Shipping from Dubai
to Vanuatu.

We could not verify a current published transit range for this lane, so we do not print one. Both sea and air run on relay services through the Pacific, and we quote the days from the routing we can actually book. If another page gives you a confident number here, it is fair to ask which service it is on.

Usually Port Vila or Luganville, because those two clear electronically through ASYCUDA. Lenakel on Tanna and Sola in Torba are approved ports of entry too, but their customs processing is manual and generally slower. Routing straight to an outer island can cost more in clearance time than the domestic leg would have taken.

The import procedure can require an ASYCUDA registration code for the importer, so we confirm that before booking. Controlled goods also need a Biosecurity Import Permit, which should be in hand before shipment rather than applied for on arrival.

Yes, and there is a deadline after it lands: an imported vehicle must be registered locally no later than one month after importation. We could not verify a maximum vehicle age, so rather than guess we confirm the current position before you buy. Send us the make, model, year and chassis number.

It is the permit Vanuatu requires for controlled goods, covering the biosecurity risk side rather than the customs side. It should be obtained before shipment. Send us the product and we will tell you whether one applies before you book rather than after the container sails.

It depends on what you send, how big it is, and which island it is going to. We do not publish prices because every shipment is different. Sea freight is priced per container when you fill one, and per cubic metre when you share one. Air freight is priced on weight or size, whichever is greater. Send us the details and we will put it in writing.

Port Vila, Luganville, Mele, Lakatoro, Norsup, Isangel, Lenakel, Sola, Saratamata, Longana and Port Olry. Vanuatu is a long chain of islands, so most destinations beyond Efate and Espiritu Santo involve a domestic sailing that we quote as its own leg.

Yes. Cargo normally clears at Port Vila or Luganville and continues on a domestic service. Those sailings set the delivery date rather than our arrival, so we confirm the schedule instead of estimating it.

You may. First-time residents and qualifying returning Vanuatu residents can obtain concessions on used personal and household effects. The published concession requires specified residence conditions and normally at least twelve months of prior ownership or availability for use overseas. Tell us your dates and what you own and we will work through it.

Yes. We handle freight forwarding to Vanuatu door to door. We collect the goods in Dubai, move them, clear the ASYCUDA declaration and biosecurity, and bring the goods to your address including the island leg.

You can send as little as one box or one pallet. We put small shipments from different customers into one shared container. This is called LCL, or less than container load. Your goods load at Jebel Ali and come into Port Vila. When you have more goods, you move up to your own full container, which is called FCL. We will tell you which one is cheaper.

Yes, at both ends. We do customs clearance in Dubai and the ASYCUDA declaration in Vanuatu, along with the biosecurity requirements. Where the entry port is one of the manual ones we plan for the longer process rather than being surprised by it.

Yes. We collect anywhere in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE. We can also hold your goods in warehousing and storage in Dubai until you are ready to ship, which is useful while a biosecurity permit or ASYCUDA registration is being arranged.

Yes. We move project cargo to Vanuatu as well. Big, heavy items go in open top or flat rack containers, or loose on the ship. For anything continuing to an outer island the domestic vessel sets the practical size limit, so send us the dimensions and the destination island together.