🇳🇬 Importing a car to Nigeria

Active corridor LHD_only_RHD_banned drive NGN

💱 Two exchange rates apply here: customs values your car at the OFFICIAL rate, but your cash buys euros at the street rate. Our calculator runs both.

classic official-vs-parallel naira gap (narrowed post-flotation, still volatile) — dual-rate calc; quote landed in USD/EUR

Who may import — the lanes

everyone ✓ Verified rules

car max 12 years old

Taxes: 20% duty + 15% NAC levy + 7.5% VAT + 0.5% ETLS + 1% CISS + port fees → total landed 45-70% of value

3 840 live EU deals qualify for this lane today · median €15 535 — browse them

Shipping from Europe

Antwerp/Hamburg→Lagos RoRo · ~12-25 days at sea · get a quote

VERIFIED range: EUR500-900/car (Oct-2025, DE->NG) up to $1147-1650 broker-retail (padded); transit ~16d Antwerp to 4-5wks ⚠ Verify before you ship

Ports: Lagos Apapa, Lagos Tin Can

On the ground

Where the cars come from: heavily US-salvage (Copart-culture) + EU via Cotonou/Lomé entrepôts; much volume enters informally through Benin (~85% of BJ imports flow on to NG)
Who imports & how: dealer/agent networks dominate; individuals use clearing agents
Popular models: Toyota 70%+ share; Corolla = the tokunbo king (2014-2021 sweet spot); Hilux, Camry, Highlander, Accord
Verified volumes: 2024 CRASH: used-import value -83% H1 (₦819B→₦139B), Q1-2024 zero foreign-used recorded, vessel traffic 3/mo×2000 cars → 1/quarter×300 → 2025 RECOVERY: passenger imports +24.6% to ₦1.58tn (3-yr high, FX stabilization)

✓ Verified rules

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