Ship a car, container or machinery from the USA to Paraguay

Book the ocean leg directly with a licensed NVOCC rather than a broker, and fill the container. Cassandra Logistics is FMC-licensed under OTI No. 025125NF, so the rate is the carrier rate. Consolidating three or four vehicles into one 40ft container is the other major saving, because ocean freight is charged on the box rather than per vehicle. Get a free quote in 24 to 48 hours.

It depends on the US origin, the container size, whether pickup is needed, and which gateway port you use. Remember that a Paraguay quote and a Montevideo quote are different things, because the river or road leg beyond the port is separate. We quote the ocean leg precisely and are explicit about where our part ends.

Often because they quote only to the gateway port while implying delivery to Asuncion, which leaves the inland leg as a surprise. Or they are broker quotes that move after booking, or they exclude pickup, loading, or export filing. Ask in writing exactly which port the price reaches and what is excluded.

It scales with the distance from the auction yard or seller to our loading warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, or Baltimore. On machinery it costs more than on cars, because the equipment required is different. We build the figure into the quote so nothing appears later.

Filling it, by a wide margin per vehicle, since ocean freight is charged on the container rather than per car. Bear in mind the casual importer rule though, because bringing in more than one used vehicle in a year changes your status under Paraguayan law. Plan the commercial side and the freight side together.

Import duty and taxes, port handling at the gateway, the inland leg into Paraguay, your despachante's fee, and the emissions approval process for used vehicles. These are set and charged at that end. Our quote covers the US side and the ocean leg to the gateway port.

Paraguayan law authorises free importation of used vehicles of any origin and model with a maximum age of ten years counted from the year of manufacture. The prohibition in Ley 4333/2011 bars vehicles older than ten years, counted from the year of manufacture to the year of dispatch at origin. That counting to dispatch rather than arrival matters for a borderline vehicle.

No, and this is what makes Paraguay stand out. The law authorises free importation of used agricultural machinery and used construction machinery of any origin, model or year of manufacture, while capping used vehicles at ten years. A machine that would be too old for many markets can still enter Paraguay.

Paraguayan law provides that casual importers may import only one used car, or one used agricultural machine, or one used construction machine per year. Importing two or more in the same year classifies you as a commercial importer, subject to the tax and commercial code obligations. If you plan volume, set it up commercially from the start.

Yes. Used vehicle imports require an emissions approval obtained through the single-window import system, under the air quality regulations. It is a destination requirement handled by your despachante rather than something arranged in the USA, but it should be confirmed before you buy rather than after the container is at sea.

There is provision in the law for classic sporting vehicles of any origin and model older than ten years from manufacture, where they are certified by the national customs authority as antique collector vehicles with circulation restricted to special occasions. That is a narrow route with conditions attached, so confirm eligibility with your despachante before buying.

We handle the US side, including the filing in the Automated Export System, known as AES or EEI. You provide the title or auction certificate and the bill of sale. Paraguayan duty, emissions approval and nationalisation are handled at destination by your despachante de aduana, and we supply the documentation they need.

Cargo generally arrives through the River Plate ports, most commonly Montevideo in Uruguay, and continues into Paraguay by barge up the Parana or by road. We are the ocean carrier for the sea leg from the USA to that gateway port.

The buyer or their despachante arranges it. We deliver to the port of discharge and hand over the bill of lading and documentation. We are direct about this because exporters who blur that line are the ones whose customers meet unexpected costs at the gateway.

Our service ends at the port of discharge. Inland delivery within Paraguay is arranged by your agent, who is also handling your nationalisation. Tell us the final destination anyway, because it influences which gateway port makes the most sense for your cargo.

The Parana and Paraguay river system carries a large share of Paraguay's containerised trade upriver from the River Plate. It is slower than road but generally cheaper for containers. Which method suits your cargo is a question for your agent at destination, and it is worth asking before you choose a gateway port.

Yes, provided it falls inside the ten-year window. 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 gateway port.

Yes, and Paraguay is one of the better destinations for it because the law places no age limit on used agricultural or construction machinery. We collect from the auction site anywhere in the USA, arrange dismantling and securing where required, and ship containerized, on flat-rack, or by heavy haulage depending on size.

We move salvage and rebuilt vehicles regularly from the US auction market. Whether a specific vehicle clears in Paraguay is decided by Paraguayan requirements including the technical and emissions checks, and by your despachante. Confirm the position before you bid, since a vehicle that cannot be nationalised costs far more than one you did not buy.

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

Typically three or four depending on the vehicles. Sedans and compact SUVs load efficiently while full-size pickup trucks take more space. Bear the casual importer rule in mind when planning multiples, since it affects your status rather than the loading. We confirm the plan once we know the exact units.

Yes, consolidation is available. It splits the container cost between shipments instead of paying for unused space, which suits buyers moving a single unit. The timing of both shipments needs to align, so mention it early in the booking.

Often yes for one car, since the smaller box costs less and one vehicle does not need the length. From two units upward the 40ft usually wins on cost per unit. We price both options against your actual cargo.

Usually yes, and with machinery it is the efficient thing to do, since buckets, spare tracks and parts travel far more cheaply in the same container than shipped separately. Everything must be declared on the export filing, so send us the full inventory rather than adding items on loading day.

Many mini and midi excavators will once the boom and arm are removed, and some fit with the cab lowered. Larger machines go on flat-rack or by heavy haulage instead. The deciding numbers are the transport dimensions with attachments off and the weight against the payload limit. Send the model and we will check rather than estimate.

Yes. Booms, arms, buckets, cabs and counterweights come off and travel in the same container, documented so the machine can be reassembled at the far end. Dismantling usually costs far less than the freight difference between a container and a flat-rack booking.

Frequently, and it is one of the most commonly missed requirements across South America. Agricultural and earth-moving equipment is often required to arrive free of soil and plant material because of pest controls. Steam cleaning before loading is cheap against the cost of a machine held at the port for cleaning.

The ocean leg to the River Plate gateway follows the carrier schedule and depends on the US loading port and any transshipment. The river or road leg into Paraguay is additional and arranged by your agent. We give a concrete timeline for our portion with the quote rather than a figure for a journey we do not control end to end.

Within 24 to 48 hours in normal cases. Send the vehicle or machine details including the VIN or model number, the US pickup location, and your gateway port preference. For machinery the model number lets us look up transport dimensions rather than guessing. Request a quote

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 is public and verifiable with the Federal Maritime Commission. On a multi-leg route like Paraguay's, knowing exactly who is responsible for which leg is the most useful thing you can establish before shipping.