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Car shipping to Australia

Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne & Sydney by Roll on/Roll off & Containers.

If you’re making a big change and moving to Australia, talk to First Base Freight about your International Car Shipping needs. With regular Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) shipping services of saloons and 4 x 4’s departing from Southampton, we service destinations including Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne & Sydney. Our Roll-on/Roll-off car shipping to Australia is extremely secure, as your car will be parked on the lower decks to minimise the effects of any challenging conditions that the ship may endure in high seas or turbulent weather. It takes approximately 40 days transit time when car shipping to Australia from the UK and we have Ro Ro vessels leaving Southampton every 2 weeks.

One thing to consider before you engage in car shipping to Australia is their 'Personal Imports Scheme' better known as 'IVA', designed specifically to accommodate people settling there, as well as citizens returning permanently, to take their personal vehicles back with them. Under this scheme, all applicants must have been a resident in a foreign country for a continuous period of at least 12 months, during which time they owned and used the imported vehicle. Regardless of any car shipping desired, applicants intending on moving to Australia must intend to change their residence by becoming a permanent resident with intention to remain in Australia indefinitely. It’s strongly advisable to make your application within plenty of time before you consider shipping your vehicle to Australia.

For vehicles of high value, we recommend using one of our container options either 20ft or a 40ft. As an alternative to Ro Ro shipping, this method of car shipping to Sydney, Fremantle, or any of the ports in Australia, provide extra security as a full condition report can be arranged and photographs taken before the container is sealed. For extra security, a tamper proof seal is added before your container is shipped. Once secure, your car shipping container is craned onboard the next vessel due to sail, and car shipping to Fremantle, Sydney and our other Australian ports takes appeoximately 45-55 days when departing from Felixstowe or Tilbury etc.. If you require car shipping to Australia from a different port in the UK please ask us for more information as we have alternatives available.

We offer the following Australian destinations with our car shipping: Fremantle, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Tasmania and Darwin too. With weekly shipments to and from Australia, we can accomodate any international car shipping requirements you may have.

For more information on car shipping to Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and others, complete the 'Quick Quote' form at the top of this page or alternatively you can contact us directly and a member of our team will be able to assist you. Your car shipping quotation will be sent to you within 1 hour of receiving it in most cases along with an 'Import Approval Guide' and an 'Import Approval Application'. You will need to apply for this approximately 6 weeks prior to car shipping to allow enough time in case of delays within their department.