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Vehicle Shipping & Export Prices

Shipping Your Vehicle from the UK Is Determined by Various Factors:

  • the location of your country – the further away you are from the UK, the more expensive the cost of shipping your vehicle to your country;
  • the level of service required i.e
    • Door to Door (from the UK address to your address in your country)
    • Door to Port (from the UK address to your local port in your country)
    • Port to Port (from the UK port to your local Port in your country)
    • Port to Door (from the UK port to your address in your country)
    * Door to Port and Port to Port are the most common methods of shipping used by clients;
  • The vehicle shipping costs will also reflect the size of the vehicle being exported. A normal coupe or saloon car will incur a lower rate than an SUV, Caravan or Truck;
  • Pre-Export inspections set by your government will also add to the cost of export and shipping e.g. the Kenya government demands that all vehicles to be exported from UK to Kenya must undergo inspection with QISJ, its appointed inspection representative; and
  • Finally, the method of shipping will be the largest factor in your quote. RoRo, or Roll on Roll Off, will obviously be cheaper than putting your vehicle in a secured container or using an aircraft to deliver the vehicle.

RORO shipping is the most popular way of transporting vehicles from the UK to other countries, in a fast and efficient manner by using specialised ships called "vehicle carriers". RORO shipping methods are mostly used for all types of motorised, rolling and even static cargo, which include cars, trucks, boats, buses, motor homes, travel trailers, tractors, excavators, cranes, and other high & heavy equipment and machinery.

RORO vehicle shipping is popular with clients for two reasons:

  • It is the cheapest method of international shipping. Exclusive container service is usually more expensive, while air shipping your vehicle is always several times more expensive.
  • Preparing for RoRo service takes the least amount of time. Your vehicle will simply need to be driven up and down the ramps for loading and unloading into the ships / vehicle carriers, so it will need to be able to be mechanically propelled. It allows your vehicle to be available and drivable as quickly as possible after the ship arrives at your local port because the unloading process is simple and quick compared to the tedious process of loading and unloading a car in and out of a container.

Most clients that use Container Shipping, prefer this method of shipping due to high value vehicles, classic cars, or for those who want to ship their cars as well as some of their personal goods and household items. We operate a weekly container shipping service, and can collect your vehicle or you can deliver to one of our designated depots. We can also arrange to deliver the container to your address and lower the container to ground level to enable the loading of your car and other items. See our shipping options and services below.

Most Common Container Sizes

Any extra space in the container, including the inside of the vehicle, may be used to store anything else you wish to send with your vehicle. The most common sizes for containers used to send goods and cars are 20ft and 40ft, their dimensions of which are as follows:

20ft Shipping Container

Suitable for: 1-2 bedroom moves or a car with only a few boxes.

Size (L x W x H)
19′ 10.5″ x 8′ 0″ x 8′ 6″ (6.1m x 2.4m x 2.6m)
Total internal volume
1,169 ft³ (33.1 m³)
Net shipping load
62,170 lb (28,200 kg)

40ft Shipping Container

Suitable for: 3-5 bedroom moves or a car plus a typical two bedroom move.

Size (L x W x H)
40′ 0″ x 8′ 0″ x 8′ 6″ (12.2m x 2.4m x 2.6m)
Total internal volume
2,385 ft³ (67.5 m³)
Net shipping load
58,643 lb (26,600 kg)

You also have the option to share a container with someone else sending their vehicle. These are usually 40ft containers. See the shared container prices.

