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Selling it in Nigeria

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A plain carton with a blank label area and a printed sample label beside it on a table Guide Selling it in Nigeria 13 min Own brand goods from China: OEM, ODM and your trade mark Own brand goods from China: the difference between OEM and ODM, who owns the mould, what a Nigerian trade mark costs, and why you may need a Chinese one too. Stacked cartons under dust sheets at the back of a warehouse, a single aisle light on Guide Selling it in Nigeria 11 min Dead stock: what to do with unsold imported goods in Nigeria Unsold imported goods are costing you more than you think. What Nigerian manufacturers are doing about their own dead stock, what warehousing costs, and when to cut. A returned carton opened on a counter with the product beside it and a receipt on top Guide Selling it in Nigeria 11 min Warranty and returns in Nigeria: what you owe the customer Warranty and returns in Nigeria under the FCCPA 2018: the three month rule, who pays, what a no refund sign cannot do, and whether the factory can be made to pay. A phone on a table showing a product listing, with cartons and packing tape beside it Guide Selling it in Nigeria 11 min How to sell imported goods online in Nigeria Sell imported goods online in Nigeria: real Jumia and Konga commissions, payout terms, returns, delivery costs, and what TikTok Shop does not do here. A hardback ledger open on a counter with handwritten entries and a biro resting on the page Guide Selling it in Nigeria 11 min Selling on credit in Nigeria without losing the goods Selling on credit in Nigeria: why the whole market runs on it, what the receivables figures show, and the rules that let you give terms without losing your capital. A price list written in marker on a whiteboard in a Nigerian shop, with some figures crossed out and rewritten Guide Selling it in Nigeria 10 min Pricing imported goods in Nigeria when the naira moves Pricing imported goods in Nigeria: the real naira record since 2023, why the inflation figure cannot guide you, and whether to reprice stock you already paid for. A warehouse aisle with palletised cartons and a clipboard on a pallet, somewhere in Nigeria Guide Selling it in Nigeria 12 min How to find and appoint distributors in Nigeria Appointing distributors in Nigeria: the tier structure, what the Competition Act lets you put in the agreement, the credit problem, and how to write a first deal. A Lagos market street lined with plazas and shop fronts, goods stacked outside, traffic crawling past Guide Selling it in Nigeria 10 min Lagos wholesale markets: Trade Fair, Alaba, Balogun, Ladipo The Lagos wholesale markets an importer sells into: what each one trades, who buys there, and the demolitions, sealings and fires of 2025 and 2026. Bolts of colourful fabric stacked floor to ceiling in a northern Nigerian textile shop, narrow aisle between them Guide Selling it in Nigeria 9 min Kantin Kwari and the Kano textile trade in 2026 Kantin Kwari in Kano: 13,000 shops, who buys there, dated 2026 fabric prices, the smuggling route that undercuts you, and the import ban being debated. Rows of handmade shoes displayed outside a workshop in a Nigerian market, with a craftsman's bench visible behind Guide Selling it in Nigeria 9 min Ariaria International Market: what Aba makes, what Aba resells Ariaria International Market in Aba: the shoe and garment clusters, the imports that compete with them, the 2025 remodelling, shop prices and the power problem. A wide view of a dense Nigerian market with corrugated roofs stretching into the distance, shot from a first floor window News Selling it in Nigeria 7 min Onitsha Main Market in 2026, after the demolition Onitsha Main Market after the March 2026 demolition: what was pulled down, the Monday trading rule, the drug market closures, and what a wholesaler needs to know. A trader's stall in a large Nigerian market with cartons stacked to the ceiling and a narrow walkway between shops Guide Selling it in Nigeria 6 min How to sell imported goods in Nigeria after they land Four ways to sell imported goods in Nigeria once the container clears: your own shop, market wholesale, appointed distributors, or online. What each one costs you.

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