--- title: "Shipping a car from Singapore to the UK | Shipping a Car" url: https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/singapore/ description: "Ship your car from Singapore 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/) - Singapore # Shipping a car from Singapore to the UK Whether you are moving back to the UK or you have found the car you want in Singapore, we handle the whole journey: collection, shipping, customs, then testing and UK registration with My Car Import. [Photo: Container ships alongside the quay cranes under a blue sky] Typical journey **About 4 to 8 weeks** How it travels **Shared container** Arrives at **Castle Donington, Derby** ## How it works from Singapore 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 collect from your address or dealer anywhere in Singapore 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. - ### 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. - ### 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 sea Road to our yard Indicative route. The shipping line chooses the actual lanes and ports. ## From Singapore: the details ### Ports - Pasir Panjang - Keppel - Tanjong Pagar - Jurong ### Paperwork - Registration papers - Purchase invoice - Passport LTA deregistration is done online, and we can send you a guide on how to do it. ### Usually needs changing - A rear fog light, the most common change - Speedometer converted from km/h to mph on cars under 10 years old [About Port of Singapore](https://shippingacar.co.uk/port/singapore/) ## Tax and duty A car from Singapore 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. [Importing a car from Singapore, the full guide](https://mycarimport.co.uk/importing-your-vehicle/location/singapore-2/) ## Questions people ask About 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 £3,175 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 Singapore 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. Usually: registration papers, purchase invoice, passport. LTA deregistration is done online, and we can send you a guide on how to do it. 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 £3,175 Singapore, 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/importing-your-vehicle/location/singapore-2/) ## Guides - [How to ship a car from Singapore to the UK](https://shippingacar.co.uk/ship-a-car-from-singapore-to-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/) - [Moving to the UK? How to bring your car tax free](https://shippingacar.co.uk/transfer-of-residence/) ## Also in Asia - [Japan](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/japan/) - [Hong Kong](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/hong-kong/) - [China](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/china/) - [Malaysia](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/malaysia/) - [Thailand](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/thailand/) - [Mongolia](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destination/mongolia/) [All countries](https://shippingacar.co.uk/destinations/) ## Shipping from Singapore? 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