Shipping your car: useful information and tipsThis page contains useful and practical information about the shipping and importing of vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats etc.). From our own experience we give you answers to frequently asked questions so you will be more prepared and to let you profit from our specific knowledge if you decide to import a car or other vehicle from another country. More information and useful tools will be added to this page in the future, so please visit us again to stay updated.- Disable the vehicle's alarm system before shipping.
- Shipping the car with a full gas tank is not allowed! A maximum of 1/8 of the tank's capacity should be considered as a guideline.
- Make sure your vehicle's battery is in good condition to prevent a broken or empty battery upon arrival.
- Make sure the vehicle's tire tension is as it is supposed to be.
- If the car does not simply start using the key, make a list with the starting procedure and a possible start code. This can prevent costly delays with loading and/or unloading the vehicle.
- Never give both car keys with the transport. Always keep a spare key yourself.
Fortunately it does not happen very often, but you can indeed come across some costs that cannot be anticipated when you are shipping a vehicle. The two most important unexpected costs are caused by Customs: - Containerscan
Dutch Customs (Customs in other countries might do this too) scans sample containers that contain goods. The container that contains your vehicle(s) might be subject to such a scan, which is done with advanced equipment to detect hidden or illegal goods. The costs for a containerscan will be charged to the shippers of the goods that are in the scanned container: this is considered to be at own risk of anyone that imports goods. - FYCO
Dutch Customs executes Fysical Checks on a sample basis. If your car or vehicle belongs to a risk-profile, Customs can decide to come to our warehouse and inspect the car themselves. Such a Fysical Check usually means that a Customs-employee verifies all the vehicle's documentation and if any goods have been shipped along with the vehicle (that might not have been listed). If your vehicle is an oldtimer, Customs pays special attention to the condition of the car and determines if it can be imported using the special oldtimer-regulations (less VAT and no import duties or BPM). To be able to use this regulation, certain conditions have to be met which are checked very strictly in case of a Fysical Check. All costs involved with a Fysical Check are directly charged to the owner of the vehicle. If Customs decides that your vehicle cannot be imported as an oldtimer, the costs for VAT and import duties can increase greatly.
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