Air, ocean and RoRo freight forwarding from the UK to every continent

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Specialists in vehicle, container & air cargo shipping

Car Shipping, Container Freight & Air Cargo from the United Kingdom

We move vehicles, containers, machinery and urgent air cargo out of the UK every week. Collection, customs, carriage and delivery are handled by one desk, and you are quoted the landed cost rather than a freight rate that grows on arrival.

130+
Countries
1,400+
Destinations
Weekly
RoRo sailings
Same day
Quotes

Instant Cargo & Vehicle Quote

Tell us what you are shipping and we will come back with a firm, all-in rate.

Cargo insurance required?

No obligation. Quotes usually returned the same working day.

What we ship from the UK

Six shipping services, each with country-by-country guides covering ports, airports, transit times, paperwork and shipping costs — so you can compare the realistic options for your cargo before you commit to a sailing, a flight or a collection date.

Cars, 4x4s & motorhomes

Car Shipping UK

Cars, 4x4s, pickups, motorhomes and classics shipped from UK ports to more than 130 countries, priced by measurement rather than guesswork.

  • Weekly deep-sea sailings
  • Rates by vehicle measurement
  • NOVA & export entries filed

Consolidated, express & charter

Air Cargo Shipping

Daily departures from Heathrow, Manchester and East Midlands with rate bands by chargeable weight, airport lists and airline charges per country.

  • Per-kilo rate bands
  • Perishables & pharma lanes
  • Excess baggage handled

Import & export ocean freight

Sea Freight Cargo

Port-to-port and door-to-door ocean freight both ways, including breakbulk and out-of-gauge machinery that will not fit a standard box.

  • Import & export bookings
  • Breakbulk & flat rack
  • Bills of lading raised in house

FCL 20ft, 40ft & LCL groupage

Container Shipping

Full and shared containers loaded at your address anywhere in the UK, with port pairs, sailing frequency and transit times for every destination.

  • 20ft & 40ft FCL pricing
  • Groupage from 3 cbm
  • Devanning & delivery

Roll-on roll-off decks

RoRo Shipment

Driveable vehicles, trucks, buses, tractors and self-propelled plant driven aboard at the quayside — the cheapest route for anything that runs.

  • No container needed
  • Trucks, buses & plant
  • Drive-in or transporter delivery

Household goods & personal effects

Removals & Baggage

Household removals, student baggage and personal effects sent by sea or air, packed, listed and declared so duty relief is claimed correctly.

  • Packing & inventories
  • Air or sea baggage
  • Personal effects declarations

UK freight forwarder & customs broker

How much does it cost to ship from the UK?

Shipping costs come down to three things: what you are sending, how big it measures and where it is going. A saloon car on a roll-on roll-off deck, a 20ft container of household furniture and a 60kg pallet of spares on the next flight are three completely different prices, so we measure the cargo, check the sailing or flight and give you the figure in writing.

Vehicles leave weekly from the main UK ports, containers load at your address anywhere in the country, and air cargo departs daily from Heathrow, Manchester and East Midlands. Our own customs team lodges the export entry, arranges transit documents and claims any duty relief you are entitled to.

Whether you are moving house overseas, exporting a fleet of 4x4s, importing plant machinery or sending urgent spares abroad, you deal with one coordinator who knows your booking, your dates and your paperwork.

What we ship

Cars, 4x4s, motorhomes, plant, tractors, containers, pallets, household effects and urgent air cargo — from one suitcase to a 40ft high cube.

Who we are

A UK freight forwarder and customs broker with our own booking desk, our own entries and destination agents we have worked with for years.

Why choose us

One coordinator per file, a written rate the same working day, and the landed cost set out line by line before you commit.

How we protect cargo

Lashing, bracing and photographic loading reports, plus all-risks marine cover placed warehouse to warehouse on request.

Booking to delivery

How a shipment works with us

Every movement runs through the same five stages, whether it is one saloon on a RoRo deck, a 40ft high cube of household effects or an urgent pallet of spares on the next flight out. One coordinator holds the file from the first quotation to the final delivery note, so there is always a person who knows where your cargo is.

We quote the landed cost rather than a bare freight rate: collection, UK export customs, terminal charges, ocean or air carriage, destination clearance and delivery are all set out line by line before you commit.

1

Quote

Dimensions, weights and destination priced in writing.

