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title: "Shipping a car from Morocco to the UK | Shipping a Car"
url: https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/morocco/
description: "Ship your car from Morocco to the UK with My Car Import. Collection, shipping, customs clearance, testing and UK registration, quoted by a person."
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# Shipping a car from Morocco to the UK

Whether you are moving back to the UK or you have found the car you want in Morocco, we handle the whole journey: collection, shipping, customs, then testing and UK registration with My Car Import.

[Photo: Cranes and containers at the Port of Casablanca at dawn]

Typical journey **Usually 4 to 8 weeks**

How it travels **Shared container, dedicated container or RoRo**

Arrives at **Castle Donington, Derby**

## How it works from Morocco

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.

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### Collection

We collect from your address or dealer anywhere in Morocco and truck it to the port. Depending on its value, we will quote for open or enclosed transport to the port. If you want enclosed, just say so on the quote form.

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### Shipping

Unless you pay for a container of your own, your car shares one with other customers’ cars, which keeps the price down. We keep you updated from the day it sails.

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### 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.

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### Arrival

The car comes to our site in Castle Donington, where our team unloads it. No waiting around at a port warehouse.

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### 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 sea Road to our yard Indicative route. The shipping line chooses the actual lanes and ports.

Port: [Tanger Med](https://shippingacar.co.uk/port/tanger-med/)

## Tax and duty

A car from Morocco usually pays 20% import VAT plus 10% duty. Cars over 30 years old pay 5% VAT and no duty. And if you are moving here after more than 12 months abroad, with a car you have owned for over 6 months, Transfer of Residence makes it tax and duty 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

IVA test, on our own lane, plus any changes it needs

10 to 40 years old

MOT, usually with a rear fog light added

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 4 to 8 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.

Our guide price is from £3,575 for a car, built from a year of real jobs. It covers shipping only: registration, other services, import tax and remedial fees are extra. Motorbikes start from £1,250.

A car from Morocco usually pays 20% import VAT plus 10% duty. Cars over 30 years old pay 5% VAT and no duty. And if you are moving here after more than 12 months abroad, with a car you have owned for over 6 months, Transfer of Residence makes it tax and duty 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

from £3,575

Rest of world guide price, car by sea

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 Morocco to the UK](https://shippingacar.co.uk/ship-a-car-from-morocco-to-the-uk/)
- [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/)
- [Container, RoRo or air: which is right for your car?](https://shippingacar.co.uk/container-roro-or-air/)
- [What happens when your car arrives in the UK](https://shippingacar.co.uk/when-your-car-arrives-in-the-uk/)

## Also in Africa

- [South Africa](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/south-africa/)
- [Algeria](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/algeria/)
- [Egypt](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/egypt/)

[All countries](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destinations/)

## Shipping from Morocco?

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
