Car Shipping to Sohar, Oman
At Liwa in Al Batinah North Governorate, on Oman's Gulf of Oman coast near the Strait of Hormuz. UK Vehicle Exporters Ltd ships vehicles from the UK to Sohar, handling the whole UK side for you: car sourcing, tax-free supply where the car qualifies, buying on your behalf, inspections, collection and delivery to the UK port, UK customs clearance and loading onto the ship.
About SOHAR Port and Freezone
SOHAR Port and Freezone opened in 2002 and is run by Sohar Industrial Port Company, a 50:50 joint venture between the Sultanate of Oman and the Port of Rotterdam. It is Oman's main general cargo and RoRo port since Muscat's Port Sultan Qaboos stopped commercial cargo in 2014. In 2024 it handled about 74.5 million tonnes of cargo, including 943,000 TEU of containers.
Area served: Serves northern Oman, including the Al Batinah region and Muscat.
How Vehicles Are Handled at Sohar
RoRo car carriers berth at the C. Steinweg Oman terminal, which has held the concession for all dry bulk, break-bulk and RoRo stevedoring at Sohar since 2004 and stores vehicles in a dedicated, CCTV-monitored area. The terminal has four berths with 960 m of quay and 16 m draft alongside, and Höegh Autoliners names it as its Sohar terminal. RoRo traffic rose 25% to 87,000 units in 2024, while containerised cars go through the Hutchison Ports Sohar container terminal.
- Port company
- Sohar Industrial Port Company (Oman and Port of Rotterdam, 50:50)
- RoRo terminal
- C. Steinweg Oman, 4 berths, 960 m quay, 16 m draft
- RoRo traffic
- About 87,000 units (2024)
- Container throughput
- About 943,000 TEU (2024)
- Container terminal operator
- Hutchison Ports Sohar
- Opened
- 2002
Shipping a Car from the UK to Sohar
We handle the whole UK side of an export to Sohar: sourcing the vehicle, tax-free supply where the car qualifies, collection from any UK address, UK customs clearance and export documentation, and loading onto the ship by RoRo or container.
Any import duty and taxes are paid by the importer, whoever clears the car. We can arrange customs clearance, registration and delivery to your door through a local agent, quoted separately, or work with an agent of your choice. For costs, the full sailing schedule and everything else about exporting to Oman, see our Oman shipping guide.
Our Other Services
UK Car Sourcing & Supply
We source any new or used vehicle from any manufacturer in the UK, through our network of franchised dealers, car auctions, classified listings and private sellers, then inspect, purchase and export it to your country.
Buy a Car in the UK on Your Behalf
We check, view and buy the UK car you've found, from a dealer or a private seller, then ship it to you, protecting you from the pitfalls of paying an unknown seller from overseas.
Tax-Free & VAT-Free Vehicle Supply
We find new and VAT-qualifying used cars, buy them from UK dealers and sell them to you free of UK VAT for export when the conditions HMRC sets are met, which takes a sixth off a VAT-inclusive price. We handle the export and keep the proof of export.
New / Used Car Export
We export new and used cars from the UK every week, sourced from our dealer, auction and trade network or supplied by you, given a multi-point inspection before shipment and shipped worldwide by RoRo or container.
Pre-Purchase Inspections
Before you commit to a car, we check its DVLA, MOT and recall records and run a paid UK history check, then view it, compare it with its logbook and send you photos and a video. A full mechanical inspection by an independent inspector can be added, quoted separately.
Government Pre-Shipping Inspection
Where the destination country requires a pre-export roadworthiness inspection, we arrange it with the approved inspection agency before the sailing so the vehicle is not held up on arrival. Quoted separately from the shipping price.
UK Vehicle Collection & Delivery
We collect any vehicle from any UK address and deliver it to the departure port at £1 per mile, driven on DVLA plates or moved on a carrier, timed to meet the booked sailing.
Secure Vehicle Storage
Vehicles wait with us in a secure compound between purchase and sailing, so there is no rush to move a car the day you buy it and nothing accumulating in storage charges at the port. Quoted separately from the shipping price.
Paintwork Reconditioning
Where a car would arrive the better for it, we can recondition the paintwork before it ships — worth doing while the vehicle is with us rather than paying to sort it out after it lands. Quoted separately from the shipping price.
UK Vehicle Customs Clearance
We make export declarations directly on the UK customs system and prepare every document needed at the UK port of exit, including the Bill of Lading, export certificate and DVLA export documentation.