Ship a car or container from the USA to Romania and Bulgaria

It depends on the US pickup location, the container arrangement, and crucially the routing. A Black Sea sailing to Constanta and a North European sailing with an inland leg produce different numbers, and neither is automatically cheaper. We price both against your actual shipment rather than quoting one and calling it the answer. Get a free quote in 24 to 48 hours.

The same variables apply as for Romania: US origin, container type, and whether the cargo sails into Varna or Burgas or comes overland from a North European port. Bulgaria and Romania often share sailings and transshipment routes, so the numbers tend to be similar for comparable cargo.

Genuinely depends on the week. Black Sea services from the USA usually involve Mediterranean transshipment, which adds time and sometimes cost. A North European port with an overland leg can be faster and cheaper for some destinations. This is the single most useful question to ask on this lane and we answer it per booking.

Often because they have quoted only the ocean leg to a North European port while implying delivery, leaving the overland leg as your surprise. Or they are broker quotes that move after booking. Ask any cheaper quote which port the price reaches and whether inland transport is included.

It scales with distance from the seller or auction to our loading warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, or Baltimore. East Coast purchases position most cheaply for European sailings. We build the figure into the quote so the number you compare is complete.

Import duty, VAT, port handling, your customs agent's fee, inland transport, and the registration process. These are set nationally and paid at that end. Where the vehicle qualifies as a collectors' item the customs treatment differs substantially, so establishing that status early is worth money.

Yes. Both are EU member states, so vehicles are assessed under the same EU Combined Nomenclature as in Germany, Italy or the Netherlands. The customs classification is common across the union. What varies nationally is the VAT rate and the registration process, which is why your agent at destination matters.

Collectors' motor vehicles of historical interest fall under heading 9705. The conditions set out by EU customs authorities are that the vehicle is in its original state without substantial changes to the chassis, steering, braking, transmission or suspension system, is at least thirty years old, and is of a model or type no longer in production.

Yes, within limits. Repairing and restoring is allowed and worn or broken parts, accessories and units may be replaced, provided the vehicle is preserved and maintained in its historically correct condition. Substantial modification is what falls outside the classification, not sympathetic restoration.

Documentation establishing the year of manufacture and the vehicle's originality. Reference books, specialist literature, photographs, purchase documents, official vehicle documents, or the opinion of an independent inspection and valuation professional are the kinds of evidence customs authorities look for. Assemble it before shipping.

No. Customs classification is set at EU level but VAT rates are national, and they differ between the two countries and change from time to time. We do not publish rates that may be out of date by the time you read them. Ask your customs agent in the destination country for the current figure.

Once a vehicle is properly imported and cleared into free circulation in one EU member state, moving it within the union is a different exercise from importing it. That said, registration and tax rules are national and this is a question for a customs adviser rather than a shipping company. We are careful not to guess at it.

Constanta is Romania's main maritime gateway and the largest port on the Black Sea. Whether it beats a North European routing depends on the sailing schedule and where the vehicle is going inland. Tell us the delivery city rather than the port and we will price both options.

Varna serves the north and east, Burgas the south. The right choice usually follows the inland destination rather than any difference in capability. Sailing frequency can also decide it, since neither port has the service density of the North European hubs.

Because services from the USA into the Black Sea generally involve transshipment in the Mediterranean rather than running direct. The container is moved between vessels, which adds time and introduces another handling point. That is exactly why the North European alternative is worth pricing alongside it.

Most commonly our East Coast warehouses in New Jersey, Savannah and Baltimore, since the European services run heavily from there. Houston is available where the vehicle is bought in the south or west. The loading point affects both cost and transit, so we choose it around where you buy.

We deliver to the port of discharge, and Constanta in particular serves as a gateway for cargo moving on into the wider region. The inland leg and any transit formalities are arranged by your agent. Tell us the final destination and we will route the ocean leg sensibly for it.

For a valuable, restored or original car, yes. A sole-use or enclosed container means the vehicle is loaded once, secured properly, and not handled again until your port. Shared space is cheaper but involves more handling. On a car you cannot replace, the container is not where you economise.

Loaded on its own wheels, braced with chocks and soft straps at the suspension or wheels rather than the bodywork, and blocked so it cannot shift. Where the straps attach is what separates a careful load from a damaging one, particularly on original paint and underside.

Yes. A 40ft container takes two on most classic footprints and roughly halves the ocean cost per car. If you are buying more than one, timing the purchases onto a single booking is the largest saving available on this lane. Read the classic car guide.

Carrier liability is not the same as insuring your car for its value. It is limited by convention and is not calculated on what the vehicle is worth. If the car is valuable, arrange marine cargo insurance for its actual value and photograph the vehicle thoroughly at collection and loading.

Yes. We collect from Copart, IAA, Manheim and eBay Motors yards anywhere in the USA through our nationwide vehicle pickup and towing service and ship to your chosen port. Vehicles under thirty years old are ordinary imports rather than collectors' items, so factor the standard duty and approval process into what you bid.

Vehicles under thirty years old face the standard technical approval process, and US-specification cars sometimes need work on lighting or other details. Older vehicles registered as historic are generally assessed differently. This is a destination question for your inspector, and worth researching before you bid rather than after.

The vehicle cannot be exported until the title or equivalent ownership document is in hand, since 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. Flag it at quote stage.

We move salvage and rebuilt vehicles regularly from the US auction market. Whether a specific vehicle can then be registered is a destination question, and EU registration standards are demanding on structural repairs. Confirm the position with an agent in the destination country before you bid rather than after.

Yes. We export excavators, loaders, dozers and agricultural machinery bought at Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet and Purple Wave, shipping containerized, on flat-rack, or by heavy haulage depending on dimensions and weight, with dismantling where required. Read the equipment guide.

Frequently. Agricultural and earth-moving equipment is commonly required to arrive free of soil and plant material because of pest and disease controls, and this applies across the EU. Steam cleaning before loading costs little against the risk of a machine held at the port for cleaning at your expense.

We handle the US side, including the filing in the Automated Export System, known as AES or EEI. You provide the title or equivalent ownership document and the bill of sale. Import duty, VAT and clearance are handled at destination by your customs agent, and we supply the documentation they need.

No. Destination clearance is done by a licensed customs agent in that country, and registration is a separate national process. We are the ocean carrier, we deliver to the port of discharge, and we provide the paperwork your agent needs. Be cautious with any company claiming to clear customs everywhere.

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.