Car Shipping

 

YFT Logistics are car export experts based in Southampton with international shipping experience with excellent rates for shipping cars. Our car shipping logistics adopt a holistic approach to your supply chain, from your supplier, through production, onto destination, operating a parts distribution centre, or shipping parts and accessories into a retail dealership. YFT Logistics does more. YFT Logistics delivers actual operating efficiency, resulting in more control of transport. Find out more about an in-depth Guide to car imports with our car shipping guide.

Car Export Services from Southampton, Portbury, Tilbury & Sheerness

Permanent Export: International Car Shipping

If you are taking your car out of Great Britain on a permanent basis, you need to inform DVLA. If you have a Registration Document (V5) you can do this on section C, with the planned export date. The V5 is returned to DVLA, or Local Office. Your car will be given instead a Certificate of Permanent Export (V561) as evidence that your car remains on its register. If you have a Registration Certificate (V5C) you need to inform export on the purple section (V5C/4).

Must Dos 

You will need to carry your Registration Certificate with you in case you are asked for it during registration in another country. Further information on this and information about taking a car into Northern Ireland is provided in leaflet V526 Taking your vehicle out of the country.

We take great care of your goods

A lot of caution has to be taken in making your car secure into the container. Cars should be tied to the container flooring rings using ratchet straps, and wheels should be secured into place using wood chocks. If you are shipping your car with your personal and household effects, timber would be laid across the container separating your car and effects. Call on the expert car shippers.

RORO vehicle shipping 

Roll on Roll off (RORO) car shipping is an economical way of shipping cars (saloon and 4×4’s), vans, minibuses, buses, tractors, agricultural equipment, and plant as units are only charged for the space they will take up on the Vessel. YFT ship new and used, cars and powered plant from the UK. We carry door to port and port to port from the UK. The vehicles can be driven on to the port or on door to port service. We have communication with all vessels departing the UK on a weekly rotation.

We offer RORO car shipping out of the following ports:

Southampton

Portbury

Tilbury

Sheerness

Bristol

Ports covered

 Countries                                                                   Roll On/Roll Off Ports

Australia                                                 Adeleide Brisbane Fremantle Melbourne Sydney   

Canada                                                 Halifax Montreal Toronto Vancouver     

Canary Island                                        Tenerife Gran Canaria         

Caribbean                                              ALL MAJOR PORTS 

East Africa                                              Dar Es Saleem Djibouti Maputo Mombassa     

Far East                                                 ALL MAJOR PORTS 

Indian Sub Continent                          Chennai Chittagong Karachi Mumbai     

Israel                                                      Ashdod           

Mediterranean                                      Izmir Limasso  Malta Mersin Piraeus Valencia 

Middle East                                            ALL MAJOR PORTS 

New Zealand                                        Auckland Lyttleton Wellington       

North Africa                                           Alexandria Casablanca         

USA (East Coast)                               Baltimore Charleston Jacksonville New York Norfolk Portsmouth 

USA (Other)                                         Galveston Port Hueneme Tacoma     

Japan                                                   Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Hakata (Fukuoka), Chiba, Hitachinaka, Kawasaki, Kisarazu, and Tsuruga

UAE                                                       Jebel Ali Port in Dubai and Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka                                             Colombo via container

 

We have no control over any charges incurred by customs authorities overseas. They may charge duties and taxes at their discretion.

Container car shipping 

Container car shipping method offers a secure and safer way of shipping vehicles. Our warehouse load and secure vehicles/ personal effects in all size containers. We offer both door to port and port to port container shipping services. YFT offer container loading and lashing services at our Southampton warehouse / Felixstowe and London Gateway. Alternatively the containers can be delivered to your address for loading. YFT ship containers on a weekly basis from the UK. Our warehouse can combine your household items along with your car inside your own container. 

International Car Shipping: Check your vehicle history

Without an Export Certificate or registration papers, UK customs may decide to check on any outstanding finance owed, especially if it is a new or high value vehicle. In the event that outstanding finance is due, you may still be able to ship you vehicle providing you can get written approval from the credit or loan company.

International Car Shipping: Duty and Taxes:

We can ship your vehicle anywhere! However please bear in mind that you may be liable to pay import duties once your vehicle has arrived at the destination port. Whilst YFT Logistics can arrange for the necessary import clearance documentation. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are fully conversant with import regulations and requirements. The loan company.