Ship a car, truck or machinery from the USA to Croatia

In a container to Rijeka, booked with the licensed carrier rather than a broker. A container protects the vehicle and lets three or four share one box so the freight splits across them. Cassandra Logistics is FMC-licensed under OTI No. 025125NF and issues the bill of lading in its own name. Get a price in 24 to 48 hours.

We do, as a licensed US NVOCC. We collect from any state, load and brace the vehicles at our own warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston or Baltimore, file the US export declaration and ship to Rijeka.

Yes. We collect directly from Copart, IAA, Manheim and eBay Motors yards anywhere in the United States, bring the vehicle to our warehouse and ship it to Rijeka. You never need to be in the country to buy or to ship.

It depends on where the vehicle sits in the States and how many vehicles share the container. Because we are the NVOCC rather than a reseller, the number is the carrier rate rather than a broker markup. Send us the vehicle and the pickup location for a firm figure.

Rijeka is an Adriatic port, so routings commonly transship through a Mediterranean hub rather than running direct. That makes the sailing schedule matter as much as the loading port. We give you a concrete timeline with the quote rather than a generic range.

Yes, and it is the biggest single saving on this lane. Ocean freight is charged on the container rather than per vehicle, so filling a 40ft box drops the cost per car sharply. Tell us the exact vehicles and we will confirm the loading plan.

Croatia applies no maximum age to an imported used car. The real constraint is technical compliance rather than age, because an American vehicle has no EU type approval and must go through the Croatian homologation route before it can be registered.

Homologation is the national approval that lets a vehicle without EU whole vehicle type approval be registered. Every US-market car needs it in Croatia. The State Office for Metrology issues the approval, the Centre for Vehicles of Croatia inspects the vehicle and issues the conformity certificate, and an authorised station completes the work.

Lighting is the usual item. American position lamps, indicators, brake lights, rear fog lamps, reversing lamps and reflectors are not built to European requirements, so they commonly have to be changed. Instruments, mirrors and a noise test can also come into it depending on the vehicle. Budget for it before you bid.

A tax assessed from carbon dioxide emissions, the vehicle selling price, engine power in kilowatts, engine displacement and the emission standard. For a used vehicle only the residual amount is payable, reduced by how much that model has depreciated on the Croatian market. Your agent calculates it, not us.

Within fifteen days of the vehicle entering Croatia. It is filed separately at the customs office rather than being assessed on the customs declaration, and the vehicle cannot be registered until the resulting decision is marked paid. This catches out buyers who assume customs clearance finishes the job.

Vehicles manufactured thirty or more years ago and classified as oldtimers under the Croatian scheme fall outside the special motor vehicle tax. The classification has to be evidenced through the recognised Croatian oldtimer body rather than simply asserted because of the build year. Confirm it with your agent before you buy.

Yes. Croatia drives on the right, so American vehicles suit the road configuration directly with no steering conversion. That removes a real cost and delay that right hand drive stock from other source markets carries.

Yes. Excavators, loaders, telehandlers and plant move on this lane. Depending on dimensions we ship containerised, on flat-rack or by heavy haulage, with dismantling and securing where the size requires it. Send the model number so we confirm dimensions rather than estimate them.

Yes. Full container freight from any US origin, including building materials, industrial goods, machinery parts and trade goods. Tell us the commodity, weight and volume and we will price it the same way we price a vehicle shipment.

Rijeka sits on three European Union core transport corridors, including the corridor linking the Western Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean, so inland movement by road and rail is normal. Your receiving agent arranges the onward leg. Tell us the final destination anyway, because it affects which port makes sense.

Yes. Nationwide pickup and towing from any state, whether the vehicle sits at an auction yard, a dealer or a private seller. Non-runners are winched rather than driven. Distance affects the cost of collection, not whether we can do it.

Our warehouses in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston and Baltimore all serve Mediterranean sailings, with East Coast departures most common on this lane. Routings into the Adriatic usually transship, so the schedule matters as much as the loading point.

No. Clearance is handled by a licensed customs agent in Croatia. We are the ocean carrier, we deliver to Rijeka, and we provide the documentation your agent needs. Be wary of any company claiming to clear customs in every country, because it is describing something it cannot deliver.

We handle the US side, including the filing in the Automated Export System. You provide the title or equivalent ownership document and the bill of sale. A vehicle cannot leave the United States without its title, and there is no workaround. See the AES filing guide.

Collection from the US seller, transport to our warehouse, loading and bracing, the US export filing, and the ocean freight to Rijeka. Croatian duty, VAT, the vehicle tax, homologation, port handling, your agent fee and inland delivery are paid at that end.

Usually because they exclude collection, loading or the export filing, or because they are broker prices that get revised once the booking becomes real. Ask what is excluded and ask who issues the bill of lading. See what actually drives the cost.

Yes. We can hold vehicles while you win others, then load them together in one container. Auction yards charge daily storage and our warehouse does not work that way, so waiting for the right load usually saves money rather than costing it.

Loaded on its own wheels, chocked, strapped at the wheels or suspension rather than over the bodywork, and blocked so it cannot shift at sea. Where the straps attach is what separates a careful load from a damaged car.

Yes. We photograph the vehicle when it reaches our warehouse and again once it is loaded and braced, before the doors close. That record also supports a claim if anything goes wrong in transit, which is why we do it as standard.

Only if they are declared on the export filing. Undeclared goods inside vehicles are a common cause of clearance problems in Croatia, and the consequence falls on the importer rather than on the carrier. Send us the list when you book.

Our service ends at the port of discharge. Inland delivery is arranged by your clearing agent, who is already handling clearance. Tell us the final town anyway, since it decides whether Rijeka is genuinely the right port for your cargo.

Within 24 to 48 hours in normal cases. Send the vehicle details including the VIN and where it sits in the United States. For machinery send the model number so we can confirm dimensions rather than estimating them.

We arrange collection, bring the cargo to our warehouse, photograph it, book the container, load and brace it, file the US export declaration and send you the bill of lading. Your Croatian clearing agent takes over from the port of discharge.

We are the NVOCC. Cassandra Logistics is a federally licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediary under FMC licence OTI No. 025125NF, legally Royal Port Container Lines, Inc. The licence number is public and verifiable with the Federal Maritime Commission before you send anyone money.

Yes. Non-runners are winched onto the truck and into the container rather than driven, which is routine work. Tell us it does not run when you ask for the quote, because it changes how collection is arranged rather than whether it can happen.