Ship a Car to Spain from usa
Car Shipping service from the United States of America to Spain. The cost to ship a Car to Spain from the USA starts at the price of $1250 USD, The price to ship a vehicle to Spain from the US depends on the make, model, and measure of the vehicle.
The estimated transit time to ship a car to Spain from USA is from 15 to 30 days, the transit time depends on nearest port of departure in the United States and the destination port in Spain, the transit time to ship the car to Spain will be shorter from the east and longer from the west coast of North America.
Below is the 2023 shipping guide to send a car to Spain from the US.
- 1. Transport the car to the port of export in USA
- 2. Validate the car export with US customs
- 3. Ship the car to the port in Spain
- 4. The car arrives to the port in Spain
- 5. Import the car in Spain
Ship a Car to Spain from USA never was that simple as with BR LOGISTICS USA INC that provides the most reliable car shipping services to Spain.
Ship a car to Spain from the major ports in the United States
Ship a car to Spain from the major ports in the United States: Port of Boston, Port of New York, Port Of New Jersey, Port Of Norfolk, Port Of Baltimore, Port Of Charleston, Port Of Savannah, Port Of Brunswick, Port Of Jacksonville, Port Of Miami, Port Of Houston, Port Of Galveston, Port Of Freeport Texas, Port Hueneme California, Port of Long Beach California, and Port of Tacoma, USA. Port of Halifax, Canada
How much does it cost to ship a car to Spain from the USA?
- The average price to ship a car to Spain from USA ranges from $1875 to $3590.
- The duty to import a car in Spain from the United States is 10% duty of the value of the vehicle, plus local charges in Spain.
- The cars newer than 25 years older cannot be shipped and imported to Spain from USA.
- The price to ship your car from Spain to the United States of America will vary on the type of car you have, the dimensions of the vehicle, the method of transport to the shipping port as if you want to ship the car via container service or roll on roll off service (RO-RO).
- But these are not final prices, as some factors may change the price you pay as if the vehicles are non runners that can increase the cost to ship a car from Spain to America as you will have to ship it into a container.
Historical ocean freight rates to ship a car from USA to Spain
This is the historical chart price for the ocean freight rates to ship a car from the USA to Spain
Price list to ship a car to Spain from USA
What is the cost to ship a car from USA to Spain?, This is the example price list table with the cheapest shipping rates to ship your car to Spain from the USA. The table contains the shipping ocean freights to ship your car from the major ports in the US to the most popular ports in Spain.
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from Tacoma, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Los Angeles, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Houston, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Halifax, Canada to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Jacksonville, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Savannah, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Baltimore, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from New York & New Jersey, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Providence & Boston, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Miami, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Long Beach, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Vancouver, USA to Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
How much does it cost to ship a car from New York to Spain?
The average price to ship a car from Barcelona to the United States ranges from $2195 to $3590, and the duties to import a car to the United States from Barcelona are 2.5% duty of the value of the vehicle + $1500 for local charges in the US.
Price to Ship Car from New York USA to Spain
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from New York to Port of Barcelona, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from New York to Port of Valencia, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from New York to Port of Málaga, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from New York to Port of Vigo, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from New York to Port of Santander, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from New York to Port of Bilbao, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
How much does it cost to ship a car from Baltimore to Spain?
The average price to ship a car from Baltimore to Spain ranges from $2195 to $3590, and the duties to import a car to Spain from the US are 10% duty of the value of the vehicle + $1500 for local charges in Spain.
Price list to ship a car to Spain from Baltimore
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from Baltimore to Port of Barcelona, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Baltimore to Port of Valencia, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Baltimore to Port of Málaga, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Baltimore to Port of Vigo, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Baltimore to Port of Santander, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Baltimore to Port of Bilbao, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
How much does it cost to ship a car from Miami to Spain?
The average price to ship a car from Miami to Spain ranges from $2195 to $3590, and the duties to import a car to Spain from the US are 10% duty of the value of the vehicle + $1500 for local charges in Spain.
Price list to ship a car to Spain from Miami
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from Miami to Port of Barcelona, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Miami to Port of Valencia, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Miami to Port of Málaga, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Miami to Port of Vigo, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Miami to Port of Santander, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Miami to Port of Bilbao, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
How much does it cost to ship a car from Houston Texas to Spain?
