How Long Does It Take A Cargo Ship From USA To Nigeria

Once you make payment for your car shipping fee from the USA to Nigeria, it is booked on the next available vessel. Containerised car transit time to Nigeria is usually between five to six weeks with an additional 1 to 2 weeks of customs clearing, this gives a total delivery time of 6 to 8 weeks on most cars. It takes 10 -20 days for a tanker to cross the Atlantic and can encounter monstrous weather conditions.

The average length of a freighter voyage is 40 to 50 days, though there are some shorter trips available that last only a couple of weeks. A round trip from the U.S. West Coast to Australia/New Zealand and return takes about 46 days and around the world voyage lasts generally 80 to 100 days or more. DHL is also known for their fast shipping. Their express service, DHL Express can deliver packages from the USA to Nigeria within 2-4 business days.

Container Shipping Departures From USA and Arrivals To Nigeria

When shipping a container to Nigeria from the USA, the Vessel departs from places such as New York, New Jersey, Baltimore Maryland, Washington DC, Norfolk Virginia, Charleston South Carolina, Savannah Georgia, Miami Florida, Houston Texas, Tacoma Washington State, Los Angeles California, Long Beach California and San Francisco California.

Estimated Transit Time To Send A Container From USA to Lagos Nigeria

The average transit time to ship a container to Nigeria from the USA is from 4 weeks to 6 weeks. These are some examples of the estimated time of transit to ship a container from the United States to Nigeria.

Port of origin	Port of destination	Steamship Line	Transit time	Container
New York, USA New Jersey, USA Maher Terminals, USA	Tin Can Island, Lagos Nigeria	ACL – Atlantic Container Line	18 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ
New York, USA New Jersey, USA Maher Terminals, USA	Tin Can Island, Lagos Nigeria	MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company	30 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ
New York, USA New Jersey, USA APM Terminals, USA	Onne, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	MAERSK CONTAINER LINE	35 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ
Baltimore Maryland, USA Dundalk Terminal, MD, USA Seagirt Marine Terminal	Tin Can Island, Lagos Nigeria	ACL – Atlantic Container Line	20 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ
Savannah Georgia, USA Ocean Terminal, Savannah	Tin Can Island, Lagos Nigeria	ACL – Atlantic Container Line	21 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ
Miami Florida, USA Port everglade	Tin Can Island, Lagos Nigeria	ZIM CONTAINER LINE	38 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ
Houston Texas, USA	Tin Can Island, Lagos Nigeria	MSC	32 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ
California, USA Long beach port, USA Port of Los Angeles, USA.	Tin Can Island, Lagos Nigeria	COSCO	60 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ
Port of Vancouver, Canada	Tin Can Island, Lagos Nigeria	ZIM LINE	65 Days	20FT 40FT 40HQ

Shortest Transit Time From USA to Nigeria

One of the shortest times to ship a container with vehicles, cars, boats and personal effects to Nigeria is the route New York NYCT Terminal using ACL – Grimaldi Line from Global NY Terminal service because it takes only an average of 18 days of transit. The next shortest route is with Grimaldi from Baltimore Maryland as a port of loading with an average of 20 days.

Top 5 Most Popular Routes For Shipping Containers From USA to Port Of Lagos Nigeria

At BR EXPORT USA, we offer you a professional international shipping container service from the USA to Nigeria, as loading cars into containers, motorcycles, boats, personal effects, commercial cargo, export docs, inland transport, and international transport for the routes for sending containers to Lagos Nigeria. Here are the top 5 routes from the United States of America to the port of Lagos in Nigeria as a destination:

Origin	Destination
Port: NYCT, New York, USA	Port: NGTCN, Tin Can Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Port: Maher Terminals, New Jersey, USA	Port: NGTCN, Tin Can Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Port: Ocean Terminal, Savannah, Georgia, USA	Port: NGTCN, Tin Can Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Port: Miami, Florida, USA	Port: NGTCN, Tin Can Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Port: Long Beach, California, USA	Port: NGTCN, Tin Can Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Cost Of Shipping From USA to Nigeria

Service	Transit Time	Estimated Cost
USPS First Class Package International Service	15 working days	N13,500
USPS Priority Mail International	8 working days	N32,450
USPS Priority Mail Express International	4 working days	N43,250
APC ePMI	10-15 working days	N16,800

Other Routes To Take When Sending Freight From USA to Nigeria

Instead of the usual Tincan Island Port, there are a lot of alternative routes to send containers to Nigeria. Other options are the ones operated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), a body that governs and operates the ports of Nigeria. The major ports controlled by the NPA include the Lagos Port Complex, Calabar Port, Delta Port, Rivers Port at Port Harcourt, and Onne Port.