Ship a car or container from the USA to Finland

In a container to Helsinki Vuosaari or Hanko, booked with the licensed carrier rather than through a broker. A container protects the vehicle from weather and handling, and lets several cars share one box so the freight splits between 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, directly. Cassandra Logistics is a licensed US NVOCC operating under FMC OTI No. 025125NF, trading as Royal Port Container Lines, Inc. We collect anywhere in the USA, load at our own warehouse, file the US export declaration and issue the bill of lading ourselves, so you deal with the party that controls the booking rather than a reseller.

From the US East Coast to Helsinki or Hanko, allow roughly 22 to 34 days port to port. Finland sits at the far end of the Baltic, so transit runs longer than Sweden or Denmark. Add one to two weeks from the Gulf or the West Coast, and allow for tighter schedules in winter when ice conditions slow the Gulf of Finland.

A used passenger car from outside the EU normally attracts 10 percent customs duty on the customs value, then Finnish VAT, which rose from 24 percent to 25.5 percent on 1 September 2024. On top of that comes autovero, the Finnish car tax based on CO2 emissions. Price all three with a Finnish agent before you buy.

Autovero is the Finnish car tax, charged when a vehicle is first registered in Finland and calculated principally from its CO2 emissions. It is separate from customs duty and VAT, and it is the charge American buyers most often forget. A large-engined US vehicle sits badly on a CO2 scale, so confirm the figure with the Finnish Tax Administration or your agent.

It can. A vehicle at least 30 years old, in its original state and no longer in production, can be classified as a collectors item under CN heading 9705 and enter free of customs duty. Finland also operates museum vehicle status, museoajoneuvo, with its own conditions. Both are decided by the Finnish authorities, so confirm your position with Tulli and Vero.

Helsinki Vuosaari for the widest sailing choice and the capital region, Hanko if your shipment is a vehicle and you want a port set up for cars, HaminaKotka for eastern Finland, and Turku or Rauma if your address is in the southwest or on the Gulf of Bothnia. Tell us the delivery town and we will compare the options.

Yes. Hanko is Finland's established vehicle port on the south coast and handles a large share of the country's imported cars. If your shipment is a vehicle rather than general cargo, Hanko is often the more sensible choice because the handling and storage there are built around exactly that.

Yes. We arrange nationwide collection from auction yards, dealers and private sellers in any US state and bring the vehicle to our own loading warehouse. You do not need to arrange transport to the port yourself. Send the pickup address with the year, make and model and we will price the collection alongside the freight.

Yes. Copart, IAA, Manheim and eBay Motors vehicles move on this lane regularly. We collect from the yard, hold the car at our warehouse until the title arrives, and load when everything is in order. Send the lot number and the auction location and we will quote the whole move from yard to Finnish port.

We hold the vehicle at our warehouse until the title is in hand. US export rules require the original title to be presented to Customs before the vehicle may leave the country, so a car cannot sail without it. We would rather store it than promise a sailing that cannot happen, and we will tell you honestly what is realistic.

Yes, and it is the cheapest way to move several vehicles. A 40ft high cube will usually take three or four cars depending on their size, with the freight split across them. Mixing a classic with ordinary vehicles is fine. Send the years, makes and models and we will confirm what actually fits in the box.

Yes, where both parties are our customers and the cargo is going to the same port. One bill of lading is issued per container showing one receiver, so everyone sharing the box appears under a single consignee. Please make sure everyone sharing understands this before you book, because it cannot be split afterwards.

For a single car a 20ft container is usually right. For two or more vehicles a 40ft high cube almost always works out cheaper per car, because the freight difference between the sizes is far smaller than the difference in capacity. We will price both options and show you the comparison rather than deciding for you.

Finnish ports run through the winter and icebreaker assistance in the Gulf of Finland is routine rather than exceptional. What it does affect is schedule reliability, because sailings tighten and a missed one can cost more than a week. If you have an arrival date you need to hit, tell us when you enquire rather than afterwards.

