Bringing your car from the US to France by boat

The different stages of the import process

To import a vehicle from the United States, it must be in order and registered in its country of origin, otherwise it cannot be approved in France. If you are unable to go there, you will have to find a company or a person you can trust to take care of the transport to the port. You must then use an American forwarding agent who will take care of all the administrative procedures, as well as the sea transport. Once in France, you will have to apply for approval of your American vehicle. The homologation is granted on file and Bring back your car from the usa to France by boat, after checking several points for your car from the usa: - Technical file.

- Certificates. - Passage of the vehicle to the UTAC for tests: weighing, pollution, noise level, braking and rear view field. - Bringing the vehicle up to French standards: this is becoming increasingly difficult given the diversity of cars. - Passage through the mines. All these steps require time and a certain budget, with no guarantee that your vehicle will be approved. For information, you should know that for the importation and the approval of a vehicle you will have to pay: - The price of the maritime transport: insurance, wedging and unloading for your car of the usa in France by boat. - Customs fees: vehicle price + transport x10% of this amount. - VAT: 19,6% - mine clearance fees: from 3 600€ TTC to 8 000€ TTC (price observed in March 2011)

Using a proxy

If you want to import a car from the United States, new or used, but you don't have the time or the knowledge to do this, you can use an agent. These companies take care of transporting your vehicle, registering it and sometimes even selling it. Some of them even have their own fleet of cars with many makes. Here are the names of some of these companies: - Madness-us-cars.com: this company sells vehicles from 1950 to today, new or used for your car from the USA to France by boat. It ensures the transport Bring back your car from usa to france by boat, the homologation, the guarantee as well as the sale of spare parts. - Easyimportauto.com : this company ensures the transport of vehicles via containers. It guarantees fast transport, low prices, guarantees the transaction and payment is only made on receipt.