Car shipping from Australia to the UK

From our own bookings, as at 11 October 2026.

Ports

Melbourne and Fremantle to Southampton. Other Australian ports on request.

How it ships

In a 20 ft or 40 ft container, chocked and lashed, so the vehicle arrives as it left.

Transit

Our recent UK sailings have taken around 6 to 7 weeks port to port.

What we handle

Cartage to the container yard, export declaration, packing and lashing, and booking with the line.

How it works

1. Get a price. Use the price box on this page. Published lanes price instantly; anything else is priced by a person, usually the same business day.
2. Book it. We confirm the sailing, cartage and documents by email before anything is committed.
3. We collect, pack and clear it. Cartage to the container yard, packing and lashing, and the Australian export declaration.
4. Track it to the UK. You get a private tracking link showing the vessel, sailing date and each milestone.

Before you ship to the UK

• Arrange a UK customs agent or importer to receive the vehicle. They lodge the import declaration and pay the VAT and duty at the border.
• HMRC must be told within 14 days of the vehicle arriving in the UK.
• The vehicle then needs UK approval before it can be registered and taxed with the DVLA. Check which approval route applies before you buy.
• Clean the vehicle thoroughly inside, outside and underneath before it ships.

General information only, checked on 11 October 2026. Import rules are set by the destination country and change, so confirm them with the receiver's customs agent before you buy or ship. Source: GOV.UK: importing vehicles into the UK.

Other export routes

• Australia to IndonesiaContainer shipping for cars and 4WDs from Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Jakarta.
• Australia to MalaysiaShip new LandCruisers and other vehicles from Australia to Port Klang, Malaysia by container.
• Australia to South AfricaContainer car shipping from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide to Durban.
• Australia to IndiaShip a new car or SUV from Australia to India by container, from Melbourne to Nhava Sheva and other notified ports.
• Australia to Sri LankaContainer car shipping from Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Colombo.
• Australia to SingaporeContainer shipping for prestige, classic and late-model cars from Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide to Singapore.
• Australia to ThailandShip new LandCruisers, Hilux and Lexus from Australia to Laem Chabang, Thailand by container.