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Route rate sheet · Sea freight · Japan to Guyana

Ship a car from Japan to Guyana

Yokohama, Kobe, Nagoya to Port of Georgetown in a sealed container. One price covers ocean freight, export handling in Japan and marine insurance; destination port charges, duty and VAT are shown separately below.

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14,960 km great circle · 31-41 days

from $10,605
per car, port to port · incl. insurance
31-41 days
sea transit · Yokohama → Georgetown
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Guyana import duty on CIF

Rates verified 9 Nov 2026 · page refreshed 10 Nov 2026

At a glance

Japan to Guyana car shipping: cost, time and rules

Shipping a car from Japan to Guyana with IPAS Express costs from $10,605 port to port for one car in its own 20ft container, with sea transit of 31-41 days. Guyana taxes cars by age: under four years old pays customs duty, excise and 14% VAT; four years and older pays a flat-rate excise and no VAT.

Japanese cars are right-hand drive, which suits Guyana, where traffic drives on the left.

Steering
RHD is the norm
Guyana drives on the left. Japanese-market right-hand-drive cars suit the market.
Age rule
Under 4 years vs 4 years and older
Four years old means 48 months or four calendar years before 1 January of the import year. The age decides which tax regime applies. Vehicles eight years old or more need confirmation before quoting.
Main charges (under 4 years)
Customs duty 35% to 45%, excise 0% to 140%, VAT 14%
Duty is 35% up to 1,500 cc and 45% above. Excise depends on engine size and fuel. VAT is 14%, or 0% on cars up to 1,500 cc.
Main charges (4 years and older)
Flat-rate excise, VAT exempt
Excise follows a formula set by fuel and engine size. Customs duty at the under-4 rate is applied as a conservative default.
Fuel and EV note
Electric cars: 0% excise and 0% VAT
Hybrids up to 2,000 cc under four years old are excise-free. Larger or older hybrids pay excise.
Clearance agency
Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)
Imports are cleared and taxed through the GRA. Only CARICOM-origin goods get 0% duty, so Japan has no preference.

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Rate sheet · Port of Yokohama → Port of Georgetown

What it costs, line by line

Insurance is figured on a declared value of $7,600 (reference vehicle: 2026 Suzuki Fronx). Every line comes from the same tables the calculator reads, so the quote you get matches this sheet.

  • 1 car · own 20ft container

    Any car up to 5.6 m, sealed; door-to-door available

    $10,605per car $10,605
    Ocean freight
    $8,400
    Export handling
    $2,105
    Insurance
    $100
    Destination est. (at port)
    $1,740

  • 2 cars · 40ft high-cube

    Two cars you ship together, or a group booking

    $13,465per car $6,733
    Ocean freight
    $10,450
    Export handling
    $2,815
    Insurance
    $200
    Destination est. (at port)
    $1,740

  • 3–4 cars · racked 40ft HC

    Compact cars on a rack system; racking quoted per booking

    Quoteper car from ~$3,600
    Ocean freight
    $10,450
    Export handling
    on request
    Insurance
    per value
    Destination est. (at port)
    —

  • RoRo · per car

    Oversize vehicles only; not offered for passenger cars

    On requestper car —
    Ocean freight
    on request
    Export handling
    on request
    Insurance
    —
    Destination est. (at port)
    —

Door pick-up within the port's standard radius adds about $660 per car. Insurance is 0.2% of the declared vehicle value, with a per-car minimum. Destination charges are paid at Port of Georgetown on arrival and are not part of the total. Duty and VAT are not in this table either: see the landed-cost examples below or run CarImport.AI. Ocean figures are our current route rates and update when the rate table changes.

Included in the IPAS price

  • Included: Export packaging, chocking and lashing inside the container
  • Included: Export customs clearance in Japan
  • Included: Terminal handling at Port of Yokohama
  • Included: Ocean freight Port of Yokohama → Port of Georgetown
  • Included: Marine insurance at 0.2% of the declared value
  • Included: Bill of Lading, packing list and tracking

Not included

  • Not included: Destination port charges (shown per row; paid at Port of Georgetown on arrival)
  • Not included: Guyana customs duty and VAT
  • Not included: Conformity certification and registration inspection
  • Not included: Inland collection unless door pick-up is selected
  • Not included: Storage or demurrage after the port's free days
  • Not included: Personal effects: the car ships empty

Ports & inland reach

Where your car leaves and arrives

Load ports · Japan

Japan

Port of Yokohama

Yokohama / Tokyo region

JPYOK

Port of Kobe

Kobe / Kansai

JPUKB

Port of Nagoya

Nagoya / Chubu

JPNGO

Discharge ports · Guyana

Guyana

Port of Georgetown

Georgetown / coastal Guyana

GYGEO

Timeline

Booking to keys in hand

  1. 2–5

    1. Booking and export documents in Japan

    days

  2. 2–4

    2. Container loading and export customs

    days

  3. 31–41

    3. Ocean transit to Georgetown

    days

  4. 1–3

    4. Arrival and discharge at Georgetown

    days

  5. 3–7

    5. Customs clearance and duty payment

    days

  6. 2–10

    6. Registration and collection

    days

Typical door to door: 6–10 weeks.

Documents

Paperwork on both ends

We prepare the shipping set; you supply the ownership and identity documents.

Export side · Japan

Before the car can load

  1. 01Export certificate (deregistration certificate)輸出抹消登録証明書 · Issued when the car is deregistered in Japan for export.
  2. 02Commercial invoice
  3. 03Bill of ladingIssued by the shipping line after loading.

Import side · Guyana

To clear and register in Guyana

  1. 01Proof of vehicle ageManufacture date decides whether the under-4-years or the 4-years-and-older tax regime applies.
  2. 02Customs entry lodged with the Guyana Revenue AuthorityDuty, excise and VAT are assessed on the CIF value.

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FAQ

Japan to Guyana shipping questions

With IPAS Express, shipping one car from Japan to Guyana costs from $10,605 port to port in its own 20ft container, with sea transit of 31-41 days. Import duty and taxes in Guyana are paid on arrival and are not included.

Yes. Guyana drives on the left and right-hand-drive vehicles are the norm. Japanese-market cars are right-hand drive, so the steering side suits Guyana.

Guyana taxes cars by age rather than banning them at four years. A car under four years old pays customs duty, excise and VAT. A car four years and older pays a flat-rate excise and no VAT. Customs law also defines an eight-year age, so confirm any car that old before you ship.

For a car under four years old, customs duty is 35% up to 1,500 cc and 45% above. Excise ranges from 0% to 140% depending on engine size and fuel. VAT is 14%, or 0% on cars up to 1,500 cc. Electric cars pay 0% excise and 0% VAT. Rates are applied on the CIF value.

Sea transit is 31-41 days. Add a few days for deregistration, export documents and loading in Japan, and time at the Port of Georgetown for discharge and customs clearance.

IPAS Express loads from Yokohama (Tokyo region), Kobe (Kansai) and Nagoya (Chubu). Pick the port closest to the car. Sea transit is 31-41 days.

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