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frostyf
Jun 11 2024, 09:11 PM
Hi All,
I've had my car for sale for a period, but I'm scoping whether I can keep it and get it moved across to Europe.
Has anyone got any experience shipping a car from the East Coast to Europe (UK, Germany, Italy)?
I'm trying to work out if there's a favourable method and whether there are differences in the cost depending on where you ship it to?
Many thanks for any advice,
Nick
76-914
Jun 11 2024, 09:55 PM
One of our members does this. I forget his screen name now but I'll add it later as the memory comes around. Or book it yourself here......https://ivssuk.com/uk/roll-on-roll-off-shipping-roro/
dax1969
Jun 12 2024, 03:53 AM
Hi there,
Imported 3 cars fm the usa to Europe a couple of years ago. Price ofcourse depends if you ship fm east coast or west coast. First time I shipped fm LA using the shipper https://shipdei.com/ - straight forward guys.
Second time car was shipped fm Miami port and I appointed local forwarder in Rotterdam to handle all matters (he used his agent at Miami port)
Best is to load car into a consolidated container --- then you split the cost over multiple cars which makes it cheaper. I paid around 1.000 euro to ship to Rotterdam (be careful, this was a few years ago).
Where can you save money :
* if possible bring the car to the shipper yourself (no land transport)
* put a lower value on the car (saves you on freight insurance and import duties).
* although I am located in Belgium (Antwerp !!) I used Rotterdam - saved me a few bucks on import duties.
My cost was :
* freight (loading/unloading container + seafreight)
* 3% insurance
* 6 % import duties over car + freight + insurance
* NO Vat (+30 year cars are exempted).
* 160 euro to bring car fm Rdam port to my door
Where will you be living in Europe ?
Remark : if you ship your car to Rotterdam or Antwerp I can collect and store it at my place so you can further transport your car to end destination whenever it's convenient for you (rent a trailer for example)
If other assistance needed on this side of the pond, just reach out - (fyi : I work in the port of Antwerp as shipagent 
so know my way around)
greetings fm Antwerp
Dax
NOTE : Uk is out of European community so additional import procedure fm Uk to mainland !!
Frankvw
Jun 13 2024, 07:13 AM
I have a same story as Dax. I also have 3 cars from US to Rotterdam (including my 914) . I also used SHipDei, with mixed experience I have to say, from really nice to stressfull situations. Different harbours in US, handled by ShipDei.
Local shippers in US that brought my cars to ShipDei warehouses.....horrorstory at one car, others fine. I used a local agent in the Europe harbour to deal with customs and import for me, that costed money but that really was the stressless part in all 3 occasions.
Will I do it again ? mmm... I think next time I would ask that local company in Europe to handle everything , which is a service from them. It is raher expensive but will save me some sleepness nights and stress .
burton73
Jun 13 2024, 11:35 AM
QUOTE(dax1969 @ Jun 12 2024, 02:53 AM)
Hi there,
Imported 3 cars fm the usa to Europe a couple of years ago. Price ofcourse depends if you ship fm east coast or west coast. First time I shipped fm LA using the shipper https://shipdei.com/ - straight forward guys.
Second time car was shipped fm Miami port and I appointed local forwarder in Rotterdam to handle all matters (he used his agent at Miami port)
Best is to load car into a consolidated container --- then you split the cost over multiple cars which makes it cheaper. I paid around 1.000 euro to ship to Rotterdam (be careful, this was a few years ago).
Where can you save money :
* if possible bring the car to the shipper yourself (no land transport)
* put a lower value on the car (saves you on freight insurance and import duties).
* although I am located in Belgium (Antwerp !!) I used Rotterdam - saved me a few bucks on import duties.
My cost was :
* freight (loading/unloading container + seafreight)
* 3% insurance
* 6 % import duties over car + freight + insurance
* NO Vat (+30 year cars are exempted).
* 160 euro to bring car fm Rdam port to my door
Where will you be living in Europe ?
Remark : if you ship your car to Rotterdam or Antwerp I can collect and store it at my place so you can further transport your car to end destination whenever it's convenient for you (rent a trailer for example)
If other assistance needed on this side of the pond, just reach out - (fyi : I work in the port of Antwerp as shipagent so know my way around)
greetings fm Antwerp
Dax
NOTE : Uk is out of European community so additional import procedure fm Uk to mainland !!
Pictures from when we shipped 2 of my cars to Danny Feb 16th 2018- This is the way they load the containers!
Worked out very well.
Best Bob B
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dax1969
Jun 14 2024, 02:58 AM
QUOTE(Frankvw @ Jun 13 2024, 03:13 PM)
I have a same story as Dax. I also have 3 cars from US to Rotterdam (including my 914) . I also used SHipDei, with mixed experience I have to say, from really nice to stressfull situations. Different harbours in US, handled by ShipDei.
Local shippers in US that brought my cars to ShipDei warehouses.....horrorstory at one car, others fine. I used a local agent in the Europe harbour to deal with customs and import for me, that costed money but that really was the stressless part in all 3 occasions.
Will I do it again ? mmm... I think next time I would ask that local company in Europe to handle everything , which is a service from them. It is raher expensive but will save me some sleepness nights and stress .
I was lucky that seller of my 911 and 914 - Bob (see msg burton73) brought the cars to the shippers warehouse himself. No stress on that.
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cheers
Dax
rick 918-S
Jun 14 2024, 05:40 AM
Send Juergen a pm. He just shipped his car from my place to Spain. The shipper was great. The car made it intact.
His screen name is Daiberl I don't know how to do that link notification thing.
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