2

Collection

UK-wide collection or drive-in at the port.

3

Customs

Export entry and documents lodged in house.

4

Carriage

RoRo, container or aircraft with milestone updates.

5

Delivery

Clearance, duty settlement and final delivery.

Countries, ports and airports we cover

Our destination library covers every continent, with a dedicated guide for car shipping, container shipping and air freight in each country.

132
Countries with guides
37,426
Airports covered
314
Sea ports served
117
RoRo destinations

Freight forwarding & shipping services

Sea, air and roll-on roll-off shipping from every major UK port and airport, with collection anywhere in the country. Whether it is one vehicle, a shared container or a single urgent pallet, we book the sailing or flight that actually fits your date and quote the whole journey.

20ft & 40ft Full Container Load Shipping

Exclusive use of a 20ft, 40ft or 40ft high-cube container from any UK loading point to ports worldwide.

LCL Groupage Sea Freight

Shared container space charged by volume — the economical route for pallets, crates and part loads.

Container Devanning and Destuffing

Professional unloading of landed containers into short or long term warehousing, with palletising and onward delivery.

Sea Freight Import and Export

FCL, LCL, out-of-gauge and project ocean freight on every major trade lane.

Roll-on Roll-off Vehicle Shipping

The most cost-effective way to move a driveable vehicle overseas: it rolls onto the vessel and rolls off at destination.

Motorhome and Campervan Shipping

Specialist RoRo and container shipping for motorhomes, campervans and overland vehicles.

Plant, Agricultural and Commercial Unit Shipping

Excavators, tractors, combines, forklifts and static machinery moved by RoRo, flat rack or breakbulk.

Vehicle Customs Clearance

Export and import clearance for cars, classics, motorcycles and commercial vehicles, with agents worldwide.

Air Import and Export

Consolidated, direct and charter air freight in both directions, from a single carton to a full pallet.

Excess Baggage and Personal Effects

Send boxes, suitcases and student baggage abroad for a fraction of airline excess charges.

Perishables and Temperature Controlled Cargo

Cool chain air freight for food, flowers, pharmaceuticals and life science shipments.

Door to Door Freight

One price, one contact and one invoice from your address to the consignee's door.

Customs clearance, paperwork & warehousing

Everything either side of the sailing: import and export declarations, duty and VAT, cargo insurance, storage, UK haulage and the documents your consignee will be asked for on arrival. We file the entries ourselves, so queries are answered the same day rather than passed down a chain of agents.

Customs Clearance Services

A UK customs brokerage handling entries at every port, airport and inland clearance point.

Duty and VAT Deferment

Use our deferment facility or your own, and keep cargo moving without prepaying charges.

Marine Cargo Insurance

All-risks cargo cover arranged for vehicles, containers, machinery and personal effects.

Road Freight and Haulage

Full loads, part loads and pallet groupage across the UK and mainland Europe with customs included.

Warehousing and Distribution

Short and long term storage, consolidation, pick and pack and UK-wide distribution.

International Removals

Full and part household moves worldwide, with packing, shipping, clearance and unpacking.

Shipping Documentation

The commercial invoice, bill of lading, air waybill, packing list and certificates behind every clean clearance.

Project Cargo & Abnormal Loads

Out-of-gauge, heavy-lift and abnormal loads moved by flat rack, breakbulk or RoRo with survey, permits and lift planning.

Cargo Tracking & Shipment Updates

Milestone tracking on every booking — collection, sailing, arrival and clearance confirmed by your own coordinator.

Where do you want to ship to?

Pick a region for the ports we sail to, the airports we fly into, transit times, the paperwork each country asks for and what the shipment is likely to cost.

Car shipping

Rates by vehicle type and discharge ports.

View guides

Container shipping

20ft and 40ft costs, ports and sailing days.

View guides

Air freight

Airports, transit times and per-kilo bands.

View guides

Request a shipping quote

Send the vehicle, the cargo dimensions or the destination and we come back the same working day with a written rate, a sailing or flight date and the documents to gather.

Freight Desk Quote

Tell us what you are shipping and we will come back with a firm, all-in rate.

Cargo insurance required?

No obligation. Quotes usually returned the same working day.

Talk to us

RAPID LOGISTICS LIMITEDUnit 7DLodge RoadStaplehurstTonbridgeKentTN12 0QY

020 7893 8874info@carshippinguk.co.uk

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