China sourcing agent for businesses in Nigeria
Cambridge China Bridge sources from Chinese factories for businesses in Nigeria: our own staff in China find and check factories and inspect goods before shipment. We quote to your port, or to your door with duties and taxes included where our freight and customs partners cover the area, confirmed when we quote.
We reply the same working day to confirm receipt and arrange next steps.
What you get
- The exporter's Product Certificate is needed to open Form M; we check whether the supplier holds a current certificate or can obtain one.
- The SONCAP Certificate covers a single consignment and is a mandatory customs clearance document; it must be arranged before the goods leave China.
- Your Form M runs through your own bank; in Nigeria your customs agent, or our local partner when we quote to your door, clears the goods.
- Quotes in USD, EUR or GBP: one delivered price, or an itemised quote showing factory cost, freight, duty and our service fee separately.
- Factory checks and inspection before shipment by our own staff in China.
How it works
- Send the product, quantity and your Nigerian delivery port or address.
- We find and check factories, check the exporter's Product Certificate status and confirm delivery coverage in the quote.
- Samples are sent to you; production starts only after you approve one.
- Our staff in China inspect the goods before shipment and follow up the testing and documents with the exporter and accredited firm.
- The goods ship once the required certificates are in place; your customs agent, or our local partner for a door-to-door quote, clears them in Nigeria.
How we check factories and goods, and the proof
Every check follows our published CCB Verification Standard v2.0. Factory visits are made by our own staff in the Pearl River and Yangtze River deltas; if an inspection company is appointed for you, the report names it.
- Factory audit: From £395 a visit (one day on site), plus VAT; the final price depends on location and scope and is confirmed before we start. Written report usually within 48 hours of the visit. Sample factory audit report
- Pre-shipment inspection: From £275 per inspector-day (Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu), plus VAT; the final price depends on location, product and scope and is confirmed before we start. Photo report usually within 24 hours of the inspection. Sample pre-shipment inspection report
Default inspection sampling: zero critical defects, AQL 2.5 major and AQL 4.0 minor (ISO 2859-1, general level II), inspected once at least 80% of the goods are packed.
Real project: for a UK electric-vehicle charging operator we ran inspection and factory communication. A Jiangsu candidate did not meet the requirements; after reviewing a third-party check we chose a Zhejiang factory, which now ships about three pallets a month. Read the case
We are not an accredited inspection body and issue no certificates; laboratory tests and social audits go to accredited firms, and you receive their reports.
Cambridge China Bridge in brief
- Buying from Chinese factories since 2021 (the company was incorporated in September 2022), for our own businesses and for clients on the same terms.
- Our own staff are based in China, at two bases: the Pearl River Delta (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan) and the Yangtze River Delta (Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu). They visit factories themselves.
- Quotes to suit how you buy: one delivered price, or an itemised quote with the factory cost, freight, duty and our service fee shown separately. Open-book detail is available on request.
- Audits and inspections are usually included in the quote for an order placed with us; complex checks that need a third party are charged extra, agreed first.
- Orders run from a first trial to scheduled full containers; the factory’s own minimum is stated in the quote.
- In one project, a UK EV charging operator cut unit cost by 70% and scaled 3× faster. In another, a multi-site Cambridge café chain saved 50% on packaging.
- A UK company in Cambridge and London: Cambridge China Bridge is the trading name of Piggy Pineapple Ltd, company number 14385590.
- Send 1–3 products you buy now and what you pay. We compare the same specification, quantity, inspection and delivery scope to establish a cost benchmark.
- A reference call with a past client can be arranged, with that client’s agreement.
How we charge
Quotes to suit how you buy: one delivered price, or an itemised quote with the factory cost, freight, duty and our service fee shown separately. Open-book detail is available on request.
Our margin is included in the quoted price or shown separately as a service fee. The service fee depends on the agreed scope, including products, samples, inspections and ongoing supply.
Questions buyers ask
Who gets the Product Certificate and SONCAP Certificate?
The exporter holds the Product Certificate; SON issues the separate SONCAP Certificate to you as importer. The Product Certificate is required to open Form M through your own bank.
Can I arrange SONCAP after the goods leave China?
No. The scheme is pre-shipment and cannot be processed after the consignment has left the country of origin. We follow up the documents at the China end before shipment.
Can you quote delivery to my address in Nigeria?
Yes, where our freight and customs partners cover the area. We can quote to your door with duties and taxes included, or to your port; we confirm which applies when we quote.
Which company would I sign the contract with?
Our UK company, under English law. As a buyer outside the UK, you can instead request a contract with our Hong Kong company, Pineapple bun bun Limited, under Hong Kong law.