International Shipping & Freight Forwarding Blog

Shipping an auto import versus export

Auto importing:

To the shippers intending to import an auto into the USA. US Customs regulate the import of auto & we at ETC International Freight System always give the shipper the auto import customs link to study the potential road blocks of importing an auto into the USA. 

Before having a forwarder quote you on an auto import, the shipper must check the following customs link:

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/importing_car.xml

Car imports are EPA regulated and the shippers need to verify if their vehicle meets the customs' importation criteria.

If all the import criteria are met, ETC International Freight System can offer if available a roll on roll off service or containerization. Air Freight services are available as well as the USA clearance.

Auto Exporting:

For exported vehicles that will at some point return to the U.S., the DMV Certification of Exportation form will be helpful and appreciated by the customers. This will prevent  the DMV from levying years of registration fees and fines once the vehicle returns. ETC International Freight System will provide the export declaration, booking, loading securely & shipping overseas whether shipped on a roll on roll off vessel of containerized. Air freight services are available for very expensive vehicles as air freight rates will scare most of us away. Shippers provide us with the year, make, model, length, width, height, wheel base, ground clearance & weight of the vehicle. US Customs will require to validate the original title and if you sell the vehicle, please get us a bill of sales.

Cargo insurance:

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For vehicles a total risk insurance is available. Contact us with the value of the vehicle to be shipped.

Auto Shipping Overseas by ETC International Freight System

Maersk and MSC to attempt new east-west alliance

Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. are planning a huge 10-year vessel-sharing agreement early next year in the Asia-Europe, trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trades as the carriers strive to better utilize capacity in the wake of their failed bid to launch the P3
Network.

Maersk’s statement outlined the details of the new
2M agreement:

• The VSA will improve the network efficiency and allow for lower slot costs through improved utilisation of vessel capacity and economies of scale.
• The VSA will provide more sailings and direct port pairs than the parties
  offer today individually.
• The VSA includes 185 vessels with an estimated capacity of 2.1 million TEUs in 21 strings in the Asia-Europe, trans-Atlantic (Europe-U.S. East Coast) and trans-Pacific (Asia-US East and West Coast) trades. 
• The 21 strings are split as follows: Asia-North Europe, 6:
  Asia-Mediterranean, 4; Asia-U.S. West Coast, 4; Asia-U.S. East Coast, 2; NorthEurope-U.S.,  3; Mediterranean-U.S., 2.
• Maersk Line will contribute with approximately 110 vessels with a nominal capacity of 1.2 million TEUs (55 percent of the total capacity).
• MSC will contribute with approximately 75 vessels with a nominal capacity of 900,000 TEUs (45 percent of the total capacity).
• Vessels deployed in the VSA will continue to be owned (or chartered) and operated by the two individual lines.
• The VSA does not include joint marine operations. Each party will execute their own operations including stowage, voyage planning and port operations.
• The VSA does not include any commercial tasks or responsibilities. Each
  party will continue to have fully independent sales, pricing, marketing, and customer service functions.
• A joint coordination committee will monitor the network on a daily basis.
• The duration of the VSA is 10 years, beginning early 2015.

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