Ship machinery, trucks and cargo from the USA to Kenya

In a container to Mombasa where the machine fits, on flat-rack or by heavy haulage where it does not, booked with the licensed carrier rather than a forwarder. 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 secure at our own warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston or Baltimore, file the US export declaration and ship to Mombasa, Kenya's only major seaport.

Rarely worth it. Kenya drives on the left, so a left-hand-drive American car is a poor fit for the market, and Kenya enforces an age limit on used vehicle imports. Between the two, most American cars do not work here. Machinery and cargo are a different story entirely.

Yes. Used construction machinery is the strongest cargo on this lane. Many mini and midi excavators fit a 40ft container once the boom and arm come off, and larger machines travel on flat-rack or by heavy haulage. Send the make and model and we will price the cheapest method.

Yes. Tractor units, tippers and commercial vehicles move by container where they fit and by flat-rack where they do not. Import eligibility for commercial vehicles is assessed differently from passenger cars, so confirm it with your clearing agent before you buy rather than after.

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

Yes. Nationwide collection from any state, whether the cargo is at an auction site, a factory, a dealer or a private seller. Machinery collection uses different equipment from vehicle towing, so tell us the weight and dimensions and we will send the right truck.

Kenya operates a pre-export verification programme, so cargo is inspected in the United States before sailing and a certificate travels with the shipment. It cannot be arranged after the container has left, which is why it has to be planned into the booking from the start.

Cargo arriving without the required certificate faces problems at the port that are expensive and slow to resolve, and in some cases attract a penalty on the assessed value. This is the single most avoidable failure on the lane, and it is avoided by planning the inspection before booking.

Kenya enforces an age limit on used vehicle imports, measured from the year of first registration rather than the model year. The cutoff is set by Kenyan regulation and can change, so confirm the current position with your clearing agent for your specific vehicle before you buy.

Agricultural and earth-moving equipment is commonly subject to cleanliness requirements because of pest and disease controls. Steam cleaning before loading costs very little against the risk of a machine being held at the port for cleaning at your expense.

Yes, and it is a well-established route. The northern corridor carries cargo overland from Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and eastern DRC. We deliver to the port and the overland leg is arranged by you or your clearing agent. See the East Africa guide.

Yes. Cargo passing through Kenya toward another country is treated as transit rather than a Kenyan import, with its own documentation. Tell us and your agent the final destination country at the outset, because a container declared wrongly is expensive and slow to re-declare.

Our service ends at the port of discharge. Inland delivery to Nairobi, whether by road or through the inland container depot, is arranged by your clearing agent. Tell us the final destination anyway, since it affects how the shipment should be declared.

It depends on the US origin, the container size and the commodity. Because we are the NVOCC rather than a reseller, the number is the carrier rate. Send us the cargo and the two locations for a firm figure. Request a quote

Collection from the US seller, transport to our warehouse, loading and securing, the US export filing, and the ocean freight to Mombasa. Kenyan duties, taxes, port handling, your clearing agent's fee and inland delivery sit outside it and are paid at that end.

Often because they exclude the pre-export inspection, or the collection, loading or export filing, or because they are broker prices that move once the booking is real. Ask what is excluded and who issues the bill of lading. What drives the cost.

Get it into a container if it will fit, even if that means removing the boom, bucket or cab. Containerised rates are generally lower than flat-rack, and the dismantling cost is usually far less than the freight difference. We assess each machine rather than assuming.

Often. Booms, arms, buckets, cabs and counterweights come off and travel in the same container, documented so the machine can be rebuilt at destination. We arrange the dismantling and the securing, and everything removed is photographed and labelled.

Yes. We photograph the cargo when it reaches our warehouse and again once it is loaded and secured, before the doors close. On machinery that record also documents what was removed, which helps whoever reassembles it.

Yes, and it is usually the efficient thing to do, since parts travel far more cheaply alongside the machine than shipped separately later. Everything must be listed on the export filing, so send us the full inventory rather than adding items on loading day.

Within 24 to 48 hours in normal cases. Send the cargo details including the machine model where applicable, the dimensions and weight, the US location, and whether the cargo stays in Kenya or moves onward through the northern corridor.

We arrange collection, bring the cargo to our warehouse, photograph it, book the container, load and secure it, arrange dismantling and inspection where needed, file the US export declaration and send you the bill of lading. Your clearing agent takes it from Mombasa.

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 verifiable with the Federal Maritime Commission before you send anyone money.