RoRo Shipping Prices — Approximately, call for latest rates

CountryPortVehicle Shipping Cost
AntiguaSt John's£1,810
AustraliaAdelaide£1,041
AustraliaBrisbane£1,041
AustraliaFremantle£1,041
AustraliaMelbourne£1,041
AustraliaSydney£1,041
BahamasNassau£1,697
BahrainBahrain£1,096
BarbadosBridgetown£1,810
CanadaHalifax£1,231
CanadaVancouver£3,106
ColombiaCartagena£1,304
ColombiaSanta Marta£1,697
CyprusLimassol£649
DominicaRoseau£1,810
Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo£1,697
EgyptAlexandria£1,278
EthiopiaDjibouti£1,315
French GuianaDégrad des Cannes£1,963
Cayman IslandsGeorge Town£5,270
GreecePiraeus£996
GrenadaSt George's£1,810
GuadeloupePointe-à-Pitre£1,720
GuyanaGeorgetown£2,148
HaitiPort-au-Prince£1,697
Hong KongHong Kong£590
IsraelAshdod£1,202
ItalyCivitavecchia£864
ItalyLivorno£864
ItalyPalermo£996
ItalySalerno£864
ItalySavona£864
JamaicaKingston£1,416
JapanToyohashi£1,191
JapanYokohama£1,191
KenyaMombasa£1,214
KuwaitKuwait£1,096
LebanonBeirut£1,196
MadagascarTamatave£1,720
MalaysiaPort Klang£1,219
MaltaValletta£1,026
MartiniqueFort-de-France£1,720
MauritiusPort Louis£1,855
MexicoAltamira£1,191
MexicoVeracruz£1,191
MoroccoCasablanca£878
MoroccoTangier£1,270
MozambiqueMaputo£1,214
MyanmarYangon£2,751
NamibiaWalvis Bay£1,265
New ZealandAuckland£851
New ZealandHamilton£1,426
New ZealandLyttelton£851
New ZealandNapier£851
New ZealandNelson£851
New ZealandPort Chalmers£851
New ZealandTaupo£1,505
New ZealandTauranga£851
New ZealandWellington£1,624
NorwayDrammen£824
OmanSohar£1,096
PanamaManzanillo£1,697
PortugalSetubal£814
Puerto RicoSan Juan£1,416
QatarHamad Port£1,096
St Kitts and NevisBasseterre£1,810
St LuciaCastries£1,810
Saudi ArabiaDammam£1,096
Saudi ArabiaJeddah£944
SingaporeSingapore£590
South AfricaCape Town£1,130
South AfricaDurban£988
South AfricaPort Elizabeth£1,322
SpainTarragona£795
SpainValencia£752
SurinameParamaribo£2,148
TanzaniaDar es Salaam£1,214
ThailandLaem Chabang£999
Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain£1,372
UAEAbu Dhabi£1,096
UAEJebel Ali£1,096
United States of America (USA)Baltimore£1,184
United States of America (USA)Brunswick£1,184
United States of America (USA)Charleston£1,176
United States of America (USA)Freeport£1,195
United States of America (USA)Galveston£1,360
United States of America (USA)Jacksonville£1,080
United States of America (USA)New York£1,212
United States of America (USA)Norfolk£1,288
United States of America (USA)Port Hueneme£1,644
United States of America (USA)San Diego£1,644
United States of America (USA)Tacoma£1,790

