Frequently Asked Questions

A Free Zone Contract Logistics Distribution Center is a specialized facility located within a free trade zone that offers comprehensive logistics services, including warehousing, inventory management, order fulfillment, and distribution.

The benefits of operating within a Free Zone distribution center are:

• Increased access to Nigeria and West African Markets with fulfilment in days compared to months via the TY Logistics Park Free Zone
• Tax deferment until when goods are removed for Nigerian destination
• Duties relief for re-exported goods into regional countries. Duties are only applicable on destination countries
• Simplified import/export and customs procedures
• Ease of Repatriation of profits and capital
• Move capital in stable Forex in and out of the Free Zone freely
• Access to advanced logistics infrastructure

The TY Free Zone center is equipped to handle a wide range of goods including general cargo, FMCG, Food Grade products, healthcare and pharma products, sensitive products, technology devices, appliances, fashion, automotive parts, out-of-gauge mining equipment, chemicals among others. The logistics park has specialized racking storage areas, handling procedures and value added services.

At the center of our operations are a warehouse management system (WMS) and inventory tracking technology, including barcode scanning, and real-time data analytics, to ensure accurate and efficient operations. The WMS is end-to-end that tracks inventory as soon as it gets to the warehouse, receiving, put-away, inventory management, cycle counts and stock counts, order processing, pick and pack, and dispatch.

The Distribution Center caters to a wide range of businesses, including importers, OEMs, manufacturers, wholesalers, e-commerce companies, retailers, distributors, chemicals and mining companies among others looking to streamline their supply chain operations and access the Nigerian and the West African markets more efficiently with increased fulfilment lead times (fulfilment in days compared to months).

Rates and costs vary based on the services required, the volume of goods, and the duration of storage. TY Logistics Park FZE offers flexible pricing models to suit different business needs, and detailed quotes can be provided upon request. Get started here contact us.