--- title: "Shipping a car from Latvia to the UK | Shipping a Car" url: https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/latvia/ description: "Ship your car from Latvia to the UK with My Car Import. Collection, shipping, customs clearance, testing and UK registration, quoted by a person." --- - [Home](https://shippingacar.co.uk/) - [Countries](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destinations/) - Latvia # Shipping a car from Latvia to the UK Moving home from Latvia, or bought something special over there? We bring it to the UK, clear it through customs and register it on UK plates. [Photo: A car transporter lorry on a mountain road] Typical journey **Usually 1 to 4 weeks** How it travels **Road transport, ferry or container** Arrives at **Castle Donington, Derby** ## How it works from Latvia It starts with a quote. There is no instant calculator here: a person writes yours with current prices and the best way to ship your car. - ### Collection We can collect from your address anywhere in Latvia and bring it over by road. Or, if you would rather drive it over yourself, we can clear it through UK customs once you land. - ### Shipping Shorter hops from Europe usually travel by road and ferry. Further afield, we use a container. Either way you get updates as it moves. - ### Customs We handle the customs paperwork at both ends. In the UK we are HMRC CDS authorised agents, so we clear the car ourselves and make sure you pay the right amount, with no unnecessary add-ons. - ### Arrival The car comes to our site in Castle Donington, where our team unloads it. No waiting around at a port warehouse. - ### Testing and registration My Car Import tests and registers the car on the same site, so it never has to be moved for an appointment. Then you collect it on UK plates, or we deliver it anywhere in the UK. By road and ferry Road to our yard Indicative route. The shipping line chooses the actual lanes and ports. ## Tax and duty A car bought in Latvia usually pays 20% import VAT when it lands, and no duty if it was built in the EU or UK. If you are moving here after more than 12 months abroad and have owned the car for over 6 months, Transfer of Residence makes it tax free. We work out what applies to your car when we quote, so the number you see is the number you pay. Want a rough idea now? Try the [import tax calculator](https://shippingacar.co.uk/import-tax-calculator/). Moving here? Read [how to bring your car tax free](https://shippingacar.co.uk/transfer-of-residence/). Bringing a UK car home? See [what you need](https://shippingacar.co.uk/bringing-a-uk-car-back-home/). ## Getting it on UK roads Getting the car here is half the job. Shipping a Car is part of My Car Import, so once it is unloaded it goes straight into testing and registration on the same site. Which test it needs depends mostly on its age: Under 10 years old Certificate of Conformity (we can source one), or IVA 10 to 40 years old MOT, plus headlight and speedometer changes Over 40 years old No MOT needed We run one of only seven privately operated IVA centres in Great Britain, and our dealer-level DVLA account lets us register imported cars within 10 working days. [Registration at My Car Import](https://mycarimport.co.uk) ## Questions people ask Usually 1 to 4 weeks, as a guide. Sailing dates, customs checks and how busy the route is all play a part, so your quote will give you a firmer estimate. Cars from Latvia usually come by road rather than sea, so we price each one individually. Ask for a quote and a person on our team will price your actual route. A car bought in Latvia usually pays 20% import VAT when it lands, and no duty if it was built in the EU or UK. If you are moving here after more than 12 months abroad and have owned the car for over 6 months, Transfer of Residence makes it tax free. Yes. Shipping a Car is part of My Car Import, so testing and registration happen on the same site. Our dealer-level DVLA account lets us register imported cars within 10 working days. ## Guide price to the UK European cars come by road rather than sea, so we price every one individually. Motorbikes from £1,250 Guide prices for shipping only. Registration, other services, import tax and remedial fees are not included. Built from a year of real jobs. [How prices work](https://shippingacar.co.uk/shipping-costs/) ## Then on to UK plates My Car Import tests and registers the car on the same site it is unloaded at, within 10 working days through our dealer-level DVLA account. [Registration at My Car Import](https://mycarimport.co.uk) ## Guides - [How to ship a car from Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania to the UK](https://shippingacar.co.uk/ship-a-car-from-the-baltic-states-to-the-uk/) - [Importing a car from Europe to the UK after Brexit](https://shippingacar.co.uk/importing-a-car-from-europe-to-the-uk/) - [The Certificate of Conformity explained](https://shippingacar.co.uk/certificate-of-conformity/) - [Left-hand drive cars in the UK: what you need to know](https://shippingacar.co.uk/left-hand-drive-cars-in-the-uk/) - [The paperwork you need to ship a car to the UK](https://shippingacar.co.uk/documents-to-ship-a-car-to-the-uk/) ## Also in Europe - [Austria](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/austria/) - [Belgium](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/belgium/) - [Bulgaria](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/bulgaria/) - [Croatia](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/croatia/) - [Cyprus](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/cyprus/) - [Czech Republic](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/czech-republic/) - [Denmark](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/denmark/) - [Estonia](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/estonia/) [All countries](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destinations/) ## Shipping from Latvia? Where it is, what it is and when you need it here. We will price the whole import, from collection abroad to UK registration with My Car Import, not just the boat. Rather talk it through? Call 01332 810442