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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 tray of phone cases, cables and earbuds laid out on a counter in a Nigerian phone shop, with a price list Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min Importing phone accessories from China to Nigeria A phone accessories import is the classic first order: light, in constant demand, cheap to test. The certificate, the battery problem, and the arithmetic. Power banks and battery packs in a carton with a class 9 dangerous goods label visible on the box Guide Shipping and Clearing 6 min Shipping batteries and power banks from China to Nigeria Shipping batteries from China is a dangerous goods job. What may fly, the 30 percent charge rule, why couriers refuse power banks, and the sea route. Boxed phones stacked on a counter in a Nigerian phone market with a scanner or phone in hand Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min Importing phones to Nigeria: type approval and the IMEI rules Importing phones to Nigeria needs NCC type approval, and a device registration system is rolling out through 2026. What is settled and what is moving. Shelves of boxed car parts in a Nigerian spare parts market, a trader checking a part number against a phone Guide Buying and Sourcing 11 min Auto parts from China to Nigeria: demand, and the fake problem Auto parts from China feed one of Nigeria's biggest trades and its worst counterfeit problem. What needs SONCAP, the tyre ban, and buying the real thing. Cosmetic jars and tubes on a counter beside a folder of documents and a NAFDAC style registration form Guide The Nigerian Side 13 min Importing cosmetics from China: the NAFDAC route in full Importing cosmetics from China means registering with NAFDAC first, and only the registrant may import. The documents, the embassy step, 120 working days. A CAC certificate of registration on a desk beside a laptop showing the CAC portal, a pen resting on it Guide The Nigerian Side 11 min CAC registration for an import business: business name or company CAC registration for an import business in 2026: business name or limited company, what each costs and takes on the new portal, the tax number, the filings. A folder of business documents open on a desk, a bank account opening form on top and a TIN printout clipped to it Guide The Nigerian Side 10 min TIN number for import in Nigeria, and the bank account The TIN number an importer needs in Nigeria is mandatory for a business bank account from 2026 and for every Form M. How to get it and what the bank asks for. A tax assessment or VAT return on a screen beside a Customs duty receipt, a calculator between them Guide The Nigerian Side 13 min Tax on imported goods in Nigeria: at the port and on the business Tax on imported goods in Nigeria comes twice: at the port as duty, levies and VAT, and on the business under the 2026 laws. What a small trader pays and gets back. A departures board or an aircraft at Murtala Muhammed International Airport at night, or a Nigerian traveller at a boarding gate with a small carry on and a fol Guide Travelling and Living 13 min Flights from Nigeria to Guangzhou: the routes and the stopovers Flights from Nigeria to Guangzhou all stop once, in Addis, Nairobi, Doha, Dubai or Istanbul. Which airlines fly it, the transit rules, and when fares peak. The arrivals hall at Guangzhou Baiyun airport with the metro signs and a telecom counter visible, or a traveller at the immigration queue holding a passport Guide Travelling and Living 8 min Arriving at Guangzhou airport as a Nigerian, step by step Arriving at Guangzhou airport: the online arrival card, fingerprints, the cash declaration, the yellow fever check, the 24 hour rule and the metro into town. A phone showing the WeChat registration screen with a QR code, held by a Nigerian trader at a desk, a second phone beside it scanning the code Guide Travelling and Living 8 min How to set up WeChat in Nigeria before you fly to China Set up WeChat in Nigeria before you travel: the friend verification step, why new accounts get frozen, WeChat Pay with a foreign card, and what suppliers expect. A hand holding a phone with two SIM trays visible, a China Unicom or China Mobile counter blurred in the background, or a traveller comparing an eSIM screen wit Guide Travelling and Living 8 min China SIM card for Nigerians: eSIM, airport SIM and roaming China SIM card for Nigerians: a local SIM at Baiyun airport, an eSIM that keeps WhatsApp working, or Airtel, MTN and Glo roaming. Dated prices and the OTP problem.
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