Freight from China to UK has three efective transportation modes of getting from China to the UK, and these are Air , Sea and Rail transport. 

Sea Freight Prices

Please see China to Nigeria | UK to Nigeria | Belgium to Nigeria | Holland to Nigeria

China  remains one of the biggest places for trade in the world, one of the best places to source products at the most affordable price for Nigerians and the whole world remains China.  For the past 3 years the bilatreral trade volume between China and Nigeria is over $20 billion dollars.

China is now the manufacturing base of the world, here below are the top exports from China to Nigeria.

Leading Categories of Chinese Exports to Nigeria

According to United Nations COMTRADE and trade data:

1. Electrical & Electronic Equipment – ~$2.8 billion
   Includes consumer electronics, telecom equipment, and components. Trading Economics

2. Machinery (including nuclear reactors, boilers, etc.) – ~$2.2 billion
   Industrial machines, engines, and heavy equipment. Trading Economics

3. Vehicles (excluding railway stock) – ~$1.4 billion
   Cars, trucks, buses and parts. Trading Economics

4. Plastics & Plastic Articles – ~$1.3 billion
   Raw plastic materials and plastic manufactured goods. Trading Economics

5. Articles of Iron or Steel – ~$1.1 billion
   Steel products used in construction and manufacturing. Trading Economics

6. Manmade Filaments & Textiles – ~$1.0 billion
   Synthetic fibers and textile materials. Trading Economics

7. Furniture, Prefabricated Buildings & Lighting – ~$780 million
   Household and commercial furniture. Trading Economics

8. Iron & Steel – ~$590 million
   Basic metal products and semi-finished materials. Trading Economics

9. Apparel & Knitwear – ~$460 million
   Clothing and fashion textiles. Trading Economics

10. Aluminum & Related Articles – ~$470 million
    Aluminum products and semi-finished goods. Trading Economics

The above data shows the serious need for a very efficient logistics platform to join the supply chain. MDS Cargo, together with our China partners are able to provide seamless freight by FCL and LCL. Then also by Air freight including consolidation.

See Our  Services below including prices and lead times.

Air Freight

Sea Freight 

Terms Of Carriage

Customers are responsible for item(s) packed by them(damaged and breakable goods should be declared by customers).Customers are liable for all extra customs duties, charges and surcharges as may be applied or incurred due to the type of commodity they are freighting (if unsure, please ask for a list of prohibited items from our customer service assistant). Incidence of loss are thoroughly investigated , MDS  has a maximum insurance cover of £300 per consignment. Claims without evidence would not be considered. It is advisable for customers to have additional third party insurance for goods of high value.

Delivery Time: For Air freight  we deliver within 7-10 business days (estimated) from flight departure date, for Sea freight, we deliver within 40 business days from sail date . Please note that delivery time is estimated but usually accurate, although it is rare but we may encounter unforeseen circumstances that may cause delay.

Electronic Products Shipment

All electronic products such as TVs, Laptops, Phones etc should be declared before shipment including the value and any other necessary documents associated with the purchase . MDS Cargo will not assume responsibilty of any damage(s) to electronic products in transit, customers are advised to seek third party insurance for their electronics. MDS Cargo will negotaite on the replacement of any missing electronic product declared by customer  and in our possession for shipment but will not be responsible for damaged items in transit. In the case of damaged electronic in transit, MDS Cargo will bear half of the cost of shipping the item back to the sender for possible replacement with the seller (based on the fact that goods were declared before shipment, purchase invoice presented before shipment  and appropriate safety recommendation offered by MDS was adopted by customer).

Dangerous Goods (DG) Shipment

Customers are required to handle dangerous goods extremely carefully and should be declared to MDS Cargo before shipment. The MSDS for DG good must be forwarded to MDS 2 weeks to intended shipment date .  MDS Cargo would not be held responsible for the shipment of dangerous goods not declared in writing before shipment. Certain conditions are supposed to be met as stipulated by United Nations and IATA before dangerous goods are shipped. DG goods require special expert handling and will incur extra cost which is the responsibilty of the customer .  Goods of the following nature should be declared to MDS Cargo before shipment, we take our dangerous goods policy very serious. These are Harzardous Materials (Explosives, Gases, Flammable liquids, Flammable solids, Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides, Toxic Materials , Infectious substances and Radioactive Materials).

Contraband Products

MDS Cargo is not liable for any shipment of contraband both from origin of shipment to destination countries. We are ready to help customers stop this practice by due information before shipment if declared by customer but it is the responsiblity of the customer to declare contraband items to MDS Cargo and to investigate before hand if goods being shipped falls under contraband in either origin or desitnation countries or both. All contraband goods will be destroyed and customer banned from using our services. We will aso report contraband items to the appropraite authorities as required. If unsure please call our customer service team for information.

Goods of Fraudulent Nature

MDS Cargo will not accept liability for goods purchased or solicited fraudulently and shipped through MDS Cargo. We have stringent rules to mitigate or stop this type of shipment, once such shipment is suspected to be linked to fraud, it will be stopped for further investigation which will involve request of documents from sender and reciever for further verification . Where MDS Cargo is not fully satisfied with the investigation, we will alert the appropraite local authority to assist in the investigation.

Goods Insurance

MDS Cargo will provide a maximum insurance of £300 per consignment  for all types of goods freighted on behalf of customers, this refers to both commercial and personal effects shipment by Air and  Sea Freight shipments  . MDS Cargo encourages customers to seek third party insurance for goods of high value, generally goods are not insured unless requested by the customer .

Goods Payment

All goods are to be paid before shipment, we have a no payment , no shipment policy.

Delivery Of Goods

Delivery times as stated above or provided by the company personel through correspondence   are estimated and not guaranteed.

Claims - Lost Goods - Damaged Goods

For more tailored help please submit a help ticket and our team will be on the case immediately

In Logistics we know things can go wrong, it's never 100% in anything especially logistics. Please see our claims process below;

1. An item is reported missing , Stolen or Lost? Please phone and report to the these Numbers according to where it was recieved +447984935042 (UK / Europe) | 002347018373312 (Nigeria) | +233241058289 (Ghana) or send an email generally to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . We need the following details;
   • Your full name
   • Your Order number
   • Description of Goods
   • Value of goods
2. Once report is recieved, it will be escalated to priority and an investigation will be triggered. This may take between 3 - 14 days. During this period you will be updated regularly on the investigation and may be asked to provide more details.
3. Once your problem is solved we will update you on the situation and close the case as resolved.
4. Where our investigation led to nothing positive, we will revert to compensation mentioned in our Terms Of Carriage

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For more tailored help please submit a help ticket and our team will be on the case immediately