Moving industrial cargo from the USA to Nigeria — built for energy, EPC and heavy industry.
A US-based, FMC-licensed freight forwarder with a fully staffed office and warehouse in Lagos. We handle project cargo, heavy lift, oil & gas equipment and commercial freight — door to door, with customs cleared in-country by our own team.
- ✓ Project cargo, heavy lift & out-of-gauge handled end to end
- ✓ Oil & gas equipment to Onne, Lagos, Warri & Port Harcourt
- ✓ Commercial freight, personal effects & vehicles
- ✓ In-country Lagos team managing Form M, PAAR & clearance
Get a fast quote
Tell us what you’re moving and where it’s going. Our team replies with a clear, all-in plan — usually within one business day.
- ✓ Project, heavy-lift & commercial cargo
- ✓ Customs clearance & documentation included
- ✓ Delivery to ports, free zones, bases & sites
- ✓ Dedicated coordinator on every shipment
No obligation. Your details stay private.
Full-scope freight for industry — not just parcels
From a single out-of-gauge module to a multi-vessel project campaign, we plan, ship, clear and deliver complex cargo into Nigeria. Industrial and energy freight is our core business.
Oil & Gas Logistics
End-to-end logistics for upstream, midstream and downstream operators and their service companies. We move drilling equipment, wellheads, valves, OCTG, subsea modules, pipeline components and modular process units — and we understand the regulatory layer that surrounds energy cargo, from NCDMB local-content rules to NUPRC permits, Temporary Importation Permits and dangerous-goods handling for drilling chemicals.
Project Cargo
Large, heavy, high-value or mission-critical equipment moved as a managed project — engineered lift plans, route surveys, multimodal coordination and a single point of responsibility from origin to final site.
High & Heavy / Out-of-Gauge
Cargo that exceeds standard container dimensions or weight — handled on flat racks, open-tops, breakbulk and heavy-lift vessels, with correct lashing, lift-point engineering and center-of-gravity calculation.
Commercial Cargo
LCL and full-container ocean freight and air freight for manufacturers, distributors and traders — consolidations, regulated-goods compliance (SONCAP/NAFDAC) and reliable scheduling to Lagos and beyond.
Customs Clearance in Nigeria
Our own in-country team manages the full Nigeria Customs Service process — Form M, PAAR, SONCAP, CCVO and the Single Goods Declaration — so your cargo clears cleanly and demurrage is kept to a minimum.
Door-to-Door Delivery
One contract from US pickup to final delivery — Nigerian ports, oil & gas free zones, fabrication yards, offshore supply bases or your project site, with last-mile trucking handled by our Lagos team.
Personal Effects & Vehicles
For relocating staff and individuals: household goods, personal effects and vehicles shipped safely to Nigeria, with the same documentation discipline we apply to industrial cargo.
A fully staffed office and warehouse in Lagos
Most US forwarders hand your cargo to an unknown local agent the moment it reaches Nigeria. We don’t. We operate our own staffed office and equipped warehouse in Lagos — so the people clearing your shipment, storing it and delivering it work for us, and answer to you.
That in-country presence is the difference between a shipment that stalls at the port and one that moves. Our team handles customs in person, resolves issues in real time, and gives you a single point of accountability on both sides of the ocean.
- ✓ Direct, in-person dealings with Nigeria Customs and port authorities
- ✓ Secure warehouse for consolidation, storage and inspection
- ✓ Local trucking and last-mile delivery under our control
- ✓ Real-time problem-solving — not a 6,000-mile phone call
Nigerian customs, handled properly
Clearance into Nigeria is now fully digital through the Single Window and NICIS II, and it is unforgiving of paperwork errors — a wrong HS code or a missing certificate means demurrage and delay. Our team prepares and manages every document so your cargo clears cleanly.
Form MImport declaration
Opened through a CBN-approved bank and registered on the Single Window before your goods ship. Nothing moves without it.
PAARPre-Arrival Assessment Report
Issued by Nigeria Customs against your Form M and shipping documents, and required before the vessel arrives.
SONCAPStandards conformity
Required for regulated products — confirms compliance with Standards Organisation of Nigeria requirements.
CCVOCombined Certificate of Value & Origin
Prepared with your commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and insurance certificate for the declaration.
