Car Shipping to Namibia

Why ship a car to Namibia from the UK

The Ship Cars is a specialist UK vehicle export company moving cars, SUVs, classics, motorbikes and light commercials to Namibia every month. From Tema and Apapa in the west to Mombasa and Dar es Salaam in the east and Durban in the south, African ports operate on dense weekly RORO rotations supported by shared 40ft container groupage. Typical clients on this lane include returning diaspora customers, alongside private owners relocating to Namibia and returning residents importing a personal vehicle. Our UK-to-Namibia corridor is engineered around predictable transit, transparent pricing and full compliance with Namibia customs.

Vehicles depart from Liverpool, Tilbury, Immingham and arrive at Walvis Bay via West African RORO rotation calling Antwerp and Dakar. Typical door-to-port turnaround is 18–26 days from uk ports to walvis bay, 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 Namibia car shipping works

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

Namibia ports, routing and transit

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

Namibia import duty, VAT and customs in 2026

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

• Vehicle age limits and pre-shipment inspection (PSI/SGS/Intertek)
• Country-specific import duties, VAT and excise on engine size
• RORO and shared container handling at Tema, Apapa, Mombasa and Durban
• Right-hand-drive compatibility in most markets

Document checklist for Namibia

• V5C registration document
• Passport
• Commercial invoice
• Bill of Lading
• NamRA customs declaration (SAD 500)
• Police clearance certificate for chassis number

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

Other Africa destinations from the UK

We ship to 8+ other Africa countries from the UK on the same trade lanes as Namibia. Many customers shipping to Namibia also enquire about Botswana, Lesotho because routing, customs documentation and transit windows overlap.