Container Shipping Prices — Approximately, call for latest rates

CountryPort20ft Container40ft Container
AlbaniaDurres£1,368£2,064
AntiguaSt John's£2,259£3,212
AngolaLuanda£2,934£4,427
AngolaLobito£2,934£4,427
ArgentinaZárate£1,854£2,469
AustraliaAdelaide£1,543£2,672
AustraliaBrisbane£1,543£2,672
AustraliaFremantle£1,543£2,672
AustraliaMackay£1,543£2,672
AustraliaMelbourne£1,543£2,672
AustraliaSydney£1,543£2,672
BahamasNassau£2,259£3,077
BangladeshChittagong£2,326£2,874
BahrainBahrain£1,651£2,132
BarbadosBridgetown£2,326£3,414
BelgiumAntwerp£1,314£1,862
BeninCotonou£1,651£2,334
BotswanaGaboroneTo Walvis Bay or Durban; onward leg extra£3,069£4,899
British Virgin IslandsTortola£3,001£4,899
BruneiMuaraTo Singapore; onward leg extra£1,381£1,659
CameroonDouala£1,854£2,739
CanadaHalifax£1,381£2,469
CanadaMontreal£1,516£2,604
CanadaToronto£1,786£3,077
CanadaVancouver£3,069£4,764
ChileIquique£2,731£4,494
ColombiaCartagena£1,584£2,132
ColombiaSanta Marta£1,854£2,672
CongoBoma Pointe Noire£2,731£4,359
CyprusLimassol£1,314£2,064
DenmarkEsbjerg£1,314£1,727
DominicaRoseau£2,731£3,954
Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo£1,921£2,672
EgyptAlexandria£1,381£1,794
EthiopiaDjibouti£1,989£2,874
Equatorial GuineaMalabo£1,690£2,267
Equatorial GuineaBata£1,690£2,267
French GuianaDégrad des Cannes£2,596£3,954
GabonLibreville£1,854£2,334
GambiaBanjul£1,921£2,604
GermanyHamburg£1,314£1,727
GhanaTema£1,651£2,402
GhanaTakoradi£1,651£2,402
Cayman IslandsGeorge Town£4,979£7,459
GreecePiraeus£1,516£1,929
GrenadaSt George's£3,406£5,102
GuadeloupePointe-à-Pitre£2,056£2,672
GuineaConakry£2,191£3,414
GuyanaGeorgetown£3,001£4,359
HaitiPort-au-Prince£2,056£2,874
Hong KongPort of Hong Kong£1,300£1,500
IndiaMumbai£1,246£1,659
IndonesiaJakarta£1,044£1,389
IsraelAshdod£1,516£1,862
ItalyCivitavecchia£1,237£1,847
ItalyLivorno£1,237£1,847
ItalyPalermo£1,415£2,114
ItalySalerno£1,237£1,847
ItalySavona£1,347£2,014
Ivory CoastAbidjan£1,651£2,267
JamaicaKingston£2,191£3,144
JapanYokohama£1,854£2,591
JapanToyohashi£1,854£2,591
KenyaMombasa£1,894£2,604
KuwaitKuwait£1,516£1,997
LebanonBeirut£1,651£2,064
LesothoMaseru£1,719£2,402
LiberiaMonrovia£2,191£3,212
LibyaTripoli£1,719£2,672
LibyaAl Khums£1,719£2,672
MadagascarTamatave£2,124£3,009
MalaysiaPort Klang£909£1,524
MaltaValletta£1,381£1,997
MaltaFreeport£1,381£1,997
MartiniqueFort-de-France£1,989£2,537
MauritiusPort Louis£2,394£3,887
MexicoAltamira£1,719£2,267
MexicoVeracruz£1,719£2,267
MoroccoCasablanca£1,786£2,334
MoroccoTangier£1,786£2,334
MozambiqueMaputo£2,056£3,212
MozambiqueBeira£2,056£3,212
MyanmarYangon£1,651£2,334
NamibiaWalvis Bay£1,921£3,144
New ZealandAuckland£1,334£1,993
New ZealandHamilton£1,744£2,608
New ZealandLyttelton£1,334£1,993
New ZealandNapier£1,334£1,993
New ZealandNelson£1,334£1,993
New ZealandPort Chalmers£1,334£1,993
New ZealandTaupo£1,883£2,817
New ZealandTauranga£1,334£1,993
New ZealandWellington£1,681£2,514
NigeriaTin Can Island£1,719£2,334
NigeriaApapa£1,719£2,334
NorwayDrammen£1,314£1,727
OmanSohar£1,516£1,997
PakistanKarachiTo Colombo; onward leg extra£1,246£2,604
PanamaManzanillo£2,259£3,144
Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyTo Brisbane or Singapore; onward leg extra£2,596£4,359
Papua New GuineaLaeTo Brisbane or Singapore; onward leg extra£2,596£4,359
PortugalSetubal£1,179£1,524
Puerto RicoSan Juan£1,921£2,469
QatarHamad Port£1,516£1,997
St Kitts and NevisBasseterre£3,136£5,102
St LuciaVieux Fort£3,136£5,102
St LuciaCastries£3,136£5,102
St Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown£3,001£4,359
Saudi ArabiaDammam£1,786£2,402
Saudi ArabiaJeddah£1,584£2,267
SenegalDakar£1,854£2,402
Sierra LeoneFreetown£2,056£3,144
SingaporePort of Singapore£1,179£1,929
South AfricaCape Town£1,651£2,402
South AfricaDurban£1,651£2,402
South AfricaPort Elizabeth£1,651£2,402
SpainTarragona£1,111£1,592
SpainValencia£1,111£1,592
Sri LankaColombo£1,921£2,469
SurinameParamaribo£3,136£5,372
EswatiniMatsapaTo Durban; onward leg extra£2,596£3,887
EswatiniManziniTo Durban; onward leg extra£2,596£3,887
SwedenGothenburg£1,314£1,794
TanzaniaDar es Salaam£1,854£2,537
ThailandLaem Chabang£841£1,592
TogoLomé£1,786£2,267
Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain£2,529£3,752
TunisiaTunis La Goulette£1,651£2,672
TurkeyIzmir£1,381£2,334
TurkeyMersin£1,381£2,334
UAEAbu Dhabi£1,516£1,997
UAEJebel Ali£1,516£2,334
United States of America (USA)Baltimore£1,253£1,871
United States of America (USA)Brunswick£1,508£2,253
United States of America (USA)Charleston£1,508£2,253
United States of America (USA)Freeport£1,573£2,350
United States of America (USA)Galveston£1,850£2,768
United States of America (USA)Jacksonville£1,253£1,871
United States of America (USA)New York£1,764£2,639
United States of America (USA)Port Hueneme£2,241£3,353
United States of America (USA)San Diego£2,241£3,353
United States of America (USA)Tacoma£2,581£3,864
UruguayMontevideo£1,786£2,402
ZambiaLusakaTo Dar es Salaam or Durban; onward leg extra£4,119£5,814
ZambiaKazungula borderTo Dar es Salaam or Durban; onward leg extra£4,119£5,814
ZimbabweBeitbridgeTo Durban or Beira; onward leg extra£3,676£7,194
ZimbabwePlumtreeTo Durban or Beira; onward leg extra£3,676£7,194
ZimbabweHarareTo Durban or Beira; onward leg extra£3,676£7,194

