Ship a car or container from the USA to Iraq

It depends on the US pickup location, the container size, and above all the route, since Umm Qasr and Mersin are genuinely different shipments with different costs and timelines. Because we are a direct NVOCC rather than a broker, the figure you get is the carrier rate. Tell us the destination city and we will price the sensible options. Get a free quote in 24 to 48 hours.

Book directly with a licensed NVOCC rather than a broker, and fill the container. Ocean freight is charged on the box rather than per vehicle, so three or four cars in a 40ft container costs dramatically less per car. If you buy regularly, timing several purchases onto one booking is the largest saving available.

Tell us the plan before you bid. Three or four vehicles fit a 40ft container, and since freight is priced on the box rather than per car, each extra one cuts your cost per unit sharply. Most of our Iraq clients buy in batches for exactly this reason.

In a container, booked directly with the ocean carrier. Cassandra Logistics is a licensed US NVOCC, so you deal with the carrier rather than a middleman reselling space. We collect anywhere in the USA, load and secure it at our own warehouse, file the US export documentation and ship it to Umm Qasr or Mersin. Get a quote in 24 to 48 hours.

It scales with distance from the auction yard or seller to our loading warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, or Baltimore. A car bought near a warehouse that serves your routing positions far more cheaply than one bought across the country. We include the figure in the quote.

Where it is going, because the rules differ between federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, and the Region is considerably tighter on vehicle age. Ask us at quote stage and we will tell you what we know for free. It is a one-day check that saves buying a car you cannot land.

In a container, and the route depends on where in Iraq it is going. For Erbil and the Kurdistan Region most of our clients use Mersin with an overland leg. For Baghdad and the south, Umm Qasr by sea. We collect the car anywhere in the USA and load it ourselves either way.

Yes, and it is the biggest saving available on this lane. Ocean freight is charged on the container rather than per vehicle, so three or four cars in one 40ft box costs far less per unit than shipping each alone. If you buy regularly, time the purchases onto a single booking.

Federal Iraq has historically been more permissive than the Kurdistan Region, with controls reported as limited to customs checks, quality control and compliance with Iraqi or Gulf standards. However Iraqi ministries announced plans in late 2025 to regulate vehicle imports more tightly, potentially including age limits. Treat this as changing rather than settled.

We do. Cassandra Logistics is federally licensed under FMC OTI No. 025125NF and ships auction cars and vehicles from anywhere in the United States to Umm Qasr and, for the Kurdistan Region, Mersin. Tell us what you are moving and where it sits in the States and we will price it properly rather than quoting a guess. See the Mersin trade lane page.

Yes. We photograph the cargo on arrival at our warehouse and again once it is loaded and secured, before the container doors are closed. That record is yours, and it is what makes any claim straightforward instead of an argument about what condition things left in.

We move salvage and rebuilt vehicles regularly from the US auction market and they are a significant part of what Iraqi buyers purchase. Whether a specific vehicle clears is decided by the rules applying at your destination, which differ between federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. Confirm before you bid, not after the container sails.

We do, and we have run the Mersin lane for Kurdish buyers for years. Cassandra Logistics is a licensed NVOCC under FMC OTI No. 025125NF, issuing our own bill of lading. Our Mersin page is written in Kurdish Sorani, Turkish, Arabic and English because that is who actually buys on this lane.

Many use Mersin, which is why we run a dedicated lane page for it in Turkish, Kurdish, English and Arabic. The trade-off is that Mersin lands the cargo in Türkiye and you arrange transport across the border, whereas Umm Qasr lands it inside Iraq but a long way south of the Region. See the Mersin trade lane page.

No. We deliver the container to Mersin Port and the buyer arranges onward transport across the border. We state this plainly because exporters who blur that line are the ones whose clients meet unexpected costs at the port. Our responsibility ends where the bill of lading says it does.

Our service ends at the port of discharge. Inland delivery within Iraq is arranged by your customs agent, who is also handling clearance. Tell us the final destination anyway, because it decides which port and route make sense for the ocean leg.

Yes, from any US state. We collect straight from the auction yard, bring the vehicle to New Jersey, Savannah, Houston or Baltimore, and load it. Moving the car off the yard promptly is the first real saving, because auction storage charges accumulate faster than most buyers expect.

It depends heavily on the route. Mediterranean services toward Mersin and Gulf services toward Umm Qasr have different transit profiles, and transshipment is common on both. Add the overland leg if you are routing through Türkiye. We give a concrete timeline for our portion with the quote rather than a generic range.

Yes, and Iraqi and Kurdish buyers are among the most active on the US auction platforms. We collect the vehicle directly from the Copart, IAA, Manheim or eBay Motors yard anywhere in the USA with our nationwide vehicle pickup and towing service, load it at our warehouse, and ship it to your chosen port.

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 a matter between you and the auction. Once the vehicle is won and paid for we handle collection, loading, export filing and ocean transport.

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 the title clears, which stops auction storage charges accumulating at the yard. Tell us early and we plan around it.

Yes. Nationwide vehicle pickup and towing from any state is part of the service. A car at a yard in California, a dealer in Florida or a private seller in Ohio all get collected and brought to whichever of our four warehouses suits the routing. Distance affects cost, not availability.

Typically three or four depending on the vehicles. Sedans and compact SUVs load efficiently while full-size American 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 and it suits buyers purchasing one vehicle at a time. It splits the container cost rather than paying for space you are not using. The timing of both shipments needs to align, so mention it early in the booking rather than after the first car is loaded.

Within 24 to 48 hours. Send us the vehicle, roughly where it is in the USA, and the city in Iraq it is going to. The destination city matters more than the port, because Erbil and Basra are genuinely different shipments with different routing and different costs.

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 anywhere, and the consequence falls on the importer. Tell us everything going into the box.

Yes. Used American machinery moves into Iraqi construction and reconstruction work, and we export excavators, loaders and dozers bought at Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet and Purple Wave. Depending on size we ship containerized, on flat-rack, or by heavy haulage, with dismantling and securing where required. Read the equipment guide.

Yes. Construction and reconstruction work keeps demand for used American machinery steady. Excavators, loaders and dozers ship containerised, on flat-rack or by heavy haulage depending on size, with dismantling handled where needed. Send the make and model and we will price the cheapest method.

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 the vessel details, and your agent handles clearance and the onward leg at the far end.

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.