SGDSingle Goods Declaration
Lodged via Direct Trader Input by our licensed clearing agents to formally enter your cargo.
TIPTemporary Importation Permit
For equipment entering Nigeria temporarily — processed with NCS, including bond handling and timely close-out to avoid penalties.
NCECNigerian Content compliance
Often required by the NCDMB for oil-and-gas equipment above defined value thresholds. We coordinate the certification.
MSDSDangerous goods
Material Safety Data Sheets and DG declarations for drilling chemicals, hazmat and regulated substances.
PERMITSNUPRC / NIMASA / NAFDAC
Sector permits and agency approvals coordinated alongside customs so clearance isn’t blocked by a missing certificate.
All managed by our in-country team
You get one point of contact who owns the documentation from origin to delivery — not a hand-off to a stranger at the port.
Logistics built for oil & gas
Energy cargo sits at the intersection of three challenges: equipment that is oversized, overweight or hazardous; a multi-layered regulatory framework; and ports where the right choice of terminal changes everything. We are built for all three.
The right mode for the cargo
Flat racks and open-tops for out-of-gauge pieces, breakbulk and geared heavy-lift vessels for items too large for any container, RoRo for wheeled and tracked equipment, and air charter when downtime is measured in millions per day.
The right regulatory path
We work across Nigeria Customs, the NCDMB’s local-content regime, NUPRC for upstream operations and NIMASA on maritime cabotage — anticipating the permits and certificates energy cargo needs before they become a hold-up.
The right port
Onne’s Oil & Gas Free Zone offers duty advantages, heavy-lift infrastructure and proximity to the Niger Delta fields that Lagos cannot match. We route each shipment to the terminal that serves your project best.
Visibility you can act on
Pre-alerts, milestone reporting and a dedicated coordinator on high-value consignments — so your procurement and project teams always know where critical equipment is.
One partner, origin to site
Scope & quote
Tell us the equipment, dimensions, weight, origin and destination. We engineer the route and return a clear, all-in plan and price.
Documentation & booking
We open Form M, prepare PAAR and all certificates, and book the right vessel, aircraft or equipment for the cargo.
Ship & clear
Cargo moves from US origin while our Lagos team clears it through Nigeria Customs in-country — in person, in real time.
Deliver to site
Last-mile trucking to port, free zone, fabrication yard, supply base or project site — under our control, with full visibility.
Every major gateway into Nigeria
We route each shipment to the port and terminal that best fits the cargo, the timeline and the destination — not whichever is most convenient for us.
Onne
The largest oil & gas free zone in the world, with two terminals (FOT & FLT), duty advantages, heavy-lift infrastructure and proximity to the Niger Delta fields. Our preferred gateway for energy cargo.
Lagos — Apapa & Tin Can
Nigeria’s largest ports, best suited to commercial cargo and shipments bound for the South-West and North. We manage the congestion so you don’t feel it.
Warri & Port Harcourt
Western Delta and Eastern access for energy and industrial cargo, plus offshore supply-base and fabrication-yard deliveries across the region.
Have a shipment to move to Nigeria?
From a single module to a full project campaign — let’s scope it.
Frequently asked
Q. Do you handle the customs clearance in Nigeria, or just the shipping?
Both. Our own staffed team in Lagos manages the full Nigeria Customs process — Form M, PAAR, SONCAP, the Single Goods Declaration and any sector permits — so you have one accountable partner from US origin to final delivery.
Q. Can you move out-of-gauge and heavy-lift cargo?
Yes. Project cargo, high & heavy and out-of-gauge equipment is core to what we do — on flat racks, open-tops, breakbulk and heavy-lift vessels, with proper lift engineering and route surveys.
Q. Which port should my oil & gas equipment go through?
For most energy cargo, Onne’s Oil & Gas Free Zone offers the best combination of duty advantages, heavy-lift infrastructure and proximity to the Niger Delta. We’ll recommend the right gateway for your specific shipment.
Q. Do you ship from anywhere in the US?
Yes — we arrange pickup from any of the 50 states and consolidate at origin, with the whole move running under one contract.
Q. Do you also ship personal effects and vehicles?
We do. Relocating staff, household goods and vehicles are handled with the same documentation discipline as our industrial cargo.