Import a Car From The UK to New Zealand

Discover how much you can save importing your next car from the UK. We source new and near new cars at the best discounts and import them to New Zealand professionally. Importing a UK car couldn’t be easier. Get in touch and find out how much you can save.

Your complete car import service

Expert car buying service

We source new and near new UK and European cars at exceptional discounts and save you 20% off the price by finding Tax free cars to export.

Our experienced team have been exporting exceptional quality cars to New Zealand for 10 years. We will help you find the best savings and the best cars available for your budget.

Outstanding car import service

Our Outstanding Import Service provides everything you need to import your car to New Zealand with the greatest care.

We give you One Clear Price so you can see all costs required to deliver your car to the compliance doorstep.

We pay your UK VAT so you don’t have to and our local NZ agent manages the import of your car so you have the keys steps taken care of. They will also go the extra mile and have you car complied and registered so you can simply collect it when it is ready.

Safe easy payments

Payments can be made in NZD and GBP. Card payments can be made for your deposit and we provide a NZ based forex transaction service for ease.

A secure escrow service for the safe handling of funds is also available should the need arise.

NZ import agent

McCullough Shipping, New Zealand’s leading car shipping agent manage our car imports for you. They assist with GST, customs and import inspections and deliver your car to compliance all as part of the import service. You can also request extra services to make your car import as easy as possible, popular options are:

Management of your NZTA compliance inspection.
NZTA registration.
Conversion of your car's navigation system.
Delivery to your door and on-road insurance.

Personal export scheme

Enjoy a vacation in the UK and Europe in your car and still benefit from the tax free savings.

We will manage your PES application so you can buy your car tax free, enjoy your road trip and when you are ready to go home, we will export it to you in NZ. (more details below)

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Trusted by over 3000 customers worldwide

Kevin Salaash - Land Cruiser Prado

I'm very happy with the whole process of acquiring a Landcruiser Prado from MHH International. They are very honest, transparent and professional special menti…

Aston Martin Rapide Imported to New Zealand

I had asked Rowan to arrange the purchase of my Aston Martin Rapide and export to NZ. She handled this very professionally and arranged VAT and shipping. I wou…

Highly Recommended Car Importers

From the get go, Alistair and his team at MHH were superb to deal with. They were able to provide various options while understanding what car I was looking fo…

Toyota Alphard Imported from Japan to Kenya

We wish to thank you and Maureen and the entire MHH International team for an excellent service, and for helping us find a lovely car! We are absolutely deligh…

Gloria Mkushi

Earlier this month, in Kenya, I accepted delivery of my Land Rover Freelander 2 from the UK. Due to circumstances well beyond MHH International's and my contro…

Wainaina from Nairobi

Before contacting MHH my biggest challenge was identifying the right car to purchase. This made me feel lost. After talking to the team everything changed. The…

Doug Gold

I’ve just received my new car, which was purchased through MHH, and not only am I delighted with the car itself but have been very impressed with the service a…

Steven Bierma

The car has arrived in good nick and looks good. It drives very nice.

Nathalie & Jean -Marc - Audi Q1 & BMW X1

We finally got the cars released from customs and through the heavy registration process in Mauritius and are happy driving both cars now. It was more complex …

Rex Faulknor

Thanks very much for all your help and great service

One clear import price

We wrap up your car’s import costs in one clear import price. This includes everything you need to have your car safely delivered to the compliance doorstep. The breakdown of what’s included is below.

Car Import Service Details from the UK to NZ

What other import costs should I anticipate?

To drive your car on the open road, you will need to cover the following:

Good and Service Tax (GST) payment 15%

NZTA Vehicle Compliance

NZTA Vehicle registration costs

NZ road insurance

Car import timings to New Zealand

Importing your car to New Zealand usually takes 70 days. All MHH International cars are exported in containers for extra care. The shipping journey takes 45 days on the water and you can now track your car’s journey to New Zealand. On arrival your car will be processed through customs and delivered to compliance. Once complied and registered you will be free to enjoy your first drive on the open road.

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The personal export scheme

When you buy a vat qualifying car from the UK to export, your car must be permanently exported within 12 weeks. The Personal Export Scheme allows you to drive your car in the UK and Europe for up to 12 months and still be able to buy it tax free.

How do I Qualify?

Overseas visitors who have not been in the EU for more than 365 in the past 2 years, OR 1,095 days in the past 6 years. When your road trip is over you must not return to the EU for at least 6 months.

Which Vehicles Qualify?

The good news it, it’s not just cars that qualify, it also applies to motorbikes and motor homes.

To find out more about how this could work for you read our blog post about the

Personal Export Scheme

or email aj@mhhinternational.com or call us +44 (0)1483 275 756 and we’ll be delighted to help.