Shipping Guides
Practical, data-driven guides written by our logistics team — from winning a U.S. auction bid to clearing customs at destination.
How to Ship a Car You Bought at a U.S. Auction (Copart, IAAI, Manheim)
The complete step-by-step playbook: winning the bid, beating storage fee deadlines, handling the title, choosing container vs. RoRo, and clearing customs at destination.
How Much Does It Cost to Ship a Car Overseas from the USA? (2026 Rates)
Real 2026 numbers for every major region: ocean freight by lane, shared container vs. RoRo pricing, the surcharges that move your quote, and what duties to expect at destination.
Container vs. RoRo Car Shipping: Which Should You Choose?
A fair, numbers-first comparison of the two ocean shipping methods: how each works, real cost ranges, security and insurance differences, and a decision checklist for your exact situation.
Documents You Need to Export a Vehicle from the USA (Complete Checklist)
The exact paperwork U.S. Customs requires before a vehicle can leave the country: the original title, the 72-hour rule, AES filing, and what the destination port will ask for.
Buying U.S. Salvage Cars from Abroad: The Complete Playbook
Why the U.S. salvage market beats local prices by 30–60%, how to get bidding access from any country, how to read a Copart or IAAI listing like a pro, the best destination markets, and the landed-cost math you must run before every bid.
Shipping Heavy Equipment Overseas: A Practical Guide for Buyers
How excavators, loaders, cranes, and trucks leave the U.S.: choosing between container, flat rack, RoRo, and breakbulk, measuring your machine correctly, and the paperwork that differs from cars.
Will It Fit? Container Dimensions and a Fit Checker
Inside and door dimensions for 20', 40' high cube, 45' high cube, open top and flat rack containers, the side-load rule for boats, and a checker that tells you which method your cargo needs.
How Much Does It Cost to Ship a Boat Overseas?
Port-to-port prices for ten boat sizes in every region, which method each size needs, the prep charges quotes leave out, six worked examples with duty, and how to bring the price down.
Heavy Equipment Shipping Cost: What Moves the Price
How carriers bill machinery by the cubic metre, what lost slots on a flat rack cost, truck and permit prices from six inland cities, biosecurity rules, six worked examples with duty, and prices for eight machines in every region.
Cruise In or Import Your Boat? Temporary Admission by Country
Temporary import permits and cruising permits in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, the Bahamas, the EU and Australia: the fee, the time limit, what changes when the boat arrives as cargo, and what importing would cost instead.
Auction Equipment Landed Cost by Country
What a skid steer, a backhoe and a 20 t excavator bought at Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet or GovPlanet really cost delivered to eight countries: buyer fee, pickup from the yard, ocean freight, insurance, duty and taxes.