The vehicle is driven or winched in, the wheels are chocked, and it is lashed to the container's securing points with straps over the tyres rather than the bodywork or suspension. Fuel is run low and the battery disconnected where required. We photograph the lashing before the doors close so you can see how your car travelled.

Yes. We photograph every vehicle when it reaches our warehouse and again inside the container before the doors are sealed, and we send them to you. That record protects both sides, because it shows the condition of the car and the way it was secured at the moment it left our control.

Yes. A non-running vehicle is winched into the container rather than driven, which takes longer and sometimes needs a forklift, so it costs more than a runner. Tell us at the start that the car does not start, and whether it rolls and steers, so we can price it properly rather than discovering it on loading day.

Spares belonging to the vehicle can usually travel with it, boxed and declared, and they must appear on the packing list and the customs paperwork. Loose personal items and household goods are a different matter and are not permitted in a vehicle shipment. Tell us what you want to include and we will say what is acceptable.

Yes. Pickups, vans, light trucks and commercial vehicles move on this lane in containers. Larger units may need a 40ft high cube or partial dismantling to fit, and heavy commercial vehicles are quoted individually. Send the dimensions and weight along with the year, make and model and we will work out the right equipment.

Yes. We ship used construction and agricultural machinery bought at Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet, Purple Wave and similar auctions. Larger machines may need attachments removed to fit a container. Machinery must be cleaned of soil and plant material before it ships, because EU biosecurity rules are strict and a dirty machine can be held at the border.

Yes. Alongside vehicles we move general containerised commercial cargo on this lane. What we do not do is general groupage of unrelated small consignments from different customers. We will let our own customers share a container on the same lane, which is a different arrangement and usually what people are actually asking about.

Collection from the seller or auction yard, loading and securing at our warehouse, the US export filing, ocean freight to the Finnish port you choose, and the bill of lading. Charges at destination, Finnish duty, VAT, car tax, clearance and inland delivery are the receiver's account. We set out what is in and what is out on the quote itself.

Usually because something has been left out. The common omissions are collection from the seller, the US export filing, and any mention that destination charges and autovero will follow. We would rather give you a complete figure than a low one that grows later. Send us a cheaper quote and we will tell you plainly what it covers.

Terminal handling and release charges at the port, customs clearance, duty, Finnish VAT, autovero, and inland transport to your address. Registration and inspection with Traficom follow once the car is yours. These are the receiver's account everywhere, and a Finnish customs agent is the right person to price them for your specific vehicle.

Traficom handles registration, Tulli handles customs and Vero handles the car tax. The vehicle goes through a registration inspection where lighting, glazing, emissions equipment and safety features are checked against Finnish requirements. American cars without a European Certificate of Conformity go through individual approval, and US-specification lighting is the item most likely to need changing.

Yes. Storage at our warehouse while you build up a load is normal on this lane and is usually how people fill a 40ft container economically. Tell us roughly how long you expect to need and we will agree it up front, so there are no surprises on the invoice later on.

Normally within 24 to 48 hours. Send the pickup address or auction location, the year, make and model, and the Finnish port or delivery town. If the vehicle is non-running, oversized or a classic you want travelling alone, say so at the start, because those change the price and we would rather quote it right the first time.

We arrange collection, bring the vehicle to our warehouse, photograph it, and hold it until the title and paperwork are complete. We book the sailing, file the US export declaration, load and seal the container, and send you photographs and the bill of lading. You then pass the documents to your Finnish customs agent for clearance.

A licensed NVOCC. Cassandra Logistics is the trade name of Royal Port Container Lines, Inc., licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission as an Ocean Transportation Intermediary under OTI No. 025125NF. We issue our own bill of lading on this lane and hold the carrier contract ourselves, which is why we can commit to a price and a sailing rather than passing your enquiry on.