About Seaways Kenya
Moving Kenya's cars since 1987.
We find your car, buy it, ship it, clear it through KRA as a licensed customs agent, register it and bring it to your door. One Nairobi team, every step of the way.
- years importing and clearing cars
- 39+
- countries we deliver to
- 5
- countries we source cars from
- 6
- team from auction to your driveway
- 1
Who we are
A Nairobi company East Africa trusts with its cars.
Seaways (K) Ltd has helped Kenyans import cars and cargo since 1987. From our office at Yaya Centre in Nairobi we serve customers in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan and the DRC.
Because we hold a customs agent licence, there's no hand-off between companies. The team that quotes your car is the team that clears it, registers it and delivers it.
Licensed
Customs agent, in-house
Visit us
Yaya Centre, Nairobi
How it works
From auction to your driveway
Tap any stage to see what happens, and what Seaways does for you.
Step 1 of 6
Choose your car
Pick a car at auction in Japan, from our partners abroad or already in Kenya. Not sure? Tell us your budget and we shortlist for you.
Step 2 of 6
We buy it
We bid at the Japanese auctions or buy from trusted sellers, checking the auction sheet and condition before you commit.
Step 3 of 6
Shipped to Mombasa
Your car is loaded onto a car carrier and tracked across the ocean to the port of Mombasa.
Step 4 of 6
Cleared at KRA
As a licensed customs agent we handle the entry, duty, IDF and port charges in-house. No middlemen.
Step 5 of 6
Registered
We register the car with NTSA so it gets its number plates and logbook in your name.
Step 6 of 6
Delivered to you
Collect it in Mombasa or Nairobi, or we deliver by car carrier or driver to your town anywhere in East Africa.
What we do
Everything your import needs
Car imports
From Japan, the UK, Singapore, Dubai, Australia and South Africa.
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Customs clearance
Cars and other cargo, by sea, air and road, duty-paid or duty-free.
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Duty-free imports
For returning residents, diplomats and other exempt groups.
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Insurance
Motor, marine and other cover at negotiated group rates.
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Why customers keep coming back
One team, start to finish
Buying, shipping, clearing, registration and delivery all under one roof, so one team is accountable.
The full cost, upfront
Our calculator uses KRA's own CRSP values, so you see duty, VAT, IDF, port and delivery charges before you commit.
Track every step
Follow your order online from auction to driveway, with documents and payments in one place.
Licensed customs agent
Clearing is done by our own licensed team, not handed to a third party at the port.
Duty-free experts
Returning residents, diplomats and persons with disability: we know the exemptions and the paperwork.
39+ years of trust
Kenyan families and businesses have imported with Seaways since 1987.
Visit or call us
Come and meet the team
Pop into our office, call us, or send a message and we'll call you back.