| Author | Message | ||
     Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 431 Registered: 01-2003 |
I just got a phone call from a gentleman in Denmark who wants to buy a used Range Rover I have. He says that he buys most of his vehicles from the US because they are so much less expensive, even with the duties he has to pay. Has anyone done this? How is it done? Do I just show up at the port with the car and the title & a reservation on a boat? Do I have to pay any fees? Do I have to have any special license (other than a motor vehicle dealer license?)? Anyone with any knowledge on the matter? THANK YOU! | ||
| Randy Maynard (Rans) Senior Member Username: Rans Post Number: 732 Registered: 08-2002 |
Contact Tom Bache.....if he doesn't know, he'll know who does know. | ||
| Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Senior Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 274 Registered: 08-2003 |
Alyssa - if you will find out, share information, please. I am keep thinking about getting rover shipped back home - to Russia, as they are FREAKISHLY expensive there, and my uncle been looking for decent 4wd rig (i hate to see him buying Niva-Chevrolet crap) | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 863 Registered: 02-2002 |
Alyssa, as you're close to Delaware and Balto., MD., it shouldn't be too hard for you. when we were living in Japan, we had considered sending over the D90 and the process was pretty easy. there are a few ways to do this and the less stressful is to work with a company who picks up the vehicle, takes it to the Port, and sends it on its merry way. I called LRNA and asked what companies they worked with and started from there. It's been too many years so I don't have the Company name that I had finally choosen. Let me know if you run into a brick wall with LRNA and I can get you some starting points. Jaime  | ||
| Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 433 Registered: 01-2003 |
Is the Philadelphia port not big? The customer has his own shipper that he uses. I just don't know if there is anything special I need to do! | ||
| Matt Anderson (Disco01) Member Username: Disco01 Post Number: 154 Registered: 10-2003 |
Ok, this is pretty much how it will go. You will have to drop the vehicle off and submit a few documents such as bill of sale, title, a photo ID, and I think that is all if I recall correctly. The vehicle needs to be almost empty of fuel. It will then sit for about a week as U.S. Customs goes over all of the docs. It will be approved of course and will be charged shipping based roughly on the cubic feet the vehicle will take up. In about two weeks the vehicle will unloaded at it's new home. Depending on the circumstances, the vehicle will technically either be yours until it gets on the ship or is taken off the ship or when the owner takes delivery. This is very important and should not be overlooked. Ideally, you should have the vehicle change hands once it is loaded onto the ship, if not you are responsible for any damage that occurs while in transit, even if the vehicle has been paid for. I have seen a lot of disputes arise over issues like this and unless you take care of it you can get bit by it. If you have any more questions contact a third party shipping company. The vehicle is not new and therefore I am unsure of what power LRNA will have. Basically, customs will make sure you are not transporting stolen goods and that the vehicle is not a means for hiding illegal substances or money. The bigger port you can ship from will likely be the best. Good Luck Matt | ||
| Mark Albrecht (Markalbrecht) Member Username: Markalbrecht Post Number: 125 Registered: 11-2002 |
What Matt is talking about is FOB (free on board) and FAS (free along side) which are maritime shippimg contract terms and describe when ROL (risk of loss) passes. If distant memory serves correctly, you'd want FOB where ROL changes to the buyer when the truck is loaded on the ship. With FAS ROL changes to the buyer when the truck is unloaded after the voyage. Hopefully a D-webber who has done maritime shipping more recently than 10 years ago can chime in. | ||
| Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 440 Registered: 01-2003 |
That's a point I hadn't remembered. A while back a whole boat of Volvos & other makes sunk. I wonder what happened there! | ||
| Chris Browne (Chris_browne) Senior Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 591 Registered: 02-2003 |
Allscrap metal Alyssa after sitting in sea water for months.....they ended up cutting the ship into pieces and parts of it still lie in the channel....over a year since it flipped over...some cars floated away and they'll get them later this year... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3263495.stm Once last thing, go back to LRNA to get a certificate of construction verifying market vehicle was built for and standards met. As long as everything is Emarked then no problems but certain features like lights may need changing at his end........ | ||
| Chris Browne (Chris_browne) Senior Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 592 Registered: 02-2003 |
I knew I had more details on that and BINGO! http://www.tricolorsalvage.com/pages/home.asp 2871 cars destroyed... | ||
| Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 453 Registered: 01-2003 |
Well, Chris, you wouldn't think that it was so difficult to prove that a Land Rover was exported from Britain! I have called LRNA, the factory in the UK, the port manager in Baltimore, and NO ONE can provide me proof! Ah, the lengths we go through for customers. Maybe I can ask for this "certificate of construction" and that will get me a little further. |
