Car Shipping to Jamaica

Why ship a car to Jamaica from the UK

The Ship Cars is a specialist UK vehicle export company moving cars, SUVs, classics, motorbikes and light commercials to Jamaica every month. The Caribbean is one of the most consistent destinations for British right-hand-drive vehicles, with private buyers, returning nationals and small fleet operators importing through Kingston, Bridgetown, Port of Spain and Georgetown. Shared container shipping combines enclosed protection with low per-vehicle cost. Typical clients on this lane include returning Caribbean nationals, alongside private owners relocating to Jamaica and returning residents importing a personal vehicle. Our UK-to-Jamaica corridor is engineered around predictable transit, transparent pricing and full compliance with Jamaica customs.

Vehicles depart from Felixstowe, Southampton, Bristol (Portbury) and arrive at Kingston via feeder transhipment via Kingston or Caucedo. Typical door-to-port turnaround is 16–22 days to kingston from southampton, 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 Jamaica car shipping works

Every shipment to Jamaica follows the same six-step pipeline: free quotation, UK collection or self-drop at Felixstowe, bonded UK warehousing and pre-shipment photos, HMRC NOVA / C88 export clearance handled by our UK customs clearance team, ocean transit to Kingston (and onward feeder to Kingston 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 Jamaica.

Jamaica ports, routing and transit

Vehicles bound for Jamaica are typically routed through Kingston as the lead discharge port, with Kingston available as alternatives depending on sailing schedule and onward inland transport. We schedule loads to match weekly RORO sailing schedules to Jamaica 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 Kingston
• UK departure: Southampton
• UK departure: Tilbury
• UK departure: Bristol (Portbury)

Jamaica import duty, VAT and customs in 2026

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

• Right-hand-drive compatibility across most islands
• Common External Tariff (CET) and country-specific environmental levies
• Pre-shipment inspection in Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana
• Shared container shipping for cost efficiency

Document checklist for Jamaica

• V5C registration
• Passport
• Commercial invoice
• Bill of Lading
• TRN (Taxpayer Registration Number)

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

Other Caribbean destinations from the UK

We ship to 4+ other Caribbean countries from the UK on the same trade lanes as Jamaica. Many customers shipping to Jamaica also enquire about Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados because routing, customs documentation and transit windows overlap.