Import guides / Nigeria

Importing a car from the US to Nigeria

Nigeria Customs values the car at what a clean one is worth, from its VIN, not at your bid, so the duty doesn't drop if you win it cheaply.

Shipping from the US

$1,200 to $1,750

At sea

22 to 38 days

Arrives at

Lagos (Apapa / Tin Can)

Sails from

Baltimore, MD, Newark, NJ and 5 more

Rules to know

• Nigeria refuses cars more than 12 years old Nigeria Customs refuses used passenger cars more than 12 years from their year of manufacture. Ladar goes by the model year; a car built the year before its model year can be over the limit, so check the build date on the VIN plate for the oldest year allowed.
• Nigeria values the car itself, not your price Customs works out duty from its own VIN-based value of the car, not what you paid. Newer cars (about the last 9 model years) with real accident damage, such as chassis damage or deployed airbags, are reported to get about 30% off after a Customs inspection. Ladar doesn't count on that and uses Copart's retail estimate.