Ship a car or classic from the USA to France

In a container to Le Havre or Marseille-Fos, booked with the licensed carrier rather than a broker. Container means the car is loaded once and not touched again until your port, which matters on the most brokered lane in the world. Cassandra Logistics is FMC-licensed under OTI No. 025125NF. Get a price in 24 to 48 hours.

We do, as a licensed US NVOCC. We collect from any state, load and brace the vehicle at our own warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston or Baltimore, file the US export declaration and ship to Le Havre, Marseille-Fos, Montoir or Dunkirk.

Yes, and most of our customers do exactly that. We deal with the seller or auction, collect the vehicle, load it, file the US export declaration and ship it. Your transitaire handles clearance at the French end. You never need to be in the United States.

Yes. France drives on the right, so an American car suits the road configuration directly and needs no steering conversion. What a newer vehicle needs is European type approval or an individual approval before registration, which is a matter for your agent and worth settling before you buy.

Yes. Nationwide pickup and towing from any state, whether the car is at an auction yard, a dealer, a private seller or a barn. Cars that have not run in years are winched rather than driven, which is routine. Distance affects the cost, not whether we can do it.

Yes, and on a restoration project it is usually the cheapest approach. Engines, panels, trim and boxed parts travel in the same box as the car, which costs far less than shipping them separately later. Everything must be listed on the export filing, so send us the inventory.

Yes. Used construction machinery from Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet and Purple Wave, industrial equipment, and general containerised commercial cargo all move on this lane. Tell us the commodity, weight and volume and we will price it the same way we would a vehicle.

It depends on where the car is in the States, the French port, and whether it shares a container or travels alone. Because we are the NVOCC rather than a reseller, the figure is the carrier rate. Send us the car and the two locations for a firm number. Request a quote

Sharing a 40ft container with another vehicle going the same way, since ocean freight is charged on the box rather than per car. On an ordinary driver that is the obvious choice. On a concours restoration it is usually worth paying for sole use so nothing is handled beside it.

Collection from the US seller, transport to our warehouse, loading and bracing, the US export filing, and the ocean freight to your French port. French import duty, VAT, port charges, your transitaire's fee, any approval work and local delivery sit outside it and are paid at that end.

Because this is the most brokered lane in the world. Many quotes are resold container space that moves once the booking is real, or they exclude collection, loading or the export filing. Ask who issues the bill of lading. A company that cannot issue one in its own name is reselling space.

Import duty and VAT assessed by French customs, port and handling charges, your transitaire's fee, any approval or registration work, and delivery to your address. Collector vehicles over thirty years old may be treated differently from ordinary imports, which is worth establishing before you buy.

The European Union treats vehicles over thirty years old, in original condition and no longer in production, as collectors' items under a separate customs classification. That changes how they are assessed on import. Confirm the position for your specific car with your French agent, since condition and originality matter as much as age.

No. Clearance is handled by a licensed transitaire in France, and registration through the French vehicle authority is a separate process again. We are the ocean carrier, we deliver to the port of discharge, and we provide the documentation your agent needs, kept clean and consistent.

France is inside the EU customs union, so once a vehicle has been properly imported and cleared it can generally move within the bloc without a further customs entry. Registration in another member state is a separate national process. Your agent will tell you what applies to your situation.

We do. The filing in the Automated Export System, known as AES or EEI, is handled on the US side as part of the service. You provide the title or equivalent ownership document and the bill of sale. French duty, VAT and clearance are handled at destination by your transitaire. See the AES filing guide.

Le Havre for Paris and the whole north, since it is the largest container port and the usual default. Marseille-Fos for the south, Provence and Lyon. Montoir for western France. Dunkirk for the far north and cross-border movements. Tell us the delivery town rather than the port.

Our warehouses in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston and Baltimore all serve North Europe sailings, with East Coast departures most common and most frequent. Which loading point suits depends on where the vehicle is bought and which service is running at the time.

This is one of the shorter and more predictable transatlantic legs, with high sailing frequency from the US East Coast. Actual transit depends on the loading port and the carrier's schedule, and whether the routing is direct or transships. We give you a concrete schedule with the quote.

Our service ends at the port of discharge. Inland delivery is arranged by your transitaire, who is also handling clearance. Tell us the final town anyway, since it decides which port lands the vehicle closest and can save real money on trucking.

Loaded on its own wheels, chocked, and strapped at the wheels or suspension rather than over the bodywork, then blocked so it cannot move at sea. Where the straps attach is the whole difference between a careful load and a damaged car, and on original paint it matters more than anything else.

Yes. We photograph the vehicle when it reaches our warehouse and again once it is loaded and braced, before the doors are sealed. On a valuable car that record is also what makes a claim work if anything does go wrong in transit.

If it is worth real money, yes. Standard carrier liability is limited by convention and is not calculated on what your car is actually worth, which surprises people. Arrange marine cargo insurance for the true value and photograph the car thoroughly before it leaves.

Inside 24 to 48 hours in normal cases, often faster. Send the year, make and model, where the car sits in the USA, and the French town it is going to. Include the VIN if you have it, because it lets us confirm the dimensions rather than estimating them.

We arrange collection, bring the car to our warehouse, confirm the condition and photograph it, book the container, load and brace it, file the US export declaration and send you the bill of lading. You pass that to your transitaire, who handles the French side.

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 number is public and you can verify it with the Federal Maritime Commission before you send anyone money.