Import cars from India

You can import an India-built car directly from the country that makes it. Our India team finds the exact model through the dealer network, checks it against your order before your money moves, and ships it to your port on one all-in landed price quoted before you commit.

Get your landed quote Our India team

What you get when you import a car from India with us

Importing a car from India at a glance
Drive side	Right-hand drive, with left-hand-drive export variants of many models
Where we buy	India's dealer networks, through direct relationships
History check	Chassis verification, and new cars checked line by line against your order
Export ports	Mumbai (Nhava Sheva), Chennai, Mundra, Kolkata
Typical sea transit	Roughly 2–3 weeks to the Gulf and Sri Lanka, 3–5 weeks to Africa, 5–7 weeks to Europe
Where we ship	Africa, the Middle East, South and South-East Asia, the Indian Ocean islands, and Latin America

Import your car from India in five steps

Tell us the car and your country
Send the make, model, year and budget, and the country it is going to. We confirm that country's import rules — age limit, drive side, any pre-shipment inspection — before anything is bought.
We find it in India
Our India team locates the exact model, trim and colour through its dealer relationships, including left-hand-drive export variants where your country needs one.
We inspect it before you pay
Every car gets the same multi-point physical inspection from our own team, whichever country it is bought in — engine, transmission, underbody, electronics, bodywork and interior — photographed and sent to you before your payment is released. If it does not match the description you approved, it does not ship, and you are not charged. New cars are also checked line by line against the specification you ordered.
We clear it for export and ship it
Our India team prepares the export documents, and the car sails from Mumbai (Nhava Sheva), Chennai, Mundra and Kolkata under marine insurance, with tracking updates until it reaches your port.
You receive it at your port
The car arrives at your port with its full document pack. We support your customs clearance; the import entry and registration are made in your name.

Researching first? Read our guide, How to Import a Car From India.

Your landed quote covers five costs

We add them up into one all-in figure to your port before you commit, so you decide on the real number. Duty and taxes depend on your own country, so we calculate them for yours.

The car's purchase price in India
Export costs in India: inspection, deregistration and export paperwork
Sea freight from Mumbai (Nhava Sheva), Chennai, Mundra and Kolkata to your port, and marine insurance
Your country's import duty and taxes — calculated in your quote, paid in your name
Port and clearance charges when the car arrives

Read the full breakdown: What It Costs to Import a Car From India

The documents that come with a car from India

Our India team prepares the export side; you receive the whole pack before the car arrives, ready for your clearance agent.

Export documentation and customs clearance
Chassis verification
Pre-shipment inspection certificate where your country requires one
Bill of lading
Commercial invoice
Marine insurance certificate

Cars people commonly import from India

Choose one to start your inquiry with it filled in, or tell us any other car in the form.

Browse India-built cars by destination

You deal directly with our own team in India

Providence Auto India

Address: Full address available on request — ask the team when you enquire.
Phone: +44 208 004 3000Group line — routed to the India team
Email: [email protected]

What our India team does

Finding cars through direct relationships with India's dealer networks
Independent multi-point pre-export safety inspection
Export documentation, chassis verification and customs clearance
Multi-unit allocation management for dealership customers

Tell us the car you want to import from India

One all-in landed price to your port, quoted before you commit.

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Your questions about importing a car from India, answered

Can I import a car from India?

Yes. You choose the car, and our own team in India finds it, inspects it before your money moves, clears it for export and ships it to your port. Whether it can be registered is set by your own country — its age limit, drive side and inspection rules — and we confirm those before anything is bought.

How do I get a quote to import a car from India?

Send the make, model, year and your country through the form on this page. A named consultant replies with one all-in landed price to your port — the car, export costs in India, freight, marine insurance and your country's import charges — before you commit to anything.

Do I pay before the car is inspected?

No. Our own team inspects the car first and sends you the photographs and report. Your payment is released only once the car is confirmed, inspected and cleared for shipment; if it does not match what you approved, it does not ship and you are not charged.

How long does it take to ship a car from India?

Sea transit from Mumbai (Nhava Sheva), Chennai, Mundra and Kolkata is roughly 2–3 weeks to the Gulf and Sri Lanka, 3–5 weeks to Africa, 5–7 weeks to Europe. Allow time before that to find and inspect the right car and prepare the export paperwork. Your consultant gives you the sailing date and tracking updates once the car is booked on a vessel.

Do you deliver the car to my door?

We ship it to your port rather than your door — CNF, in every market. When it arrives you have the full document pack and our support through customs clearance; the import entry and registration are made in your name, and the last leg from the port is yours to arrange.

Can I order an India-built car in left-hand drive?

For many models, yes. India builds left-hand-drive variants for export markets across Africa, Latin America and the Middle East alongside its right-hand-drive production. Tell us your country in the form and we confirm which configuration is available before you commit.