Car Shipping to Argentina

Why ship a car to Argentina from the UK

The Ship Cars is a specialist UK vehicle export company moving cars, SUVs, classics, motorbikes and light commercials to Argentina every month. Trans-Atlantic and Panama-routed services into the Americas split cleanly between East Coast RORO calls (Halifax, New York, Baltimore) and container groupage to Gulf, Pacific and Latin American ports. Compliance regimes (EPA, DOT, Transport Canada, INMETRO) drive most of the cost and timeline. Typical clients on this lane include 25-year-rule classic importers, alongside private owners relocating to Argentina and returning residents importing a personal vehicle. Our UK-to-Argentina corridor is engineered around predictable transit, transparent pricing and full compliance with Argentina customs.

Vehicles depart from Tilbury, Immingham, Liverpool and arrive at Buenos Aires via Gulf routing via Houston and Veracruz. Typical door-to-port turnaround is 22–30 days to buenos aires from uk ports, supported by marine all-risks insurance, GPS-tracked UK collection and bonded warehousing where required. For an instant indication of cost, use our car shipping cost calculator or request a tailored quote on our quote page.

How UK to Argentina car shipping works

Every shipment to Argentina follows the same six-step pipeline: free quotation, UK collection or self-drop at Tilbury, bonded UK warehousing and pre-shipment photos, HMRC NOVA / C88 export clearance handled by our UK customs clearance team, ocean transit to Buenos Aires (and onward feeder to Buenos Aires where required), and destination customs handover. You choose the shipping mode that best matches the vehicle profile and budget — see the full breakdown on our car shipping costs page or compare live RORO sailing dates to Argentina.

Argentina ports, routing and transit

Vehicles bound for Argentina are typically routed through Buenos Aires as the lead discharge port, with Buenos Aires available as alternatives depending on sailing schedule and onward inland transport. We schedule loads to match weekly RORO sailing schedules to Argentina and consolidated shared container departures from the UK. For sole-use loads we book 20ft and 40ft container slots on the same rotation.

• Port of Buenos Aires
• UK departure: Southampton
• UK departure: Tilbury
• UK departure: Bristol (Portbury)

Argentina import duty, VAT and customs in 2026

Importing a vehicle into Argentina is regulated and document-driven. The headline framework is summarised below; our team verifies every figure against the latest Argentina customs schedule before quoting.

• EPA, DOT, Transport Canada and INMETRO compliance
• 25-year and 15-year classic-import exemptions
• Customs bonds, brokers and HS code 8703 classification
• Gulf, Atlantic and Pacific routings via Panama Canal

Document checklist for Argentina

• V5C registration
• Passport
• Commercial invoice
• Bill of Lading
• Certificate of origin
• Proof of foreign residence

For full country-specific customs rules, see our Argentina import guides and articles, our UK and Argentina customs clearance service, or use the duty-inclusive cost calculator for a landed estimate to Buenos Aires.

Other Americas destinations from the UK

We ship to 8+ other Americas countries from the UK on the same trade lanes as Argentina. Many customers shipping to Argentina also enquire about Brazil, Chile because routing, customs documentation and transit windows overlap.