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Overseas Car Shipping Prices: How Much Does It Cost?

Published by Joe Webster.

What's in this article?
  1. How Much Does It Cost?
  2. International Car Shipping Costs Explained
Overseas Car Shipping Prices

How Much Does It Cost?

Shipping a car overseas is different from shipping within the continental U.S. for two main reasons. The first is that shipping a car to another country usually means putting your car on a boat that transports it to a port near the destination. The second is that there are import taxes and documents required that are not in play when shipping domestically.

Transport Methods - There are two main options for transporting a car by boat. Providing the car can fit, a shipping container is often used since they are the preferred method for shipping all types of cargo around the world. Containers are easily stackable on ships and just as easily transferred to a truck bed for overland transport.

The other method is called “roll on, roll off” or “RORO” for short. In this case, the car is driven onto the transport boat and secured to the cargo deck using special equipment, straps, and tie-downs. Once the boat arrives, the car is driven off. RORO is a bit more straightforward since it doesn’t require the loading and unloading of containers.

Taxes - Import taxes should be one of the first things you look up when considering shipping a car to another country. Not only can taxes add on to your shipping costs, but they can even be so high as to cost more than the price of transport for some countries.

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International Car Shipping Costs Explained.

One of the most important aspects of shipping a car overseas are the required documents. Not only can your vehicle be denied if you’re missing the right paperwork, but it can be serious unexpected costs, not to mention the delays in getting access to your car.

To further complicate things, the paperwork is different depending on which country you’re shipping to so it’s an important aspect to get a handle on. If you need more information as to the paperwork and requirements for shipping to a specific country, this resource has more information about the specifics.

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Yet another potential cost factor in overseas shipping is the shipping required to get the vehicle to a shipping port. If you’re shipping from Los Angeles, San Diego, or Baltimore, this isn’t much of an issue. However, if you’re not near a major seaport, it’s important to factor in the cost of getting the car to a seaport where it can be loaded onto a ship.

Overland shipping rates are also based on distance, so the longer the trip to the port, the more it will likely cost.

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Joe Webster always knew the auto transport industry would be a great career option. And with decades of experience, Joe is now an established consultant for A1 Auto Transport.

Joe was born in Santa Cruz, California. During high school, Joe worked as a mechanic; a job continued to work part-time during his bachelor's degree.

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CSI Logistics
435 Division Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
FMC 22206
Intl Cargo
45 Campus Drive
Edison, NJ 08837
NO. 17858N
Trans Global Auto Logistics, Inc.
3401 E Randol Mill Rd,
Arlington, TX 76011
NO. 018191NF
CFR Rinkens
15501 Texaco Avenue
Paramount, CA 90723
NO. 013055NF
ABC Worldwide LLC
2840 NW 2nd Ave #105
Boca Raton, FL 33431
NO. 025472F
ShipYourCarNow LLC
1160 South Rogers Circle Suite 1
Boca Raton, FL 33487
NO. 025646
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