Ship a car, machinery or cargo from the USA to Honduras

In a container to Puerto Cortes, booked with the licensed carrier rather than a broker. Container protects the vehicle and lets three or four share one box so the freight splits. 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 at our own warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston or Baltimore, file the US export declaration and ship to Puerto Cortes. Houston is usually the shortest and cheapest routing on this lane.

Yes, and it is most of what we move here. 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. You never need to be in the country.

Yes. Nationwide pickup and towing, from an auction yard, a dealer or a private seller. Non-runners get winched rather than driven, which is routine. Distance affects what it costs, not whether we can do it.

Yes. Excavators, loaders, generators and industrial plant bought at Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet or Purple Wave move regularly on this lane. Depending on size we ship containerised, on flat-rack or by heavy haulage, and we handle dismantling where the dimensions require it. See the equipment guide.

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

Yes, full container relocations are regular work on this route. Everything gets declared accurately on the export filing so your agent has a clean inventory to clear against. Tell us the full contents when you ask for a price rather than adding items later.

Our service ends at Puerto Cortes and your agente aduanero arranges the inland leg. The good news is that San Pedro Sula is under an hour inland, so onward delivery is usually quick and cheap. Tell us the final city anyway because it can affect the routing we recommend.

It depends on where the vehicle is in the States, whether it shares a container, and the size of the box. Because we are the NVOCC rather than a reseller, the number is the carrier rate. Send us the vehicle and the two cities for a firm figure. Request a quote

Fill the container. Ocean freight is charged on the box rather than per car, so three or four vehicles in one 40ft costs dramatically less each than one shipped alone. If you buy regularly at auction, timing several purchases onto a single booking is the biggest lever you have.

Collection from the US seller, transport to our warehouse, loading and bracing, the US export filing and the ocean freight to Puerto Cortes. Honduran duties and taxes, port charges, your agente aduanero's fee and inland delivery sit outside it and are paid at that end.

Usually because they are broker prices that get revised once the booking is real, or they exclude collection, loading or the export declaration. Ask what is left out and who issues the bill of lading. A company that cannot issue one in its own name is reselling somebody else's space.

It scales with the distance from the seller to whichever warehouse suits the routing. On this lane Houston is usually the shortest path, so vehicles bought in Texas and the Gulf states position particularly cheaply. We build the figure into the quote.

Honduran customs reporting states the import duty, the DAI, does not apply to vehicles imported from the United States under CAFTA-DR. Other taxes such as sales tax, selective consumption tax and the ecotasa still apply. Your agente aduanero calculates the total, and the origin claim depends on having the right documentation.

Generally a certificate of origin establishing the vehicle as US-origin, presented with the commercial invoice, the title and the transport document. It is worth real money on a vehicle import, so ask your agent exactly what form they need before the container sails rather than after it arrives.

Age conditions apply and are generally reported as around ten years for smaller vehicles and thirteen for larger ones. A vehicle amnesty has also been in force which changes the position for older vehicles, and its current status moves. Confirm for your specific vehicle with an agente aduanero before you bid.

Vehicles classed as irreparable or as scrap are prohibited from import. Repairable salvage is a different question and turns on the condition and the paperwork. Because this is where auction buyers get caught most often, settle it with your agent before the auction closes rather than after.

Puerto Cortes is among the authorised offices for nationalising used vehicles, along with several inland locations. Since Puerto Cortes is where our containers discharge, it is normally the practical choice. Your agente aduanero handles the Declaracion Unica Centroamericana and the supporting documents.

Typically the bill of lading we issue, the commercial invoice or purchase contract, the vehicle title, the customs value declaration and the importer's tax registration. Consistency across all of them matters more than people expect, since discrepancies are the most common cause of delay.

Usually three or four depending on the vehicles. Sedans and compact SUVs load efficiently, full-size pickups take more room and often drop the count to two or three. We confirm the loading plan once we know the exact units, and each extra vehicle lowers the cost per car.

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, and it matters most on clean paint.

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

Only if they are declared on the export filing. Undeclared goods packed inside vehicles are one of the most common causes of clearance problems anywhere, and the consequence lands on the importer rather than on us. Send us the list and we will file it properly.

Within 24 to 48 hours in normal cases. Send the vehicle details including the VIN if you have it, where it sits in the United States, and the Honduran destination. The VIN lets us confirm the model year and dimensions rather than estimating, which matters here because age drives eligibility.

This is one of the shorter ocean legs we run. The Gulf crossing from Houston to Puerto Cortes is quick and sailings are frequent, which means less time with your capital sitting in a container. We give you a concrete schedule with the quote.

The vehicle cannot be exported until the title or equivalent ownership document is in hand, because the US export filing requires it. We can collect and hold the car at our warehouse while it clears, which stops auction storage charges building at the yard. Tell us early and we plan around it.

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

You get a bill of lading issued by us as carrier, showing the vessel and the booking. That is a transport document, not a confirmation email. If a company quoting you cannot produce one in its own name, you are dealing with an intermediary rather than the carrier.

Us for anything on the ocean leg and the documentation, and your agente aduanero for anything inside Honduran customs. We tell you plainly where that line sits before you book, because the shipments that go badly are usually the ones where nobody was sure who was responsible.