Ship a car, truck or machinery from the USA to Lebanon

In a container to Beirut or Tripoli, 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 the vehicles at our own warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston or Baltimore, file the US export declaration and ship to Beirut or Tripoli.

Yes. 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, and most of our clients on this lane never are.

Yes. Lebanon drives on the right, so American vehicles suit the road configuration directly with no steering conversion. That removes a genuine cost and delay that affects right-hand-drive stock coming from other source markets. Distance affects the cost of collection, not whether we are able to do it.

Yes. Nationwide pickup and towing from any state, whether the vehicle sits at an auction yard, a dealer or a private seller. Non-runners are winched rather than driven, which is routine. Distance affects the cost, not whether we can do it.

Yes. Excavators, loaders, plant and commercial vehicles move on this lane. Depending on size we ship containerised, on flat-rack or by heavy haulage, with dismantling and securing where the dimensions require it. See the equipment guide.

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

Yes, and it is the single biggest saving on this lane. Ocean freight is charged on the container rather than per vehicle, so filling a 40ft box drops the cost per car sharply. Tell us the exact vehicles and we will confirm the loading plan.

Sailings into Lebanon carry a war risk loading that neighbouring Mediterranean routes do not. It is applied by the carrier and it moves with conditions rather than being fixed. We build it into the figure we quote you rather than letting it appear later as a surprise.

Yes. We quote all in for our leg, so the war risk element is inside the number rather than added afterwards. What sits outside our quote is everything at destination, which is charged in Lebanon and is the receiver's account.

It can, because it is set by the carrier against conditions rather than being a fixed tariff item. That is one reason a quote on this lane carries a validity date, and why a quote with no expiry should be treated carefully. How surcharges work.

Lebanon sets its own rules on the age and condition of imported vehicles, and they are administered locally and can change. Ask your Lebanese clearing agent about your specific vehicle before you bid rather than after the container has sailed. We will not give you an eligibility ruling, because that belongs to your agent.

Commonly yes. Many countries treat a registered trader differently from a private individual bringing in a vehicle, and Lebanon is no exception. Establish which category you fall into with your agent, because it affects what you may import and on what terms.

No. Clearance is handled by a licensed clearing agent in Lebanon. We are the ocean carrier, we deliver to the port of discharge, and we provide the documentation your agent needs. Be cautious with any company claiming to clear customs everywhere, because it is describing something it cannot deliver.

We handle the US side, including the filing in the Automated Export System. You provide the title or equivalent ownership document and the bill of sale. A vehicle cannot be exported from the United States without its title, and there is no workaround. See the AES filing guide.

It depends on where the cargo starts in the States, the container size and the commodity. Because we are the NVOCC rather than a reseller, the number is the carrier rate with the war risk element included. 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 bracing, the US export filing, and the ocean freight to Beirut or Tripoli including the war risk element. Lebanese duties, taxes, port handling, your agent's fee and inland delivery are paid at that end.

Often because they exclude the war risk element and add it later, or they exclude collection, loading or the export filing, or they are broker prices that get revised once the booking is real. Ask what is excluded and who issues the bill of lading. What drives the cost.

Yes. We can hold vehicles at our warehouse while you win others, then load them together in one container. Auction yards charge daily storage while our warehouse does not work that way, so waiting usually saves money rather than costing it.

Beirut is the principal port and handles the bulk of containerised trade, so it is the default for most cargo. Tripoli serves the north of the country and has taken on more commercial traffic in recent years. Tell us the delivery town and we will route it.

Our warehouses in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston and Baltimore all serve Mediterranean sailings, with East Coast departures most common. Routings to Lebanon often involve transshipment through a Mediterranean hub, so the sailing schedule matters as much as the loading point.

It depends on the US loading port, the carrier's schedule and whether the routing is direct or transships, which is common on this lane. We give you a concrete timeline with the quote rather than a generic range you cannot plan around.

Our service ends at the port of discharge. Inland delivery is arranged by your clearing agent, who is also handling clearance. Tell us the final town anyway, since it decides which port lands the cargo closest.

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.

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

Only if they are declared on the export filing. Undeclared goods packed inside vehicles are among the most common causes of clearance problems across the region, and the consequence lands on the importer rather than on us. Send us the list when you book.

Within 24 to 48 hours in normal cases. Send the vehicle details including the VIN, where it sits in the United States, and whether it is going to Beirut or Tripoli. For machinery send the model number so we can confirm dimensions rather than estimating.

We arrange collection, bring the cargo to our warehouse, photograph it, book the container, load and brace it, file the US export declaration and send you the bill of lading. Your Lebanese clearing agent takes it from the port of discharge.

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.