Rolats ships cargo to Africa from Waltham Forest with free collection from your door in Walthamstow, Leyton, Leytonstone, Chingford or anywhere across the E4, E10, E11 and E17 postcodes. Your barrels and boxes travel to our Dagenham depot — a straightforward run down the North Circular and A13 — then 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 at the African end.
Serving one of London's most diverse boroughs
Waltham Forest is famously mixed — walk along Walthamstow's High Street (home to Europe's longest outdoor street market) and you pass African, Caribbean, South Asian and Eastern European traders side by side.
That diversity means plenty of families sending cargo home to Lagos, Accra and beyond. From the terraces of Walthamstow Village to the estates of Leyton and the leafier streets of Chingford, we collect free and ship it all.
What we ship for you
- Barrels and boxes packed with food, clothes and gifts
- Cars and vehicles by RoRo or container
- House removals for families relocating to Africa
- Commercial stock for market and shop traders
Whether you are near Walthamstow Central, Leytonstone High Road or Chingford Mount, one call books a free collection.
The route from Waltham Forest to our depot
You are a comfortable drive from us — down the North Circular and across on the A13 brings your goods to 494 Gale Street, Dagenham. But you needn't drive anywhere: collection is free, so we come to you.
Goods are checked in, weighed and prepared for air or sea at the depot, then sent door-to-door to their final address in Africa.
Clear pricing, honest all the way
Air freight is £5.90/kg plus a £20 handling charge for speed. Sea cargo starts from £70 per bag for bulk and barrels. Cars and containers are quoted individually.
Every quote is all-in GBP. There are no surprise charges and nothing to pay at the African end — the person receiving your cargo simply collects it or takes delivery.
Trusted since 2007
We are HMRC Customs Authorised and EORI registered (Companies House 06153914), trading since 2007 and rated 4.7/5 on Google.
For Nigeria we handle your Form M and SONCAP; for Ghana and West Africa the CTN/ECTN. You focus on packing — we handle the customs paperwork at both ends.
Ship from Waltham Forest to any African country
We collect in Waltham Forest and deliver door-to-door across all ~45 African countries. Pick your destination — or just get a quote and tell us where.
West Africa
Central Africa
Shipping to Nigeria from Waltham Forest
Nigeria is our busiest route. For local pickup details in your part of Waltham Forest, see:
Shipping to Ghana from Waltham Forest
For local pickup details in your part of Waltham Forest for cargo to Ghana, see: