Clothes

The used clothing (Mitumba/Okrika) wholesale distribution system across West Africa relies on seaport hubs, multi-level bale trading and cross-border transit trade. Key gateway ports include Tema (Ghana), Lome (Togo) and Lagos. Notably, Nigeria imposes a direct import ban on used garments; most shipments enter Nigeria via land transit from Ghana or Togo to avoid detention. The complete supply chain runs as: Chinese source factory (Jinmao) → sea shipment → port clearance → 1st-tier importers → 2nd-tier unpacking wholesalers → regional distributors...