Tile exporter to Nigeria: ceramic wall tiles from India
Lagos and Abuja build estates, apartments and hotels at scale, and Nigeria's importers know Indian tiles well. We ship designer ceramic wall tiles from Morbi to Lagos in twenty-five to thirty-two days, with the SONCAP certification Nigerian customs requires.
- Ports of entry
- Lagos (Apapa, Tin Can Island and Lekki)
- Typical sea transit
- 25 to 32 days
- Time difference
- 4.5 hours behind India
- Conformity
- SONCAP
- Customs code
- HS 6907, ceramic tiles
- Climate
- Hot, humid south; hot, dry north
Lagos builds gated estates across Lekki, Ajah and Ikeja, apartment towers in Ikoyi and Victoria Island, and hotels and restaurants that set West Africa's standards; Abuja builds villas and government housing; Port Harcourt and the south build family homes with tiled fronts. Nigerian buyers like marble looks, strong pattern and finishes that read as luxury.
Axoli Tiles supplies Nigerian importers and building-material traders from Morbi, twenty-five to thirty-two days by sea to Lagos, and arranges the SONCAP certification that every shipment of tiles needs to clear.
Designs that suit Nigeria
Marble and stone looks for living rooms, lobbies and hotel receptions; cladding looks for estate facades and gate walls in the humid south and the dry north; Moroccan and geometric patterns for restaurants and bathrooms; glossy whites for kitchens; and pool tiles for hotels and estate clubhouses. Glazed ceramic holds colour in the Lagos humidity.
Shipping from Morbi to Nigeria
Containers sail from Mundra to Lagos in twenty-five to thirty-two days, usually through a transshipment hub, and clear at Apapa, Tin Can Island or the new Lekki deep-sea port. Nigeria's SONCAP scheme requires a product certificate and then a SONCAP certificate for each shipment from an accredited agency, which we arrange with the importer; your agent handles the Form M and duties.
- Load port: Mundra or Kandla, Gujarat, both within about 250 km of the factory
- Ports of entry: Lagos (Apapa, Tin Can Island and Lekki)
- Typical sea transit: 25 to 32 days, plus clearance on arrival
- Time difference: 4.5 hours behind India
- Documents: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin, and SONCAP certification (a product certificate, then a SONCAP certificate for each shipment) from an accredited agency
- Customs classification: HS code 6907, ceramic tiles
How to order from Nigeria
- Send the designs, sizes and quantities (or the areas to cover) through the quotation form, with your port of entry.
- We reply within one working day with price, availability, a container plan and a shipping estimate.
- Samples go out by courier. On approval we schedule production and loading, and the shipping documents follow the container.








