Clearing & Forwarding operations by Royal Purple Express

Customs cleared before it costs you.

Our Clearing & Forwarding team manages documentation, customs brokerage, duties and port charges at Apapa, Tin Can and Onne ports, plus Lagos (MMIA) and Port Harcourt airports.

Overview

Release secured before the charges start.

We clear everything from FCL and LCL containers to project cargo and break-bulk, plus airfreight general and project cargo. Pre-classification and accurate documentation begin before your vessel berths, so release comes before demurrage and storage charges ever build.

Every clearance runs in full compliance with NCS, SON, NAFDAC and NDLEA requirements, with a complete cost breakdown in your hands before processing begins.

Royal Purple Express clearing and forwarding team at work
Why clients choose us

Built to deliver for Clearing & Forwarding.

Fast release

Pre-classification and accurate documentation to avoid demurrage. The paperwork is ready before the cargo arrives.

Compliance first

100% adherence to NCS, SON, NAFDAC and NDLEA regulations. Releases earned the clean way hold up.

Transparent costs

No hidden charges. You get a full breakdown before processing, and the quote you approve is the invoice you receive.

Customer stories

Proven results across Nigerian supply chains.

The businesses we move, in their own words. Different sectors, same outcome: cargo cleared and moving.

Solar energy logistics, a Royal Purple Express customer story

Solar hubs and battery packs, cleared for off-grid rollout.

Jaza Energy builds solar-powered hubs that rent portable battery packs to households living beyond the grid. Every hub begins life as an import.

“A hub cannot open until the equipment lands, and battery packs are never simple cargo to bring in. Royal Purple Express handles the classification and the clearance, then runs the delivery out to the sites, so our installation teams find a complete consignment waiting for them instead of half a hub.”
JEJaza EnergySolar & Off-grid Energy
Offshore oil and gas logistics, a Royal Purple Express customer story

Offshore project equipment, alongside before the vessel sails.

Hydrodive runs diving, ROV and subsea construction services across Nigerian and West African waters, where one late component can hold an entire vessel.

“Offshore work runs on vessel windows, and one missing component can hold an entire spread. Their team has the documentation done before the shipment arrives and moves equipment between Lagos, Onne and Port Harcourt to meet us at the quay. We mobilise on the date we planned to.”
HDHydrodive NigeriaOffshore Services
Technology and procurement logistics, a Royal Purple Express customer story

High-value IT and networking equipment, handled end to end.

Cinqtech supplies IT, networking and engineering procurement to clients across oil and gas, banking and construction.

“We bring in equipment that is expensive, easily damaged and always tied to a client deadline. Royal Purple Express clears it quickly and handles it properly on the way, so we are never the ones explaining a port delay to a bank or an oil and gas client.”
CTCinqtech NigeriaIT & Procurement
Manufacturing logistics, a Royal Purple Express customer story

Raw material into Kano, without stopping the extrusion lines.

Fas Agro manufactures woven polypropylene sacks and packaging from its plant in Kano, supplying Nigeria's agricultural and commercial sectors.

“Our raw material lands in Lagos and our factory is in Kano, so the inland leg matters every bit as much as the clearance. They schedule deliveries around our production plan rather than the port's convenience, and the extrusion lines keep running.”
FAFas Agro Industrial CompanyManufacturing
Marine and dredging logistics, a Royal Purple Express customer story

Dredging and marine equipment delivered into the Niger Delta.

Lead Ultimate Resources provides marine, dredging and engineering services to the oil and gas industry across the Niger Delta.

“Dredging plant is heavy, oversized and always needed sooner than anyone admits. They plan the permits and the routing for the low-beds and run the clearance alongside it, so the equipment reaches site ready to work instead of sitting somewhere waiting on paperwork.”
LULead Ultimate ResourcesMarine & Engineering
Electric mobility logistics, a Royal Purple Express customer story

Electric motorcycles and batteries, rolled out state by state.

Spiro operates one of Africa's largest electric motorcycle and battery-swapping networks, and entered Nigeria through Ogun State.

“Bikes, batteries and swap-station equipment have to arrive together to be worth anything, and the batteries bring their own paperwork with them. Royal Purple Express clears the whole consignment and gets it out to each new hub as we open up another state.”
SMSpiro Mobility SolutionsElectric Mobility
Gas and transport logistics, a Royal Purple Express customer story

CNG conversion kits and cylinders, delivered to the centres that fit them.

Nigerian Gas & Transportation Solutions converts commercial vehicles to run on compressed natural gas, supporting Nigeria's shift to cheaper fuel.

“Conversion kits and CNG cylinders are pressure equipment, so the documentation has to be right and the handling has to be careful. They keep our conversion centres stocked, which means our fitting capacity is never sitting idle waiting on stock.”
NGNigerian Gas & Transportation SolutionsGas & Transport
What we handle

Cargo and services covered.

FCL containersLCL cargoProject cargoBreak-bulkAirfreight general cargoAirfreight project cargo
How it works

Simple, seamless process.

Whatever you are shipping, the journey with Royal Purple Express follows the same clear path.

Tell us what you need

Share your shipment details through the quote form, or speak directly with a dedicated coordinator.

We plan and execute

Our team handles documentation, customs, routing and coordination end to end.

Track and receive

Follow your shipment at every stage and receive your goods safely at destination.

Ready when you are

Get your cargo cleared, fast.

Send us your shipment details and a licensed clearing agent responds within one business day.

Frequently asked

Good questions, straight answers.

We clear sea shipments at Apapa, Tin Can and Onne ports, and air shipments at MMIA Lagos and Port Harcourt airport.

Pre-classification and accurate documentation are completed before arrival, so release is secured before storage and demurrage charges start building.

You receive a full written breakdown before processing begins. No hidden charges, and the number you approve is the number you pay.

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