Destination · GH
Ship a car toGhana 🇬🇭
Sourced in the UK, Europe or Asia. Delivered through Tema. Export paperwork, RO-RO or container booking, marine insurance and customs clearance handled to the point of delivery.
Port of entry
Tema
Drive side
Left-hand drive
Sea transit
24–30 days
Capital
Accra
Paperwork language
English
Local currency
GHS
Local guide
Exporting a car to Ghana
Cars for Ghana come in through Tema, with typical sea transit of 24–30 days from the UK and Europe. We book the sailing, prepare the export documents, clear the vehicle on arrival and take it on to the address you give us. Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi are the usual ones; anywhere else in the country is the same job with a longer drive at the end.
Tema is about 25 kilometres east of Accra, which makes the run from quayside to the capital one of the shortest inland legs on this coast. Ghana 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 Ghana — 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. Tema is also the way in for Burkina Faso, so if the car is really headed further inland, say so and we quote the corridor as part of the same job.
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.
- 04
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.
- 06
Inland delivery
Delivered to your address after clearance — not just left at the port.
- 07
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 Ghana
How long does it take to ship a car to Ghana?
- Typical sea transit from the UK and Europe to Tema is 24–30 days, depending on the sailing schedule and whether the car travels RO-RO or in a container. Clearance and inland delivery to Accra sit on top of that, and we give you the whole timeline in the quote.
Which port do you use for Ghana?
- Tema. Tema is about 25 kilometres east of Accra, which makes the run from quayside to the capital one of the shortest inland legs on this coast.
Does a car for Ghana have to be left-hand drive?
- Ghana 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 Ghana?
- 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 Tema.
What does an all-in quote to Ghana cover?
- The vehicle, export documentation, freight to Tema, optional marine insurance, destination duty and clearance, and delivery onward to Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi or wherever else in Ghana you need it. It is one figure, fixed in writing before you commit.
Vehicles we export to Ghana
Not just cars
Other freight to Ghana
The same chain that moves a car through Tema 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.
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.
You already own it
Vehicle shipping, A to B
You own the car; we move it. Any origin to any destination, by RO-RO or in a container.
Before it sails
Warehousing and consolidation
Somewhere for cargo to wait, and a way to combine several deliveries into one shipment.
For the value, not the weight
Cargo insurance
Optional cover arranged for the declared value of the cargo, for the whole journey.