Importation of cars from MIAMI with Motorimport

Importing cars from MIAMI with Motorimport has taken off since the early 2000s due to economic globalization. This is also due to all the publicity around these dream cars, in addition to the creation of companies that take care of everything from A to Z to get your car into France from the United States. The import has even become essential to get exactly the model of your dreams with all the options that can be found on this kind of vehicle for your import and United States. This means of logistics to transport your American car with motorimport is composed of many stages which we will detail in order to give you a global image of your importation.

Once the boat arrives in France, you must employ a freight forwarder to take care of the unloading. You must also clear the vehicle through customs on the spot or through the forwarder by providing the bill of sale, the title card and your identity card, proof of residence in France and the customs fees in addition to the 5.5% of VAT for the US import.

For the crossing between the United States and France, there are two ways to go: either by boat or by plane. As you know, the plane offers a record delivery time, but the price is extremely high and is around 8 to 10,000$ in the United States. On the other hand, delivery by ship costs between 1500 and 2000$, but usually takes between 2 and 3 weeks with motorimport.

Importing your American car consists of several steps as we have seen above. For a novice, experience has shown that it is quite difficult to master each of these phases, especially as some of them require trusted contacts from the USA. You can imagine that for a first import from the USA, it is not easy to know who to turn to in the USA as in France. Moreover, it is necessary to have some knowledge of classic car mechanics to be sure of your choice.

The price of the American car in dollars displayed in Canada or in the USA is a price without taxes for the United States, so you will have to pay local taxes in order to make your car purchase in the United States. You will need to obtain the US registration in the country of origin. Without this formality, the imported vehicle will never be able to obtain French approval. To the initial cost of the vehicle, you will have to add: American land transport (from the dealership to the port) and French transport (from the port to your home). Sea transport, marine insurance, securing the vehicle in the container You will need to have an American freight forwarder, and a French freight forwarder to complete all the administrative steps involved in importing the American vehicle.

When the container arrives at the port, there will be an additional charge for unloading. Your French forwarding agent will calculate the customs duties and the VAT that you will have to pay in the United States. Namely: the price of the American vehicle + the maritime transport of the car in the United States, which will have to be multiplied by 10% of customs taxes for a car or 22% for a pick-up. On this amount will be added 20% of VAT. Once your vehicle has been received, you will have to take care of the homologation procedures, knowing that the French standards are increasingly strict and that to succeed alone, you will have to devote a lot of energy without having the assurance of succeeding in the United States. These approval procedures include: the assembly of the technical file with motorimport, the requests for various certificates, the appointment at the UTAC in order to carry out the six obligatory tests (sound level, simplified braking, field of vision, emission of pollutants, weighing, anti-interference), the setting in conformity of the vehicle (increasingly difficult with the multiplexing of the vehicles), finally the control of the vehicle by the inspector of mines. Once the precious PV RTI obtained from your car etats unis, you will have to claim your French registration card, know that since 2008, at the first circulation in France, an ecotax will be asked by the French state with motorimport. In 2020, we went to 20000€ of ecotax, in addition to your car registration document. If you import a 2018 Dodge Challenger for example, you will be asked for 20000€, less 10% per year started, so in this case, 16000€ of ecotax, at the first registration in France. We remind you that an American vehicle bought in the USA or Canada loses its manufacturer's warranty in Europe.

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Mickael ibers

Manager Usa and Dubai Motorimport at Motorimport

Car enthusiast Mickael has become an expert on vehicle imports from Dubai and the United States. He knows the costs, transportation and regulations for each vehicle.

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