Our office is in Ikorodu. Drop off free, or we collect from anywhere in Lagos for an extra charge.
Savoy Snowball is a Lagos company. Our office sits on Sagamu Road in Ikorodu, and it is where every shipment we send to the UK is weighed, logged and consolidated.
If you are in Ikorodu or along the Sagamu Road corridor, dropping off is free and always the cheapest option. If you are in Ikeja, Lekki, Victoria Island, Surulere or anywhere else across Lagos, the journey to Ikorodu is long enough that most customers ask us to collect instead. We do, for an additional charge.
How it works
- Bring your cargo to the office on Sagamu Road, or ask us to collect it from you.
- We weigh it, log it against your name and confirm the price before anything moves.
- It is consolidated with other UK-bound cargo at the same office.
- It flies to the UK, clears customs, and is delivered to your recipient.
Worth knowing
Finding us
Prince Place Event and Bar, 124 Sagamu Road — opposite Model Nursery and Primary School, beside GB Supermarket. The office is inside the venue, so look for the building rather than a shopfront. If you reach the Ogun State side of Sagamu Road you have gone too far.
Coming by BRT or danfo
Ikorodu terminal runs the TBS and Mile 12 routes, and the BRT corridor now extends all the way from Mile 12. From the terminal, Sagamu Road is the main artery — anything heading towards Sagamu passes us.
Coming from the Ikorodu corridor
Agric, Benson, Ita Elewa, Ipakodo, Igbogbo, Ijede, Bayeku and Imota are all short runs to us. If you are near Agric market you are minutes away.
If you are not in Ikorodu
Ikeja is around 30km away and Victoria Island around 40km, and the go-slow on that route is unpredictable. Most customers outside the Ikorodu corridor ask us to collect rather than making that journey twice with cargo.
Someone else can drop off for you
Ask them to bring your name and phone number so the shipment is logged against you, and make sure you know what is in the boxes.
Areas we cover from Lagos
Ikorodu · Ijede · Igbogbo · Bayeku · Imota · Agric · Benson · Ita Elewa · Ipakodo · Ikeja · Surulere · Yaba · Lekki · Victoria Island · Ikoyi · Maryland · Ojota · Ketu · Festac · Agege · Alimosho
What it costs
Cargo is priced per kilogram, and the rate falls as the shipment gets heavier. Tell us what you are sending and we confirm the price before anything moves.
Before you send
UK rules on what may be imported from Nigeria are stricter than most senders expect. Meat and dairy are banned outright, dried fish is allowed up to 20kg per person, and most fresh produce needs a plant health certificate.
Check your list on what you can and cannot send, or search any single item on the food cargo page.
Shipping companies in Lagos: where we fit
Lagos has hundreds of courier companies and freight forwarders, from DHL and GIG at one end to one-person social-media sellers at the other. We are a diaspora freight forwarder: we consolidate cargo in Ikorodu and ship it to the UK, which makes us cheaper per kilogram than a courier and slower than one. We only run the Nigeria-to-UK route.
If you are comparing courier companies in Lagos for a document that must arrive this week, a courier is the right answer and we will say so. For a carton of foodstuffs, a suitcase or a student's belongings going to family in the UK, a consolidator is normally the better price. Our guide to the four types of shipping company in Nigeria explains how to tell a real operator from an arrangement.
Courier companies in Lagos, or a consolidator?
A courier gives you a tracked box on its own schedule and charges for that independence. A consolidator waits until there is enough UK-bound cargo to fill a consignment and ships it together, which is why the per-kilogram price is lower and the transit longer. Which is right depends on what is in the box and how soon it has to arrive, not on which company shouts loudest.
The four types of shipping company in Nigeria, compared
Common questions
- Where is your Lagos office?
- Prince Place Event and Bar, 124 Sagamu Road, Ikorodu — opposite Model Nursery and Primary School, beside GB Supermarket. Drop-off there is free.
- Do you collect from anywhere in Lagos?
- Yes, for an additional charge that depends on where you are. Ikeja, Lekki, Victoria Island, Surulere, Yaba and the rest of the metro area are all covered.
- Is it cheaper to drop off than to be collected?
- Always. Drop-off at the Ikorodu office is free, and collection adds a charge wherever you are.
- Can I see where my cargo is kept?
- Yes. It is one of the reasons we are worth visiting rather than messaging — you can see the office, the scales and who is handling your things.
- What landmark should I look for?
- Model Nursery and Primary School is directly opposite us, and GB Supermarket is next door. On Sagamu Road heading towards Sagamu, we are on your right. Tell your driver those two names rather than the house number — it is quicker.
