Car Shipping To Beitbridge

International Shipping to Beitbridge

International car shipping to Beitbridge via Durban. We ship cars, vans and trucks to Beitbridge by RORO or container services on fast, reliable ships by sea. The vessels sail from either Southampton or Sheerness approximately twice a month. We’ve been shipping vehicles to Beitbridge for 10+ years from the UK and have extensive knowledge to ensure a safe transit.

Our carefully chosen agent will clear your vehicle through customs in Durban and will arrange onward delivery to Beitbridge. They will deliver your vehicle by car transporter for smaller vehicles or will arrange to have it driven using fully insured drivers for anything larger.

Transit time to Beitbridge

The transit time to Durban takes approximately 19-21 days from Southampton, clearance and delivery from Durban will take approximately a further 7 days. Our agents in Beitbridge will work as quickly as possible to ensure that you receive your vehicle in the quickest time possible whilst ensuring that is remains safe and professionally looked after from start to finish.

RORO Shipping to Beitbridge

RORO  car shipping services will always remain to be the most cost effective way of shipping a vehicle to Beitbridge. These purpose built vessels are designed to ship cars, trucks, vans & plant machinery safely by sea. As Beitbridge is landlocked we can only deliver vehicles up to Durban where it will then be driven or transported direct to Beitbridge border by our agent.

Container car shipping to Beitbridge

When shipping a car to Beitbridge by container we will ship it via Durban as this is the most cost effective way of shipping it from the UK. Container shipping costs to Beitbridge is a lot more expensive than RORO as the container has to be driven by truck to Beitbridge after it has arrived in Durban and cleared customs formalities.

The cost to have the container driven on South African roads on route to Zimbabwe is very expensive. The container is transported to Beitbridge where it will need to go in to a bonded warehouse for it to be unloaded. This adds extra costs to your shipment and people opting for this option tend to be shipping classic or high valued vehicles.

What paperwork is needed to ship a car to Beitbridge?

When shipping vehicles to Beitbridge we would require copies of the following documentation:

• V5C (or title document) for the vehicle
• Photo page of the consignees passport
• Purchase/Sales Invoice of the vehicle
• Copy of or the Original Bill of lading

Our agent in Durban will do an inspection of all vehicles upon arrival at the port. A full inspection report is completed for each vehicle before being transported to Beitbridge border. This offers further peace of mind and gives a paper trail to anyone seeking recourse if damages do occur on route to Beitbridge.

For further information about shipping a car to Beitbridge, contact us today and we will gladly assist with any queries that you may have.

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