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Ship a car toCape Verde 🇨🇻
Sourced in the UK, Europe or Asia and shipped to Praia & Mindelo. Export paperwork, sailing, marine insurance and clearance handled end to end, to the island your car is actually going to.
Port of entry
Praia / Mindelo
Drive side
Left-hand drive
Sea transit
18–24 days
Capital
Praia
Paperwork language
Portuguese
Local currency
CVE
Local guide
Exporting a car to Cape Verde
Cars for Cape Verde cross by sea to Praia & Mindelo, typically 18–24 days from the UK and Europe — the shortest crossing of anywhere we ship to, because the islands sit well out into the Atlantic on the European side of the continent. The useful question here is not only which port but which island: tell us the final address and we route the vehicle to the terminal that serves it rather than the one that looks nearest on a map.
Cape Verde is an archipelago, so the destination is an island rather than a coastline: Praia on Santiago and Mindelo on São Vicente are the two ports, and which one you use depends on which island the car is going to. Cape Verde drives on the right, so left-hand drive is the standard specification and it is what we supply unless you ask otherwise; right-hand drive can be sourced from UK stock when you specifically want it. Destination documentation is in Portuguese. We prepare the export side in English and make sure the two sets of documents agree on the detail that matters — chassis number, declared value, consignee — because that is where mismatches surface.
We buy the exact vehicle in the UK, Europe or Asia, inspect it before it moves, and take it from there: export declarations and the bill of lading, RO-RO or container, whichever suits the vehicle, marine insurance if you want the cover, customs clearance and final delivery. What comes back is one landed figure for Cape Verde — vehicle, freight, insurance, duty and delivery in a single number, agreed in writing before anything is committed. Duty at destination turns on the vehicle's age, engine size and declared value, so we price your specific car rather than quote a rate that will not survive contact with the entry.
Transparent pricing
What goes into your landed price
One figure, agreed before you commit — nothing added at the port.
- 01
Vehicle purchase
Sourced at the right price from UK auctions, European dealer stock, US inventory or Asian OEMs.
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Export documentation
Bill of lading, export declarations and compliance paperwork prepared for you.
- 03
Sea freight
RO-RO or container from Southampton, Antwerp, Bremerhaven or Shanghai to your port.
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Marine insurance
Optional full-value cover so your vehicle arrives protected.
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Customs & duty at destination
Clearance handled for you; the current duty for your vehicle is included in the quote.
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Inland delivery
Delivered to your address after clearance — not just left at the port.
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Our sourcing fee
Stated up front and included in the single landed figure.
Freight and duties change with the vehicle and destination, so we confirm the exact numbers in writing with your quote.
Questions
Shipping a car to Cape Verde
How do cars reach Cape Verde?
- By sea, to Praia & Mindelo. Typical transit from the UK and Europe is 18–24 days. Because Cape Verde is an archipelago the routing depends on the island the car is going to, so we confirm the port against your delivery address before booking.
Which port do you use for Cape Verde?
- Praia / Mindelo. Cape Verde is an archipelago, so the destination is an island rather than a coastline: Praia on Santiago and Mindelo on São Vicente are the two ports, and which one you use depends on which island the car is going to.
Does a car for Cape Verde have to be left-hand drive?
- Cape Verde drives on the right, so left-hand drive is the standard specification and what we supply unless you say otherwise. Right-hand drive can be sourced from UK stock — buyers moving back from Britain often want exactly that — and whichever you choose is stated in the quote so nothing is a surprise at registration.
What language is the paperwork in for Cape Verde?
- Portuguese. We raise the export documents in English and reconcile them against the Portuguese-language entry documents before the vehicle reaches Praia — chassis number, declared value and consignee have to agree across both, and that is where delays usually start.
What does an all-in quote to Cape Verde cover?
- The vehicle, export documentation, freight to Praia, optional marine insurance, destination duty and clearance, and delivery onward to Praia and Mindelo or wherever else in Cape Verde you need it. It is one figure, fixed in writing before you commit.
Vehicles we export to Cape Verde
Not just cars
Other freight to Cape Verde
The same chain that moves a car through Praia & Mindelo moves everything else: a container of goods, plant and machinery, an oversized piece, or a household on the move. If your cargo is not a car, start here.
The part that goes wrong
Customs clearance and documentation
Export and import declarations, the bill of lading and destination formalities, prepared and lodged.
When the date is the point
Air freight
For cargo that cannot wait for a vessel. Priced on weight and size rather than on space in a hold.
FCL and LCL
Container freight
A full container for a large consignment, or a share of one when you have less than a full load.
For the value, not the weight
Cargo insurance
Optional cover arranged for the declared value of the cargo, for the whole journey.