Ship Car To Hamburg

Car Shipping Hamburg

Hamburg is one of the largest States in Germany and has the second largest sea port in all of Europe, thus making it a perfect State to import your car from the United States easily. When you need to import your car to Hamburg you’ll need to hire an international auto transport company to take care of everything for you.

The agent at the auto transport company will be a valuable source of information on documents you’ll need for Customs in Germany, paperwork that you’ll need prior to shipping from the U.S., where the major shipping ports in the U.S. are located, and the methods of transport that you can choose to ship your car overseas. There are many regulations that you will need to know about for importing a car to Hamburg, as well as car modifications that you may need to have prior to shipping the car in order to meet German vehicle emissions specifications. Your agent will be able to fully explain modifications that may be necessary, or you can contact the German Missions in Washington, DC for further information.

Cost & Time Examples For Shipping a Car to Hamburg

*Prices and times are estimated. They can vary depending on the season and the type of vehicle.

*Save the ground transport cost by delivering the vehicle to the nearest port.

*Allow an additional 10 days to process the documents.

*Prices are for 1 car in a dedicated 20ft container. This is the safest and most reliable way to transport a vehicle internationally. Other items may be included in the container to help save you money when moving.

*Using the RoRo (roll on, roll off) method is less expensive and shipments can be completed in fewer days. Contact us now for a free RoRo quote.

Necessary Paperwork

No matter what you do in life, there is usually paperwork to fill out and this holds true for importing a car to Hamburg or anywhere internationally. For the auto transport company in the United States, you will need to provide essential documents such as your driver’s license, social security card, car title and insurance certificate. You will also need to sign a Power of Attorney form to allow the company to transport your car to the port in the United States if necessary as well as overseas to Hamburg. German Customs will need far more paperwork that the shipping company will need. You will also need to adhere to some guidelines and mandatory regulations when going through customs. You will need to pay a duty fee equal to 10% of the total vehicle value as well as a 19% Import tax. You can often avoid paying the taxes and duties but you will have to be able to prove the following:

• You have plans to become a resident of Hamburg
• The car is registered in your name
• You have lived outside of the EU for the last year
• You must own the vehicle for at least six months before importing
• You will either export the vehicle back to the U.S. or will sell it in Germany prior to leaving Hamburg and returning to the United States

Before the Car Leaves for Hamburg

Before your car is exported from the United States to ship to Hamburg, you will need to go over all details of the shipping process with your agent. The agent will explain all aspects of required paperwork, types of shipping, time frames that you should expect your car to arrive in Hamburg and the total cost for shipping internationally. The cost will vary depending on the method used to transport the car, the weight and size of the car, pick-up, and delivery within the United States or pickup and delivery when the car reaches Hamburg. If you are able to deliver the car to the port in the U.S. and pick it up when it reaches Hamburg it will save you some money for delivery charges. You may also want to check with Customs in the United States to gather information on exporting any personal items that you may need to ship and what the regulations may be to ship them along with your car. Since Hamburg has the second largest shipping port in Europe, you will most likely want to ship by ocean cargo ship. There are two ways to ship internationally by sea and those ways are:

• Roll On Roll Off Shipping (Also known as Ro-Ro Shipping)

Ro-Ro Shipping is the most widely used method of shipping a car internationally. With Ro-Ro Shipping, cars are driven directly on the carrier ship at the point of origin and driven off at the destination point. This is the most efficient way of shipping a car to Hamburg.

• Container Vehicle Shipping

From the United States to the Port of Hamburg your car will be transported in a container. Although the container price makes Container Shipping more expensive than Ro-Ro Shipping it is worth it if you need to move more than just your automobile. Whether you require a 20- or 40-foot container you will have plenty of room for your car and all of your other household goods during a move.

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