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Ship a car toSenegal 🇸🇳
Sourced in the UK, Europe or Asia. Delivered through Dakar. Export paperwork, RO-RO or container booking, marine insurance and customs clearance handled to the point of delivery.
Port of entry
Dakar
Drive side
Left-hand drive
Sea transit
20–26 days
Capital
Dakar
Paperwork language
French
Local currency
XOF
Local guide
Exporting a car to Senegal
Senegal is one of the quicker runs from Europe. Vehicles come in through Dakar in 20–26 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.
Dakar sits on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa, which puts it among the shortest sea legs from Europe of anywhere we ship to. Senegal 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 paperwork is handled in French. We raise the export documents in the UK and align them with the French-language entry documents before the vessel arrives, rather than discovering a mismatch at the quay.
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 Senegal — 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. Dakar is also the way in for Mali, 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.
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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 Senegal
How long does it take to ship a car to Senegal?
- Typical sea transit from the UK and Europe to Dakar is 20–26 days, depending on the sailing schedule and whether the car travels RO-RO or in a container. Clearance and inland delivery to Dakar sit on top of that, and we give you the whole timeline in the quote.
Which port do you use for Senegal?
- Dakar. Dakar sits on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa, which puts it among the shortest sea legs from Europe of anywhere we ship to.
Does a car for Senegal have to be left-hand drive?
- Senegal 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 Senegal?
- French. We raise the export documents in English and reconcile them against the French-language entry documents before the vehicle reaches Dakar — 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 Senegal cover?
- The vehicle, export documentation, freight to Dakar, optional marine insurance, destination duty and clearance, and delivery onward to Dakar, Thiès and Saint-Louis or wherever else in Senegal you need it. It is one figure, fixed in writing before you commit.
Vehicles we export to Senegal
Not just cars
Other freight to Senegal
The same chain that moves a car through Dakar 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.
Too big for a box
Breakbulk and project cargo
Oversized, overweight and awkward loads that will not go in a container and need to be planned rather than booked.
For the value, not the weight
Cargo insurance
Optional cover arranged for the declared value of the cargo, for the whole journey.
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.
Before it sails
Warehousing and consolidation
Somewhere for cargo to wait, and a way to combine several deliveries into one shipment.