Ship a car or container from the USA to the Dominican Republic

Book directly with a licensed NVOCC rather than a broker, and fill the container. Cassandra Logistics is FMC-licensed under OTI No. 025125NF, so you get the carrier rate rather than a resold one. Loading three or four vehicles into one 40ft container is the other major saving, since ocean freight is charged on the box rather than per car. Get a free quote in 24 to 48 hours.

It depends on the US origin, the container size, whether pickup and towing are needed, and which Dominican port you use. The Caribbean lanes are shorter than most of our routes, which helps, but the US-side positioning still moves the number considerably. We quote your specific booking rather than publishing a rate that would be wrong for most shipments.

It scales with distance from the auction yard or seller to our loading warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, or Baltimore. East Coast purchases position cheaply for this lane because the Caribbean services run heavily out of the eastern ports. We include the figure in your quote.

We book the space, give you the cut-off dates and collect the vehicle. We load, secure and photograph it, file the US export declaration and issue your bill of lading. You get vessel and arrival details, and your customs agent clears it at Rio Haina or Caucedo.

Dominican Customs states that Ley 04-07 prohibits importing used vehicles more than five years from manufacture. It also specifies that for this purpose the calendar year runs from 1 July of one year to 30 June of the next, which is an unusual counting method and worth checking against your specific vehicle rather than assuming from the model year.

Dominican Customs states directly that the vehicle cannot be a salvage vehicle. This is the single most common reason an auction purchase destined for the Dominican Republic fails, because salvage stock is exactly what makes US auctions look cheap. Filter it out before you bid rather than discovering it at the port.

Tell us the year before you bid. Passenger cars and trucks are treated differently in the Dominican Republic, with trucks getting a considerably longer window, so a vehicle that fails as a car may qualify as a truck. It costs nothing to check and it is far cheaper than finding out at the port.

We do, as the carrier. Cassandra Logistics is a licensed NVOCC under FMC OTI No. 025125NF, so we issue the bill of lading in our own name rather than reselling somebody else's space. That matters when something needs fixing, because the party you called is the party who can fix it.

Within 24 to 48 hours, usually faster on this lane because we run it often. Send the vehicle year, make and model, ideally the VIN, where it sits in the USA and which port you want. The VIN matters here because the age limit is decisive and we would rather check than guess.

Rio Haina is the principal general cargo and vehicle port and sits close to Santo Domingo. Caucedo is the modern deep-water container terminal to the east with strong US East Coast connections. Puerto Plata serves the north coast. The right choice usually follows where the vehicle is going after it lands.

Yes, though it is less common for vehicle cargo than Rio Haina or Caucedo. If your final destination is Santiago, Puerto Plata or the northern region, it can save meaningful inland transport. Tell us the delivery address rather than the port and we will suggest the routing.

Yes, from any US state. Copart, IAA, Manheim, eBay Motors, a dealer or a private seller. We collect, bring the vehicle to our warehouse, and load it. Getting a car off the auction yard quickly is usually the first real saving in the whole shipment, because storage charges build faster than people expect.

Our core service is containerized export, which protects the vehicle better and lets you consolidate several cars into one booking. Container is also what makes the per-vehicle cost fall when you ship more than one. Tell us what you are moving and we will advise honestly on what suits it.

Yes, provided the vehicle clears the two filters that matter here. It must be inside the age limit and it must not be a salvage vehicle, which Dominican Customs excludes explicitly. Once those are satisfied we collect from the yard anywhere in the USA and ship to Rio Haina or Caucedo.

The vehicle cannot be exported until the title is in hand, since the US export filing requires it. We can collect and hold the car at our warehouse while the title clears, which stops storage charges building at the yard. Flag it at quote stage and we plan the timeline around it.

Yes, and most of our clients on this lane do exactly that. Some auction platforms restrict public bidding and require a registered broker or business account, which is between you and the auction. Once the vehicle is won and paid for we handle everything from collection to the destination port.

Typically three or four depending on the vehicles. Sedans and compact SUVs load efficiently while full-size pickup trucks take more room and often reduce the count. We confirm the loading plan once we know the exact units, and each additional vehicle lowers the cost per car.

Yes, consolidation is available on this lane and it suits buyers purchasing one vehicle at a time. It splits the container cost rather than paying for empty space. The timing of both shipments has to align, so raise it early in the booking.

Tell us before you buy the second one. Ocean freight is charged on the container, not per car, so two vehicles in one 40ft box cost far less each than two shipped separately. If you buy at auction regularly, timing purchases onto one booking is the single biggest lever on your margin.

Sometimes, but everything must be declared on the export filing and it changes how the shipment is treated at destination. Undeclared goods packed inside vehicles are among the most common causes of clearance problems, and the consequence falls on the importer. Tell us everything going into the box.

Yes. Used American machinery moves into the Dominican construction and tourism development sectors, and equipment is often treated differently from passenger vehicles under import rules. Depending on size we ship containerized, on flat-rack, or by heavy haulage.

Yes. Machinery bought at Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet, and Purple Wave is regular export work for us. We collect from the auction site anywhere in the USA, handle dismantling and securing where required, and prepare the machine for ocean transit. Read the equipment guide.

This is one of the shorter ocean legs we run, since the Caribbean services from the US East Coast are frequent. Actual transit depends on the loading port, the carrier's schedule, and any transshipment. We give you a concrete timeline with your quote rather than a generic range.

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