Truck Shipping From The UK To Zimbabwe

Rules And Regulations On Shipping Trucks To Zimbabwe

1. Age restrictions: There are no age restrictions on importing trucks into Zimbabwe. Trucks also do not attract a surcharge when shipped to Zimbabwe.
2. Left-hand drive vehicles: Zimbabwe is primarily a right-hand drive country and has no restrictions on left-hand drive vehicles.

Shipping Methods

1. Roll on Roll Off: (Popularly known as RoRo) Picture an underground parking building except it floats. The vehicles are lashed and secured to the floor of the RoRo vessel to minimize movement during transit. The main advantage of RoRo shipping is that it is the relatively cheaper option of the three options.

Trailer Being Loaded Into a RoRo Vessel

2. Container Shipping on flat racks: A flat rack container is usually used for the transportation or storage of a vehicle with unique dimensions.

Truck Loaded On A Flat Rack Container

3. Lift on Lift Off: (popularly known as LoLo) In LoLo shipping the vessel has its own on-board cranes used to load and unload the truck. They are also called geared vessels.

Lift On Lift Off Vessel

How much does shipping a truck to Zimbabwe cost? Prices vary depending on the shipping method, port of loading,  the size (dimensions) of the truck. Contact us for a quote today.

Ports and Border posts

The ports used when shipping a truck to Zimbabwe are:

1. Walvis Bay in Namibia
2. Durban in South Africa

We provide on-carriage to the following border posts:

1. Plumtree
2. Beitbridge

Documents Required For Clearance

The following documents are required for customs clearance:

1. Tax Invoice
2. Bill of lading
3. Freight invoice
4. Road manifest. This is usually generated at the port by a clearing agent.

Taxes and Customs Duty For Trucks And Commercial Vehicles in Zimbabwe

The taxes and customs duty on Pick-up trucks, vans, commercial trucks and buses are paid for in local ZWD.

Unlike passenger vehicles that are older than 5 years, trucks in Zimbabwe do not attract a 35% surtax regardless of their age. If you need more information on how taxes and customs duty are calculated in Zimbabwe, see our article on Customs Duty and Taxes in Zimbabwe.

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You can read more on how to ship a car to Zimbabwe in our recent guide to shipping cars from the UK to Zimbabwe.

Sources

1. Taxes and Customs duty: https://www.zimra.co.zw/customs/calculation-of-duty-on-importation-of-private-motor-vehicles-and-suspension-of-duty-on-motor-vehicle-imports-by-the-physically-handicapped-persons
2. Surtax on Passenger vehicles: https://www.zimra.co.zw/customs/calculation-of-duty-on-importation-of-private-motor-vehicles-and-suspension-of-duty-on-motor-vehicle-imports-by-the-physically-handicapped-persons