Import cars from Thailand

You can import a pickup or SUV from Thailand, where Toyota, Isuzu, Ford and Mitsubishi build their one-tonne pickups. Our Thailand team orders new export-specification vehicles or finds used ones, inspects each before your money moves and ships it from Laem Chabang on one landed price.

Get your landed quote Our Thailand team

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

Importing a car from Thailand at a glance
Drive side	Right-hand drive
Where we buy	New export-specification vehicles through the dealer network; used through dealers and fleet disposals
History check	Chassis and engine number verification, and new vehicles checked against your order
Export ports	Laem Chabang, Bangkok
Typical sea transit	Roughly 1–3 weeks across Asia, 3–5 weeks to Africa and Oceania
Where we ship	South and South-East Asia, Oceania, eastern and southern Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific

Import your car from Thailand 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 Thailand
Our Thailand team orders new export-specification vehicles through the dealer network, or finds used ones through dealers and fleet disposals.
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 vehicles are also checked line by line against your order, accessory fitment included.
We clear it for export and ship it
Our Thailand team prepares the export documents, and the car sails from Laem Chabang and Bangkok 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 Thailand.

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 Thailand
Export costs in Thailand: inspection, deregistration and export paperwork
Sea freight from Laem Chabang and Bangkok 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 Thailand

The documents that come with a car from Thailand

Our Thailand 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 and engine number verification
Pre-shipment inspection certificate where your country requires one
Bill of lading
Commercial invoice
Marine insurance certificate

Cars people commonly import from Thailand

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

You deal directly with our own team in Thailand

Providence Auto Thailand

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

What our Thailand team does

New export-specification ordering through the dealer network
Used vehicles through dealers and fleet disposals
Accessory specification and fitment before loading
Export clearance and Laem Chabang freight coordination

Tell us the car you want to import from Thailand

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

Loading form...

Your questions about importing a car from Thailand, answered

Can I import a car from Thailand?

Yes. You choose the car, and our own team in Thailand 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 Thailand?

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 Thailand, 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 Thailand?

Sea transit from Laem Chabang and Bangkok is roughly 1–3 weeks across Asia, 3–5 weeks to Africa and Oceania. 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 a brand-new pickup from Thailand?

Yes, and for pickups it is often the better route. New export-specification vehicles are ordered through the Thai dealer network, so you choose the trim, drivetrain and accessories, and pay no destination-market distributor or dealer margin on top.