Prices are approximate and exclude duties, taxes, collection and redelivery. For a country reached through another country's port, the price covers the sea leg to that port only; the onward leg is quoted separately. Contact us for an accurate, up-to-date quote.

Shared Container Prices — Per vehicle, by vehicle type

Your vehicle shares a container with others going the same way, so it travels protected just as it would in a private container. Prices run from delivery to the UK depot the container departs from, to arrival at the port. Valid for sailings to 31 October 2026.

CountryArrival portDeparts fromVehiclePrice
AustraliaMelbourne, Sydney, Fremantle, Adelaide, BrisbaneSouthamptonMotorbike£878
Saloon (up to 1.6m high, 5.2m long)£1,283
SUV / 4x4 (up to 2m high, 5.2m long)£1,553
Van (up to 6m long)£2,295
New ZealandAuckland, Lyttelton, TaurangaSouthamptonMotorbike£1,080
Saloon (up to 1.6m high, 5.2m long)£1,519
SUV / 4x4 (up to 2m high, 5.2m long)£1,829
Van (up to 6m long)£2,450
Hong KongHong KongGrays, EssexSaloon (up to 1.6m high, 5.2m long)£1,040
SUV / 4x4 (up to 2m high, 5.2m long)£1,148
SingaporeSingaporeGrays, EssexSaloon (up to 1.6m high, 5.2m long)£1,040
SUV / 4x4 (up to 2m high, 5.2m long)£1,148
South AfricaCape Town, DurbanGrays, EssexSaloon£1,364
SUV / 4x4£1,702
CyprusLimassolGrays, EssexSaloon (up to 5.2m long)£1,033
SUV / 4x4 (under 1.68m high)£1,249
SUV / 4x4 (over 1.68m high)£1,688
Small van or double-cab pickup£1,755
Van (up to 6m long)£2,079
Van (over 6m long)£2,241
  • Space is confirmed at booking, and the shipping lines can add surcharges at short notice. Destination charges are not included. Electric and hybrid vehicles are quoted case by case unless shown below.
  • New Zealand: Wellington, Hamilton and Napier are quoted on request.
  • Cyprus: Electric and hybrid vehicles are accepted with a £338 hazardous-cargo surcharge. Vans over 6m are confirmed at booking.

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