September 2, 2011 – 7:59 am
As a rule international ocean freight rates offered include port fees at origin. However, should your vehicle needs to be stored at the port of origin or at a parking lot of quality loading company for any reason (i.e. lack of proper international shipping documents, waiting time for your other vehicles coming to be consolidated in the same ocean freight container etc), storage fees, which will increase shipping cost of your import are the responsibility of the shipper.
International ocean freight prices in quotes on shipping cars from US do not include storage fees (if any), handling and custom related charges and fees at the destinations. So when receiving a quote, ensure you know the rate for the destination charges as:
- adm / dossier costs
- eco tax
- custom clearance documentation
- handling charges
Please plan your international shipment from U.S. in advance and make sure you are aware of the charges at the destination.
Documentation required
For U.S. Titled VehiclesVehicles issued an original certificate of title. For used, self-propelled vehicles issued, by any jurisdiction in the United States, a Certificate of Title or a Salvage Title that remains in force, the owner must provide to Customs the original Certificate of Title or a Certified Copy of the Certificate of Title and two complete copies of the original Certificate of Title or the Certified Copy of the original.
Where title evidences third-party ownership/claims. If the used, self-propelled vehicle is leased or a recorded lien exists in the U.S., the provisional owner must provide to Customs a separate writing from the third-party-in interest which expressly provides that the subject vehicle may be exported. This writing must be on the third-party’s letterhead paper and contain a complete description of the vehicle including the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), the name of the owner or lienholder of the leased vehicle, and the telephone numbers at which that owner or lienholder may be contacted and must bear an original signature of the third-party and state the date it was signed.
Where U.S. Government Employees are involved. If the used self-propelled vehicle is owned by a U. S. Government Employee and is being exported in conjunction with that employee’s reassignment abroad pursuant to official travel orders, then, the employee may be required to establish that he has complied with the sponsoring agency’s internal travel department procedures for vehicle export.
Source: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/export_docs/motor_vehicle.xml