.
Read moreShipping Trucks to Lagos: Apapa and Tin Can Ports Compared
RoRo or container, Apapa or Tin Can: how the two Lagos ports differ for truck imports, and how to keep demurrage off your invoice.
Read moreImport Duty and Levies on Trucks in Nigeria: A Working Reference
What duty, levy and VAT apply when a truck lands in Nigeria, how the assessable value is built, and why landed cost estimates vary.
Read moreImporting a Truck from China to Nigeria: The Complete Process
From proforma invoice to number plate: the nine steps of importing a truck from China to Nigeria, with the documents and decisions at each stage.
Read moreSONCAP Certification for Truck Imports: What SON Actually Requires
SONCAP explained for truck buyers: Product Certificate versus SONCAP Certificate, the accredited bodies, costs, and the mistakes that delay Form M.
Read moreNigerian Road Conditions: Choosing Truck Specs That Survive the Route
Springs, tyres, ground clearance, body steel: how Nigerian road realities should change the specification you order.
Read moreShipping to Onne Port (Port Harcourt): The Eastern Route
For South-South and South-East fleets, Onne often beats Lagos: how the port works, what routes exist, and when to choose it.
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