The average price to ship a car from Houston Texas to Spain ranges from $2195 to $3590, and the duties to import a car to Spain from the US are 10% duty of the value of the vehicle + $1500 for local charges in Spain.
Price list to ship a car to Spain from Houston Texas
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from Houston Texas to Port of Barcelona, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Houston Texas to Port of Valencia, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Houston Texas to Port of Málaga, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Houston Texas to Port of Vigo, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Houston Texas to Port of Santander, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Houston Texas to Port of Bilbao, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
How much does it cost to ship a car from Los Angeles California to Spain?
The average price to ship a car from Los Angeles California to Spain ranges from $2195 to $3590, and the duties to import a car to Spain from the US are 10% duty of the value of the vehicle + $1500 for local charges in Spain.
Price list to ship a car to Spain from Los Angeles California
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from Los Angeles California to Port of Barcelona, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Los Angeles California to Port of Valencia, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Los Angeles California to Port of Málaga, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Los Angeles California to Port of Vigo, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Los Angeles California to Port of Santander, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Los Angeles California to Port of Bilbao, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
How much does it cost to ship a car from Canada to Spain?
The average price to ship a car from Canada to Spain ranges from $2195 to $3590, and the duties to import a car to Spain from the US are 10% duty of the value of the vehicle + $1500 for local charges in Spain.
Price list to ship a car to Spain from Canada
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from Canada to Port of Barcelona, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Canada to Port of Valencia, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Canada to Port of Málaga, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Canada to Port of Vigo, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Canada to Port of Santander, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Canada to Port of Bilbao, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
How much does it cost to ship a car from Long Beach to Spain?
The average price to ship a car from Long Beach to Spain ranges from $2195 to $3590, and the duties to import a car to Spain from the US are 10% duty of the value of the vehicle + $1500 for local charges in Spain.
Price list to ship a car to Spain from Long Beach
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from Long Beach to Port of Barcelona, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Long Beach to Port of Valencia, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Long Beach to Port of Málaga, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Long Beach to Port of Vigo, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Long Beach to Port of Santander, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Long Beach to Port of Bilbao, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
How much does it cost to ship a car from Vancouver Canada to Spain?
The average price to ship a car from Vancouver Canada to Spain ranges from $2195 to $3590, and the duties to import a car to Spain from the US are 10% duty of the value of the vehicle + $1500 for local charges in Spain.
Price list to ship a car to Spain from Vancouver Canada
| Port to port Service | Type of vechicle | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Car from Vancouver Canada to Port of Barcelona, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Vancouver Canada to Port of Valencia, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser. | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Vancouver Canada to Port of Málaga, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Vancouver Canada to Port of Vigo, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Vancouver Canada to Port of Santander, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
| Ship Car from Vancouver Canada to Port of Bilbao, Spain | RO RO Service to ship a Land Rover, Mini, Land Cruiser | from: $2190 |
Factors of price to ship a car from USA to Spain
The price to ship a car from USA to Spain will vary on the type of car you have, the shipping dimensions and weight, the method of transport to the port of destination in Spain, the location of your car in the USA that you plan to ship it from to Spain, and which method of transport you choose.
Only once we have that info from you, can we estimate costs more precisely to ship your car to Spain from the United States of America
Online car shipping rate calculator to Spain from the USA.
Clicking below link bottom you can request a rate to ship your car to Spain from the USA major ports as Baltimore, Providence, Boston, Newark ,Savannah, Jacksonville, Freeport Texas, and Los Angeles California.
Import a car from the USA to Spain
How to import a car from Spain to the United States? Importing a Car from USA to Spain starts at a cost of $2195 USD for Shipping, and 10% Import duties of the value of the vehicle to import the car permanently into Spain.
Can I import a car from the US to Spain?
Can import a car from the USA to Spain? The answer is Yes I can import a car from the USA into Spain if the vehicle pass United States EPA & DOT standards so it can pass U.S. Customs import procedure. The used Motor vehicles younger than 25 years old can be imported into Spain if they comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in order to be imported permanently into the America.
The Temporary import for autos into Spain are available for up to one year, after a Year the vehicle must leave the United States.
Are cars cheaper in Spain?
