2023 Ford Kuga

Our import cost covers everything on the UK side and shipping to Kingston port:

• Vehicle purchase (UK auction)
• UK handling, warehouse, and export administration
• Mechanic inspection
• Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) — required by JCA before shipping
• Shipping to Kingston (RoRo for petrol/diesel/hybrid, container for electric)
• Marine insurance

Once the vehicle arrives at Kingston Wharves, you handle clearance, duties, and registration through your customs broker.

You will need to arrange and pay for the following at Kingston port:

• Import duty (20% of CIF for petrol/diesel/hybrid; 10% for newer EVs)
• Special Consumption Tax (varies by fuel type and engine size)
• General Consumption Tax — 15% (0% for electric vehicles)
• Environmental Levy & Standard Compliance Fee — 1.1% of CIF
• Customs Administrative Fee — flat J$66,125 for used vehicles
• Port handling, customs brokerage, and registration fees

We show you an estimated on-road total on every listing so you can budget the full picture before you commit.

From confirmation to arrival at Kingston Wharves typically takes 4 to 6 weeks.

A typical timeline:

• ~1 week in the UK — vehicle collection, Pre-Shipment Inspection, Trade Board documents, export prep
• ~2–3 weeks at sea (RoRo shipping to Kingston)
• Vehicle arrives at Kingston Wharves — you then handle customs clearance, registration, and onward transport

Shipping schedules and port timing can occasionally cause delays, which is why we quote 4–6 weeks.

For now we require a 25% deposit to secure the vehicle, then the rest is paid in stages as the process progresses.

Yes. All used vehicle imports require a Trade Board of Jamaica import permit before the vehicle can be shipped. You apply for this permit — it can be done via jswift.gov.jm and typically takes around 3 working days. We provide all the export documents you need to complete the application.

Yes. The age limit for used passenger cars is 6 years from the date of manufacture—this is a hard cap enforced by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), effective November 2019.

Yes. Once your vehicle arrives at Kingston Wharves, a licensed customs broker handles clearance on your behalf — paying duties, submitting documentation to JCA, and releasing the vehicle to you. This is standard practice for all vehicle imports in Jamaica.

You may see Wyoming online because the business registration or admin setup can use a Wyoming address for simpler company handling and operations. That does not mean the vehicles are in Wyoming or that the import is handled from Wyoming.

For Jamaica customers, Carcay operates through UK-based sourcing, inspection, and export support for vehicles shipped to Kingston. The Wyoming registration/admin setup is separate from the actual UK export and Jamaica import process.