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Ship a car toGambia 🇬🇲
Sourced in the UK, Europe or Asia. Delivered through Banjul. Export paperwork, RO-RO or container booking, marine insurance and customs clearance handled to the point of delivery.
Port of entry
Banjul
Drive side
Left-hand drive
Sea transit
22–28 days
Capital
Banjul
Paperwork language
English
Local currency
GMD
Local guide
Exporting a car to Gambia
Gambia is one of the quicker runs from Europe. Vehicles come in through Banjul in 22–28 days, which is short enough that the paperwork, not the water, usually sets the pace. We prepare the export documents while the car is still being collected, so the file is ready when the vessel is.
Banjul stands at the mouth of the Gambia river, and because the country is narrow and follows the river, almost every delivery address is within a short drive of the port. Gambia 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 English, which removes one of the more common sources of delay: the export file we raise in the UK and the file the clearing side works from say the same thing in the same language.
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 Gambia — 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.
- 02
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.
- 05
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 Gambia
How long does it take to ship a car to Gambia?
- Typical sea transit from the UK and Europe to Banjul is 22–28 days, depending on the sailing schedule and whether the car travels RO-RO or in a container. Clearance and inland delivery to Banjul sit on top of that, and we give you the whole timeline in the quote.
Which port do you use for Gambia?
- Banjul. Banjul stands at the mouth of the Gambia river, and because the country is narrow and follows the river, almost every delivery address is within a short drive of the port.
Does a car for Gambia have to be left-hand drive?
- Gambia 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 Gambia?
- English, the same language as the export file we raise in the UK, which takes one whole category of mismatch out of the clearance at Banjul.
What does an all-in quote to Gambia cover?
- The vehicle, export documentation, freight to Banjul, optional marine insurance, destination duty and clearance, and delivery onward to Banjul, Serekunda and Brikama or wherever else in Gambia you need it. It is one figure, fixed in writing before you commit.
Vehicles we export to Gambia
Not just cars
Other freight to Gambia
The same chain that moves a car through Banjul 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.
Roll on, roll off
RO-RO shipping
Anything that drives, driven aboard and driven off. Usually the cheapest way to move a single running vehicle.
Before it sails
Warehousing and consolidation
Somewhere for cargo to wait, and a way to combine several deliveries into one shipment.
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.