Shipping Affiliate Program in Nigeria: Earn With Ship with Us
A practical guide to the Sure Imports shipping affiliate program in Nigeria, including per-kg and per-CBM commissions, tracking and promotion.
Tochukwu Nkwocha
Founder
A shipping affiliate program in Nigeria should reward partners for introducing genuine freight demand, not merely for sending anonymous traffic. Sure Imports Ship with Us lets affiliates refer customers who need cargo moved and earn from the final eligible billed weight or volume after the shipment invoice is fully paid.
As verified on 11 September 2026, eligible weight-based shipments can pay US$0.50 per kilogram or ₦750 per kilogram, while qualifying Nigeria sea-freight volume can pay ₦10,000 per cubic metre. The actual rate and currency attached to a shipment depend on the configured plan.
How shipping commission is calculated
Shipping often begins with an estimate, but an estimate is not the commission basis. Cargo may be reweighed or remeasured after it arrives at the warehouse. Packaging, consolidation and the carrier’s billing rules can change the final chargeable quantity. Sure Imports therefore uses the final eligible billable KG or CBM linked to the fully paid invoice.
For example, a request estimated at 80 kg that is finally billed at 74 eligible kg uses 74 kg for commission. A sea shipment billed at 2.4 eligible CBM uses that final volume. The dashboard configuration determines whether a plan is denominated in naira or US dollars.
| Example | Final eligible quantity | Configured rate | Illustrative commission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight plan in naira | 74 kg | ₦750/kg | ₦55,500 |
| Weight plan in US dollars | 74 kg | US$0.50/kg | US$37 |
| Nigeria sea-volume plan | 2.4 CBM | ₦10,000/CBM | ₦24,000 |
Examples are arithmetic illustrations, not earnings guarantees. A transaction must remain eligible through review.
Charges that do not automatically increase commission
The programme excludes customs duties, storage, verification, penalties, handling and unrelated invoice charges unless a future configuration expressly includes them. This prevents a partner from earning more because a customer incurred a penalty or avoidable storage cost.
Affiliates should explain freight choices without representing every invoice line as commissionable. The clean message is that commission follows the final eligible logistics quantity and the plan’s configured rate.
The referral journey
- Choose the Ship with Us link or approved integration route in the affiliate dashboard.
- Explain what information the customer needs: origin, destination, goods description, approximate weight or volume and contact details.
- The customer or authorised business integration creates the shipping request.
- Sure Imports reviews the request, confirms the applicable plan and handles the service process.
- After the linked invoice is fully paid, the system calculates commission from the final eligible quantity.
- The commission remains subject to the 14-day review period and programme rules.
Content that attracts qualified shipping leads
The most useful content answers questions that arise before a shipment request. Compare air and sea freight, explain actual versus volumetric weight, show how packaging affects volume, and clarify which product details influence handling. Sure Imports already has detailed guides to air freight from China to Nigeria and sea shipping from China to Nigeria.
A strong call to action follows the explanation: invite the reader to create a shipping request with the best available estimate and allow Sure Imports to confirm the operational details. Avoid publishing a universal transit time or rate where route, cargo type and current market conditions matter.
For agencies, platforms and business communities
Businesses can create shipping requests for their customers through the affiliate API. This is different from sending every customer to a public link. The API can place request creation inside a commerce, procurement, marketplace or customer-support workflow while preserving affiliate ownership of each accepted request.
A business should use one external reference per request, send an idempotency key and store the returned Sure Imports request identifier. Keys require the appropriate shipping scopes and should stay in a secure server environment, never in browser code or public repositories.
Compliance and expectation setting
Do not describe yourself as the carrier unless that is independently true, and do not collect freight payments while implying they are being paid directly to Sure Imports. Disclose the affiliate relationship. Use current official information for restricted goods, service availability and quotes.
Good qualification protects conversion. Ask whether the goods are already purchased, where they are located, how they are packed, the likely quantity and the destination. If the customer still needs purchasing support, direct them to the appropriate buying service instead of forcing the shipping route.
The practical next step
Build one practical shipping resource for a specific audience or cargo pattern, add a transparent disclosure, and use the Ship with Us route from your affiliate dashboard. Businesses with recurring volume can then evaluate the API for a more integrated workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Does an estimated weight determine my commission?
No. Commission uses the final eligible billed KG or CBM after the linked invoice is fully paid.
Can sea freight earn commission?
Yes. A configured Nigeria sea-volume plan can pay per final eligible CBM.
Are customs duties commissionable?
Not under the current standard exclusions. Duties, storage, verification, penalties, handling and unrelated charges are excluded unless explicitly configured.
Can my company submit requests by API?
Yes. Approved affiliates can use scoped API keys in the developer workspace to create and track customer shipping requests.
How long is the review period?
The current configured review period is 14 days. Eligibility can still be affected by refunds, reversals, duplication or breaches of the terms.
Ready to build a commission channel around real import and shipping needs? Create a free Sure Imports affiliate account, review the affiliate terms, and use the current service links and commission rules shown in your dashboard.
