OEM cotton sweaters for Nigerian importers and brands — in-house flat-knit and WHOLEGARMENT, English-language communication, 250 MOQ, shipped from Mersin to Lagos with SONCAP-ready paperwork.
Let's be straight about the numbers first. There is no free trade agreement between Turkey and Nigeria, so Turkish cotton sweaters enter under the ECOWAS Common External Tariff — roughly 20% duty plus levy and VAT on knitwear, with some textile lines reaching 35%. China has no FTA with Nigeria either, so it pays exactly the same CET. We hold no tariff advantage over China, and duty is not our pitch. What we sell is product quality, English-language working, knit capability you can't get from a basics mill, and a second source that de-risks your supply chain. See how we work with Nigerian brands.
15 Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT and 7 Stoll flat-knit machines under our own roof. Seam-free cotton bodies and fully fashioned, clean-linked constructions most volume houses can't offer. Explore our WHOLEGARMENT capability.
We run the business in English. Your tech packs, fit comments, spec sheets and approvals move without translation friction — a real communication advantage over sourcing from a non-English mill.
5gg to 10gg flat-knit in cotton and cotton blends. Crewneck, polo, cable, rib and jacquard. Cotton-linen for warm-climate texture and cotton-modal for softness and drape — suited to Nigeria's market.
250 pcs per colour, per size. Cotton sweaters suit boutique capsules and higher-volume programmes alike — we scale the approach to your order, as part of a full OEM service.
Under the ECOWAS CET the duty is the same whether your cotton sweaters come from Turkey or China, so the decision is about product and partnership, not customs. Turkey gives you a China-plus-one second source: if one supply line is disrupted by freight, currency or policy, you are not exposed to a single country. We offer knit construction — WHOLEGARMENT and fully fashioned flat-knit — that ordinary basics mills don't hold.
Turkish apparel is already familiar to the Nigerian consumer through brands like LC Waikiki, so the "made in Turkey" story carries weight at retail. And we are not here to undercut local industry: we complement Nigeria's own textile base around Kaduna with premium, specced, branded knitwear rather than competing on commodity basics. Our edge is quality, English-language communication and reliability — never the claim of being cheaper than China. See the honest comparison in Turkey vs China for Nigerian brands.
Indicative FOB Mersin ranges for cotton flat-knit sweaters at 250–500 pcs MOQ. We price and contract in USD because the Naira is volatile — this protects your costing between order and delivery.
| Style | Gauge | Indicative FOB |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton crewneck sweater, plain stitch | 7gg | $18–26 |
| Cotton cable-knit sweater | 5–7gg | $24–34 |
| Cotton-linen blend sweater | 7–10gg | $22–32 |
| Cotton polo / structured collar | 7gg | $20–28 |
Indicative FOB Mersin, priced in USD. Add ocean freight to Lagos, the ECOWAS CET duty (~20%+ on knitwear, plus levy and VAT), and clearing-agent fees for your landed cost. Read more on Nigeria import duty on Turkish knitwear.
Bringing cotton sweaters into Nigeria runs through a defined process, and we make sure our paperwork fits it. You open a Form M with your authorised dealer bank, obtain a PAAR (Pre-Arrival Assessment Report) from Nigeria Customs, and clear through the NICIS II platform. Apparel also needs SON / SONCAP conformity against the relevant Nigeria Industrial Standard, with correct fibre-composition and care labelling — we supply the commercial invoice, packing list and composition details your clearing agent and the SON process require.
On logistics, ocean freight from Mersin to Lagos — Apapa, Tin Can or Lekki Deep Sea — typically takes about 10–14 days plus port clearance. We contract in USD against a letter of credit or agreed bank terms tied to your Form M, so currency movement doesn't reopen your costing. More detail in Lagos port import logistics.
Send a tech pack, a fibre brief or a reference style. We'll confirm cotton sourcing, USD pricing and a sample timeline within one business day.
No. There is no free trade agreement between Turkey and Nigeria, so cotton sweaters enter under the ECOWAS Common External Tariff — roughly 20% duty plus levy and VAT for knitwear, with some textile lines reaching 35%. China has no FTA with Nigeria either, so it pays the same CET. We are honest about this: we hold no tariff advantage over China. Our case is built on quality, English-language communication, WHOLEGARMENT and flat-knit capability, and China-plus-one supply security — not on cheaper landed cost.
Duty is the same under the ECOWAS CET, so the decision comes down to product and partnership. We run our business in English, which means your tech packs, specs and approvals move without translation friction. We offer in-house flat-knit and Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT — seam-free construction most Asian volume houses do not hold. Turkish apparel is already familiar in Nigeria through brands like LC Waikiki, and we work as a China-plus-one second source that de-risks a single-country supply chain. We complement local mills such as Kaduna rather than competing with basics.
You will open a Form M through your authorised dealer bank, obtain a PAAR (Pre-Arrival Assessment Report) from Nigeria Customs, and clear through the NICIS II platform. Apparel also requires SON conformity — a SONCAP certificate against the relevant Nigeria Industrial Standard with correct labelling. We supply the commercial documents, packing lists and fibre-composition details your clearing agent and the SON process need.
Ocean freight from Mersin to Lagos — Apapa, Tin Can or Lekki Deep Sea — typically runs about 10–14 days plus port clearance. Because the Naira is volatile, we price and contract in USD and work against a letter of credit or agreed bank transfer terms tied to your Form M, so your costing is not exposed to local currency swings between order and delivery.