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.

Neither is automatically cheaper. It depends on the sailing schedule, the carrier, and where the vehicle is going once it lands. Caucedo has strong US East Coast connections while Rio Haina sits closer to Santo Domingo itself. We price both against your actual shipment rather than defaulting to one.

Usually because they are broker quotes that get revised after booking, or they exclude pickup, towing, loading, or the export filing, or they quote port to port while implying delivery. Ask any cheaper quote in writing what is included and where their liability ends, then compare on the same basis.

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.

Import duty, taxes, port handling, your customs agent's fee, and inland delivery. These are set by Dominican authorities and paid at that end. Our quote covers the US side and the ocean leg. Where the vehicle is US-origin and you hold a certificate of origin, tariff preferences may reduce what you pay, which is worth confirming with your agent early.

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.

Yes. Trucks are treated separately from passenger cars and carry a longer age window of fifteen years rather than five. That makes commercial vehicles a considerably more open category than cars for buyers sourcing older units. Confirm how your specific vehicle is classified with your customs agent, since classification drives which limit applies.

Dominican Customs indicates that a new vehicle requires the commercial invoice, while a used vehicle requires the title. You also need the bill of lading and the Declaracion Unica Aduanera submitted with those documents. Where the vehicle originates in the United States, a certificate of origin should be presented to apply tariff preferences.

It is the free trade agreement between the United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic, and it can reduce the tariff on goods of US origin. Dominican Customs specifically notes that a certificate of origin should be presented for US-origin vehicles in order to apply tariff preferences. The saving depends on having the document at clearance, so raise it with your agent before shipping.

We handle the US side, including the filing in the Automated Export System, known as AES or EEI. You provide the title or auction certificate and the bill of sale. Dominican import duty, taxes and clearance are handled at destination by your customs agent, and we supply the documentation they need.

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.

Most commonly our East Coast warehouses in New Jersey, Savannah and Baltimore, since the Caribbean services run heavily from there. Houston is available where the vehicle is bought in the south or west. The loading point affects both cost and transit, so we choose it around where you actually buy.

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.

Yes. Nationwide vehicle pickup and towing from any US state is part of the service. Getting the vehicle off the yard promptly is usually the first real saving in the shipment, because auction storage charges accumulate faster than most buyers expect.

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.

Often yes for a single car, since the smaller box costs less and one vehicle does not need the length. From two vehicles upward the 40ft usually wins on cost per unit. We price both options against your actual cargo rather than pushing one.

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.

Machinery is generally classified differently from passenger vehicles, and the five-year rule under Ley 04-07 is aimed at used vehicles rather than construction plant. Because classification decides which rule applies, confirm the position for your specific machine with a Dominican customs agent before you buy rather than assuming either way.

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.

Within 24 to 48 hours in normal cases. Send the vehicle details including the VIN, the US pickup location, and your destination port. The VIN lets us confirm the model year and dimensions rather than estimating, which matters here because the age limit is decisive. Request a quote

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.