Sea · 40ft container
$6,280–9,752- Route
- Shanghai to Lagos (Apapa)
- Load
- 15,000 kg
- Transit
- 37–69 days
Freightos · Oct 12, 2026
Insights / Trade corridors / China → Nigeria
China 
Nigeria
Machinery, Electrical equipment and Vehicles and parts lead the goods shipped from Shanghai to Lagos (Apapa), with sea transit of 37–69 days on today's estimate.
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- Freight · 40ft container$6,280–9,752Shanghai to Lagos (Apapa), 15,000 kgFreightos · Oct 12, 2026
- USD – NGN1,330▲ 0.2%Frankfurter · Oct 11, 2026
- Imports from China, 2024$9.57bnReported by NigeriaUN Comtrade
- Top product groupMachineryHS 84UN Comtrade
What's traded
The largest product groups Nigeria reported importing from China in 2024, by HS chapter.
| # | Product group | HS | Value, 2024 | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machinery | 84 | $2,229m | 23.3% |
| 2 | Electrical equipment | 85 | $1,440m | 15.1% |
| 3 | Vehicles and parts | 87 | $820m | 8.6% |
| 4 | Plastics | 39 | $578m | 6.0% |
| 5 | Iron and steel articles | 73 | $444m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Chemical products | 38 | $310m | 3.2% |
| 7 | Organic chemicals | 29 | $285m | 3.0% |
| 8 | HS 48 | 48 | $279m | 2.9% |
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Market estimates for one shipment from Shanghai to Lagos (Apapa), by how you ship.
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Coming up
- 15 Oct – 4 Nov2026
In 2 days Guangzhou, China - 6–15Nov 2026
In 24 days Lagos, Nigeria - 2–5Dec 2026
In 50 days Shanghai, China - 5–11Nov 2027
In 13 months Lagos, Nigeria
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