Are the cars cheaper in Spain than the USA? The cars in Spain are neither cheap nor expensive than the USA. Depend on the Year, Make & model of the vehicles, for example the prices are more reasonable to buy a Land Rover Defender, or some classic European Vehicles in Spain than to buy them in the USA.
Conclusion: Spain is one of the cheapest countries in Europe to buy your classic car to ship it to the United States.
Documents you need to have to import a car in Spain:
Original shipping company bill of lading, or Seaway bill, or Airway bill
Driver’s license or passport if issued in USA.
Bill of sale, foreign registration, original title, insurance, and any other document concerning the vehicle.
EPA form (3520-1)
DOT form (HS-7).
Packing list
Combined Certificate of Value and Origin (CCVO)
Power of attorney authorizing your customs broker to clear the vehicle with US customs.
If need further information you can contact the USA Embassy in Belgium for the latest import tax information to import a car in USA.
Embassy of USA at Germany
2375 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Taxes & Duties for Shipping Cars from the USA to Spain
The taxes & duties to import Foreign-made vehicles from the USA to the Spain are dutiable. You and expect to pay 2.5% for a used car, 2.4% for a motorcycle, and 25% for a truck or commercial vehicle. The duty is based on the value of the vehicle.
Import Fees:
Generally, foreign-made vehicles imported from the USA to Spain are subject to following fees:
Auto
2.5% Duty + Import customs clearance, + local charges in Spain
Trucks
25% Duty + Import customs clearance, + local charges in Spain
Motorcycle
2.4% Duty + Import customs clearance, + local charges in Spain
How to Ship a Car from the US to Spain
Your first step on How to ship a Car to Spain from the USA is to follow the Step by Step guide to ship a Car to Spain from the US, and provide to your forwarder or shipping company the Year, Make, Model, and location of your vehicle.
How to Ship Your Car to Spain from the United States Step by Step Guide:
- Research for car shipping companies that offers shipping services to Spain.
- Request a shipping rate from the United States to Spain.
- Chose the best shipping method to ship your vehicle from the US to Spain, depends of you needing you can chose the following shipping methods to Europe: Roll on Roll off service, Container shipping service, shared container service, or Air Cargo to Spain.
- Provide the documents to the shipping company to make the booking to ship your vehicle to Spain.
- Deliver the vehicle to the port or to the export warehouse to then export it to USA
- Make the payment to the shipping company
- Send the release or bill of lading to your clearing agent, customs broker, or forwarder company in Spain.
The undercarriage of your vehicle must be cleaned before you ship it from the USA to Spain
It is very important to clean your vehicle’s undercarriage and free of foreign soil to prevent the introduction of invasive microorganisms, vegetable or animal products. This should be accomplished through steam cleaning or other thorough cleaning methods.
We recommend to follow the next steps to clean your car before ship it to Spain from the United States:
- Use a Car Jack to Lift Your Car to can clean it better
- Take the Wheels if necessary
- Rinse the Undercarriage With a Pressure Washer until it is completely clean
- Then you have to clean it inside and make sure the car is clean & empty of any strange material as the car have to be empty to be imported into Spain.
Ports to ship a car from the USA to Spain
Below is the list of ports in Spain that you can select the departure to ship your car to. Here are some of the busiest ports to ship your car to Spain from the US:
Port of Barcelona, Spain
Location of Barcelona, Spanish port
Address: Lugar Moll Adossat, 1,
08039 Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates: 05°38′00″N 00°00′01″E
Port of Vigo, Spain
Location of Vigo, Spanish port Address: Plaza de la Estrella n-1 Vigo, Pontevedra 36201 Spain Coordinates: 42° 14' 33" N 8° 43' 54" W
Port of Valencia, Spain
Location of Valencia, Spanish port
Address: Avenida Muelle del Turia, s/n, VALENCIA, Spain
Coordinates: 39°26′45″N 0°19′12″W
Port of Malaga, Spain
Location of Malaga, Spanish port Address:Muelle de Canovas, s/n Malaga, Malaga 29001 Spain Coordinates: 36° 42' 33" N 4° 25' 9" W
Port of Bilbao, Spain
Location of Bilbao, Spanish port
Address: Muelle de la Ampliacion
Santurtzi, Bizkaia 48980
Spain
Coordinates: 43°21′09″N 3°02′56″W
Port of Santander, Spain
Location of Santander, Spanish port Address: Edificio de Explotacion Muelle de Maliano s/n Santander, 39009 Spain Coordinates: 43° 26' 32" N 3° 48' 28" W
Types of Shipping Methods to ship a Car to Spain from the USA
The shipping methods and options to ship a car to Spain from the US are the roll on roll off service (RO-RO), Full container load with cars (FCL), Shared container shipping to USA(LCL), or Air Cargo.
