Cargo & Shipping to Africa from the UK
Door-to-door cargo, vehicles, barrels, food parcels and documents to 45+ African countries — air from £5.90/kg, sea from £70/bag. Nationwide UK collection to our Dagenham depot.
- ✓ HMRC Customs Authorised
- ✓ True door-to-door
- ✓ No charges at the African end
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Real cargo, packed and shipped by our team
One forwarder for every kind of cargo
Freight Forwarding
End-to-end UK ⇄ Africa freight coordination — air, sea, documents, customs and delivery across ~45 countries.
Explore →Door-to-Door Shipping
We collect from any UK address, ship, clear customs and deliver to the recipient's door in Africa — not just port-to-port.
Explore →Air Freight
Fast air cargo to Africa for urgent, high-value shipments. £5.90/kg + £20 handling, trackable, customs handled both ends.
Explore →Sea Cargo
Cost-effective sea freight from £70/bag — barrels, boxes, furniture, vehicles. LCL groupage and FCL 20ft/40ft containers.
Explore →Automobile Shipment
Vehicle shipping UK → Africa via RoRo and container — cars, vans, SUVs, trucks. Full export/import documentation handled.
Explore →Personal Effects & Barrels
Barrels, “Ghana Must Go” bags, drums, boxes, household goods and electronics — the diaspora shipping core.
Explore →Container Shipping
Your own 20ft or 40ft container (FCL) or shared groupage (LCL) — for bulk cargo, removals and commercial stock.
Explore →Pan-African coverage, not just Nigeria
West Africa
Dedicated country pages, ports, transit times and customs notes for every destination in West Africa.
View region →Central Africa
Dedicated country pages, ports, transit times and customs notes for every destination in Central Africa.
View region →East Africa
Dedicated country pages, ports, transit times and customs notes for every destination in East Africa.
View region →Southern Africa
Dedicated country pages, ports, transit times and customs notes for every destination in Southern Africa.
View region →The diaspora's trusted UK–Africa shipper
True pan-African coverage
Not just Nigeria — ~45 countries across West, Central and East/Southern Africa. The breadth no single-nation rival can match.
Genuine door-to-door
Collection at your UK door, delivery to the door in Africa. Not door-to-port — the whole journey, handled as one job.
Diaspora specialists
Barrels, “Ghana Must Go” bags, food parcels, personal effects and full relocations. We speak your community's language.
Customs expertise both ends
Form M / SONCAP for Nigeria, CTN for Ghana and West Africa, ECTN/BSC and more — paperwork done so cargo isn't held.
Transparent all-in GBP pricing
Air at a clear published rate, sea from £70/bag. No surprise charges billed to your family at the African end.
HMRC authorised since 2007
HMRC Customs Authorised and EORI registered. Founder-led by Michael Imona, Companies House 06153914.
Trusted by the UK–Africa diaspora
These are the kind servicemen who helped us to move our goods. Punctual, friendly, and affordable. Excellent job!
Good service with excellent customer relations. Nice doing business with them. I will definitely refer them to friends and family.
Their services to the customers are superb.
Sending of items or goods to Nigeria.
Efficient service.
Shipping to Africa — your questions answered
Air freight is £5.90/kg plus a £20 handling charge; sea cargo starts from £70 per bag. Car and container shipping are quoted on request. Everything is priced all-in, in GBP, with no charges at the African end.
All of them — around 45 countries across West, Central and East/Southern Africa, from Nigeria and Ghana to Kenya, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and beyond, by air and sea, door-to-door.
Yes. We offer nationwide UK collection into our Dagenham depot, so you don't need transport to send your cargo. Or drop off with us directly.
Yes — we handle the country-specific paperwork including Form M and SONCAP for Nigeria, CTN for Ghana and West Africa, and the equivalents for every destination, so your cargo isn't held.
Yes. Rolats Services UK Limited has been trading since 2007 (Companies House 06153914), and is HMRC Customs Authorised and EORI registered.
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