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Ship a car toSierra Leone 🇸🇱
Sourced in the UK, Europe or Asia. Delivered through Freetown (Queen Elizabeth II Quay). Export paperwork, RO-RO or container booking, marine insurance and customs clearance handled to the point of delivery.
Port of entry
Freetown (Queen Elizabeth II Quay)
Drive side
Left-hand drive
Sea transit
28–35 days
Capital
Freetown
Paperwork language
English
Local currency
SLL
Local guide
Exporting a car to Sierra Leone
A car for Sierra Leone is a longer job than the map suggests: 28–35 days on the water into Freetown (Queen Elizabeth II Quay), and sailings to this coast are less frequent than to the big hubs, so the date you commit matters more than usual. We book against a named sailing rather than an estimate, and deliver on to Freetown, Bo and Kenema or wherever you need it.
Freetown sits on one of the largest natural harbours in the world, and the Queen Elizabeth II Quay is the deep-water terminal that handles vehicle traffic. Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone — 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.
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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 Sierra Leone
How long does it take to ship a car to Sierra Leone?
- Typical sea transit from the UK and Europe to Freetown (Queen Elizabeth II Quay) is 28–35 days, depending on the sailing schedule and whether the car travels RO-RO or in a container. Clearance and inland delivery to Freetown sit on top of that, and we give you the whole timeline in the quote.
Which port do you use for Sierra Leone?
- Freetown (Queen Elizabeth II Quay). Freetown sits on one of the largest natural harbours in the world, and the Queen Elizabeth II Quay is the deep-water terminal that handles vehicle traffic.
Does a car for Sierra Leone have to be left-hand drive?
- Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- 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 Freetown.
What does an all-in quote to Sierra Leone cover?
- The vehicle, export documentation, freight to Freetown, optional marine insurance, destination duty and clearance, and delivery onward to Freetown, Bo and Kenema or wherever else in Sierra Leone you need it. It is one figure, fixed in writing before you commit.
Vehicles we export to Sierra Leone
Not just cars
Other freight to Sierra Leone
The same chain that moves a car through Freetown 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.
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.
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.
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.
Moving a household
Personal effects and removals
Household goods and personal belongings, packed, shipped and cleared, including alongside a vehicle.