Roll on Roll off Service from the USA to Spain.
The Roll on Roll off service or RORO shipping service is one of the most popular methods to ship a car from the US to Spain, this shipping service offers to ship your car to ports in Spain just driving it onto and off of the ship vessel in the US and rolling the car out discharge the car of the vessel in Spain, with a cheap coast of transport, making this method one of the best one to ship a car from the US to the Spain.
Roll on Roll off service from the USA to Spain
If you have a wheeled vehicle to Ship from any port in the United States to Spain, such as a car, Sedan, SUV, motorcycle, motor home, camper, trailer, bus, construction vehicle, Heavy Equipment, Excavators, or a boat to ship it to one port of Spain, this method is extremely efficient and cost-effective, featuring the most reliable departure, transit time, and arrival dates to Spain from the United States. The New car manufacturers tend to choose this method when deciding to ship their own vehicles overseas.
Advantages of the Roll on Roll off / RORO Shipping service to Spain from USA:
- You can ship vehicles running vehicles from the most popular RO-RO port in the USA to Spain for a very cheap price.
- Special RO-RO service to Spain Europe for Non runners vehicles, this allow you to ship cars from Copart and IAAI auto auctions.
- Fast transit time to Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Vigo, Malaga, Santander ports from USA ports with only 17 days of transit port to port.
- The roll on/roll off local export charges, and destination Charges in Spain are less expensive than a container shipment with cars to Spain.
Container shipping service from the USA to Spain
The container shipping service from the US to Spain is your exclusive container shipping, it will cost you more than a RO-RO Car shipping service, but your car or your vehicles are the only ones in your container to Spain.
Advantages of the Container Shipping service to Spain from the USA:
- You can ship vehicles that do not work, accident vehicles from the American auto auctions as Copart or IAAI.
- You can load up to 4 cars in to a 40ft container to Spain.
- You can include personal belongings along with your car, as personal effects or furniture.
- You will have the container shipment exclusivity for you to Spain, not a shared container.
Shared Container Shipping Service for Cars from the USA to Spain
This is the most affordable option to ship accident cars to Spain from the US. This shared container shipping service for Cars from America to Spain is very efficient to ship non runner cars from the Spanish auctions as Copart, IAAI, Insurance auctions, as not all the ports in Spain accepts non runner or accident vehicles. However, there is a disadvantage to this method: you will have to wait until the whole container is filled with other vehicles before it can be loaded onto the container ship and set sail. Therefore, your departure date cannot be guaranteed.
Advantages of the Shared Container Shipping service to Spain:
- The best plus to this method to ship your car with a Shared Container service is that you can place additional items in the trunk or the backseat of your vehicle for the shipping to Spain.
- Your vehicle doesn’t have to be working to use this option, you can ship a non runner vehicle to Spain using a shared container shipment.
How many days does it take to ship a car from Spain to the USA?
The estimated transit time to ship a Car from Spain to the USA is from 2 weeks to 6 weeks, with an average transit time of 20 days to ship a car from The United States of America to Spain
Shortest transit time to ship a car from USA to Spain
One of the shortest transit time to ship a car from USA to Spain is the route from New York to Valencia with an average of 16 to 20 days of transit. The next shortest route to ship your car from the US to Spain Europe is from Baltimore to Barcelona with an average of 25 days of transit time.
Longest transit time to ship your car from North America to Spain
The longest transit time to ship a car from USA to Spain is the route from Houston Texas to Malaga with an estimated average transit time between 25 to 30 days. The next longest route is from Los Angeles California to Santander Spain with an average of 40 days of transit time.
