Rolats ships cargo to Africa from Kensington & Chelsea with free collection from your door in North Kensington and Ladbroke Grove (W10), Notting Hill (W11), Earl's Court (SW5) and Chelsea (SW3, SW10). We drive your barrels and boxes across to our depot at 494 Gale Street, Dagenham, RM9 4NU and ship by air (£5.90/kg + £20 handling) or sea (from £70 per bag) to Nigeria, Ghana and beyond. Door-to-door, all-in GBP, nothing to pay on arrival.
A borough of two halves
Kensington & Chelsea is a study in contrasts. The north — around Golborne Road, Ladbroke Grove and North Kensington (W10, W11) — has a long-established North and West African community, and it's here you'll find African grocers, halal butchers and families who regularly send goods home. The Notting Hill Carnival, with its Caribbean roots, grew out of these same streets.
The south — Chelsea, South Kensington and the streets off the King's Road (SW3, SW7, SW10) — is very affluent and residential. We serve both honestly: the same free collection, the same reliable shipping, whoever you are.
Honest about the journey east
Our depot is in Dagenham, over in East London, and this borough sits out to the west. That's a real cross-city drive — we won't pretend otherwise.
So the whole point of our service here is that you don't make that trip. No dragging barrels down a Ladbroke Grove staircase or wrestling a case off the King's Road. Book a free collection, we come to W8, W10, W11, SW3, SW5, SW7 or SW10, and we handle the run to the depot ourselves.
What we ship
- Barrels and boxes of food, provisions and clothing
- Suitcases and personal effects for family abroad
- Cars and vehicles by RoRo or container
- Removals for households relocating
- Business and trade consignments
Whether you're off Portobello Road in the north or near World's End in Chelsea, a free collection is one call away.
Simple, all-in pricing
Air freight is £5.90/kg plus a £20 handling charge — best for clothing, electronics, documents and time-sensitive parcels.
Sea cargo starts from £70 per bag — the value option for bulk foodstuffs, furniture and household goods. Cars and containers are quoted per shipment. Every quote is all-inclusive in GBP and covers delivery to the recipient's door, with nothing payable at the African end.
Compliant and established since 2007
Rolats has traded since 2007 and is HMRC Customs Authorised and EORI registered (Companies House 06153914), rated 4.7/5 on Google.
Given North Kensington's long ties across West and North Africa, we regularly serve customers sending to family throughout the region. We complete all export paperwork — Form M and SONCAP for Nigeria, CTN/ECTN for Ghana and West Africa — so your cargo clears without the delays that catch out first-time senders.
Ship from Kensington & Chelsea to any African country
We collect in Kensington & Chelsea and deliver door-to-door across all ~45 African countries. Pick your destination — or just get a quote and tell us where.