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The questions the desk is asked most, about buying, selling, shipping, visas and the paperwork, answered properly once.

Canton Fair 8 China Visa 17 Shipping and Clearing 37 Buying and Sourcing 126 Where China Makes What 11 Money 17 Travelling and Living 25 The Nigerian Side 15 Selling to China 15 Selling it in Nigeria 12 News and Updates 5
A trade finance document and a bill of lading on a bank desk with a stamp, or two people shaking hands over paperwork Guide Selling to China 6 min Getting paid by a Chinese buyer: terms that protect you Getting paid by a Chinese buyer: the letter of credit, documentary collection, FOB versus CIF, what confirmation costs, and the frauds aimed at sellers. A notebook with figures worked out by hand beside a phone showing a product page and a calculator Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min What can I import from China with 500k, 1m or 5m naira? What you can import with 500k, 1m or 5m naira once freight, duty and certification are paid, and the costs that do not shrink when the order does. A customs or standards officer examining boxed goods in a warehouse, or two similar looking products side by side Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min Counterfeit goods from China: what it costs a Nigerian importer Counterfeit goods from China sit on Nigeria's absolute prohibition list, and forged trademarks are a criminal matter. The scale, the law and the defence. A handwritten costing sheet with columns of figures and a calculator, on a desk in a Nigerian shop Guide Money 5 min Profit margin on imported goods: the arithmetic that decides Working out the profit margin on imported goods: landed cost per unit, the break even quantity, exchange rate risk, and the discount you will end up giving. Brightly coloured toys and baby items arranged on a shelf in a Nigerian shop, a parent browsing Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min Toys and baby products from China: the rules and the risk Toys and baby products from China are a SONCAP category. What certification costs, what to check on samples, and why the cheapest supplier is wrong here. A storeroom of unsold stock in cartons gathering dust, or a trader looking at a full shelf Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min What not to import from China, and why people keep trying What not to import from China: banned finished goods, saturated categories, branded anything, and the regulated goods that take six months to register. Bags of sesame or cashew stacked on a pallet at a Nigerian warehouse with a forklift behind, or a container being loaded at a port Guide Selling to China 4 min How to export from Nigeria to China, step by step How to export from Nigeria to China in order: the company, NEPC, market access for your product, the buyer, Form NXP, the documents and getting paid. A container ship or a stack of export cartons with a Nigerian flag detail, or a trade document with a customs stamp Guide Selling to China 4 min China's zero tariff for Nigeria: what it covers, and until when China's zero tariff covers Nigerian goods from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028. What it includes, the quota exception, and what it does not do for you. A market or warehouse scene with sacks of sesame, cashew and dried hibiscus side by side, labelled Guide Selling to China 4 min What China buys from Nigeria, and what it will not take What China buys from Nigeria: which products have real quarantine access, which are only talked about, and why a zero tariff alone is worth nothing. Sacks of raw cashew nuts open at the top in a Nigerian warehouse, with a moisture meter or scoop beside them Guide Selling to China 4 min Export cashew nuts to China from Nigeria: the 2026 opening China opened cashew access to all African countries with diplomatic ties from 9 June 2026. What a Nigerian cashew exporter needs to use it properly. A Nigerian trader in a shop or warehouse holding a phone and a notebook, surrounded by mixed cartons of goods Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min Best products to import from China to Nigeria, honestly The best products to import from China pass four filters: legal to import, certifiable, sellable at a Nigerian price, and small enough to survive a mistake. A desk with a product on one side and a folder of certificates on the other, a pen in between Guide The Nigerian Side 5 min Which certificate does my product need to enter Nigeria? Which certificate does my product need to enter Nigeria: SONCAP, NAFDAC or NCC type approval? The routes, the published fees and the penalties.
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