Shipping & costs
What it costs, what it is made of, and how long it takes.
What it costs to get a car from an American auction yard to a Nigerian port, and how long it takes. The figures below are what our estimate is built from; the exact numbers for any vehicle appear on its page.
What makes up the landed cost
- Vehicle price
- What we pay at the auction — your winning bid or the Buy It Now price.
- Auction fees
- What Copart or IAA charge on top of the hammer price, banded by sale price.
- Trucking to port
- Inland transport from the auction yard to the export port. Depends on the state the yard is in.
- Port and surcharges
- Terminal handling, plus a forklift charge if the vehicle does not run.
- Ocean freight
- The vessel, US port to Nigerian port, by vehicle type.
- Customs and clearing
- Nigerian import duty and levies, assessed on the landed value, plus agent charges. Varies with the vehicle's age.
- Oyin service fee
- Our fee for handling the purchase, transport and clearing.
RoRo or container
RoRo — the vehicle is driven onto the ship and driven off. Cheaper and faster to load. Requires the vehicle to run, or a forklift charge applies.
Container — the vehicle is loaded into a shared container. Better protection, and the only option for some ports and some non-runners. Slightly higher cost and a few more days to consolidate.
How long it takes
Week 1 — payment received, vehicle collected from the auction yard
Weeks 1–2 — trucked to the export port, title obtained from the auction
Weeks 2–4 — booked on a vessel, loaded
Weeks 4–8 — at sea
Weeks 8–10 — arrival, customs, clearing, release
Titles from the auction can take longer than the vehicle. A car is not loaded until its title is in hand.