Top 5 most popular routes for shipping cars from USA to Spain
At BR LOGISTICS USA INC, we offer you a professional international car shipping services from the major ports in The USA to SPAIN, as loading service to ship cars from The United States in containers, ro-ro service for vehicles shipments, air cargo to ship cars fast, we do offer all the international transport of cars from USA to Spain. Here are the top 5 routes to ship your car from the most popular export ports in North America USA.
| Origin port in the USA | Destination port in Spain |
|---|---|
| Port of destination: NYCT, New York, USA; Port Code: USNYO | From Port: SPBRE, Barcelona, Spain |
| Port of destination: Baltimore Maryland, USA; Port Code: USBLT | From Port: SPVLC, Valencia, Spain |
| Port of destination: Jacksonville Florida, USA; Port Code: USJAX | From Port: ESSDR, Santander, Spain |
| Port of destination: Houston Texas, USA; Port Code: USHOU | From Port: SPBBO, Bilbao, Spain |
| Port of destination: Newark New Jersey, USA; Port Code: USNJY | From Port: SPMGA, Malaga, Spain |
HOW TO SHIP A NON RUNNER VEHICLE FROM THE USA TO SPAIN?
The best way to ship a non runner vehicle to Spain is using the shared container service. If you need to ship a non runner or forklift unit to Spain you will need to ship it into a container.
The second option to ship a non runner vehicle will be using roll on roll off service, but no all the port of export in Spain can accept them.
Shipping Differences between NON RUNNER TOWING SERVICE & FORKLIFT SERVICE
Please take a moment and ready this information that was sent to us by the Steamship lines:
American ports are rejecting a lot of vehicles on RORO service, because of the condition of the vehicles.
Please inform us of the condition of the vehicles before to make the booking, run&drive, non runner towing, non runner forklift, flooded vehicle. (Real condition of the vehicle NOT THE CONDITION THAT IS INFORMED BY THE AUCTIONS)
The owner/buyer of the vehicle is responsible for all the charges that may occur in all the shipping processes.
NON RUNNER – TOWING SERVICE
Non running vehicles must be capable of being towed inside of the vessel and must meet
the following conditions:
- – OPERATIONAL STEERING
- – 4 TIRES MUST HOLD AIR
- – OPERATIONAL BRAKES
- – OPERATIONAL IGNITION FREEING THE STEERING COLUMN & SHIFT LEVER
- – OPERATIONAL DRIVER DOOR
- – NO BROKEN GLASSES INSIDE THE VEHICLE
- – NO HUMAN REMAINS
- – NO SHARP EDGES IN THE INTERIOR
- – THE VEHICLES MUST HAVE THE KEYS
FORKLIFT SERVICE
IF THE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS MENTIONED ABOVE IT WILL BE CONSIDERED FORKLIFT SERVICE.
THE DECISION IF THE VEHICLES ARE TOWING SERVICE OR FORKLIFT SERVICE WILL BE TAKEN BY THE PORT AUTHORITY OF THE PORT WHICH IS RECEIVING THE VEHICLE.
FLOODED VEHICLES ARE FORKLIFT SERVICE UNITS ALSO IF THEY RUN AND DRIVE
Please note that Auto Auctions many times show vehicles as run and drive in their web sites and when the Haulers arrive the auctions to pick up the cars , they have broken axles , flat tires , and don’t have keys.
- . If the vehicle has a flat tire it is forklift service
- . If the vehicle does´t have key it is forklift service
- . Vehicles with broken axles are forklift service
- . Vehicles that one or more of the wheels don’t roll are forklift service
- . Vehicles with broken glasses inside or with blood inside are forklift service
- ( to avoid this forklift service the glasses must be vacuumed )
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ADVISE THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THAT YOU REQUEST THE BOOKINGS , THE HAULERS CHARGE FOR DETENTION TIME FOR A WHILE THEY ARE WAITING AT THE PORTS , THE STEAMSHIP LINE SOMETIMES TAKE UP TO 2 HOURS FOR EXAMPLE TO CHANGE A BOOKING FROM RUN AND DRIVE TO NON RUNNER OR FROM NON RUNNER TO FORKLIFT SERVICE , WHEN THAT HAPPEN THE STEAMSHIP LINES HAVE TO UPDATE THE BOOKINGS IN THEIR SYSTEM AND NOTIFY THE TERMINAL OF SUCH CHANGE FOR A WHILE THE DRIVER IS WAITING AT THE PORT.
