Re: shipping a single tractor to germany

Posted by Steve - IN on September 15, 2002 at 09:20:30 from (12.222.132.139):

In Reply to: shipping a single tractor to germany posted by hans gresshoener from germany on September 15, 2002 at 05:31:05:

Wie gehts, Hans

I did a quick look on the web. That job is not going to be cheap, easy or fast.

The first step is going to be hauling the tractor from wherever it is to an East coast port, like New York City or Philadelphia. You can get the distances from mapquest.com then multiply times 1.00 or more per mile for that cost.

Once it gets to the US port, you need to find a shipping company that will containerize (put the tractor in a big box) so it can be shipped ocean freight. It looks like a New York to Rotterdam trip costs about $1,000, plus 300 to 400 for export documents. Once it arrives in Rotterdam or Hamburg or Le Harve you are going to need to pay for customs agents again, plus about 6 per cent duty and around 15 per cent sales tax.

After you have cleared customs there, you need to transport it to your home in Germany. Unless you have your own truck and trailer, that is not going to be cheap, either.

If this is a late model A in beautiful condition and goes for, let's say, $3,000.00 -- I think you are going to have another 3 thousand in transporting it to Germany.

Here are a number of web sites of companies that haul trucks, cars, etc., plus export them by boat.

http://www.sefco-export.com/carinquiry.htm

http://www.deliver-usa.com/car_ship.htm

http://www.shippinginternational.com/

http://www.a1-auto.com/quote-3.html

http://www.autoandtruckshippers.com/

You might also look up the price of hauling the tractor to the closest airport that will land a 747 cargo and fly it to Frankfurt am Main or Munchen, etc. It may not cost that much more, and takes a week or two instead of a month or two.

Having had some experience with all the stupid things that customs officials, customs agents, freight companies and so on can do -- it would probably be best for you to come here to be with the tractor when it gets loaded and crated.

Gluck haben Sie!

Steve

P.S. Where are you in Germany that you want or need a JD A? An A seems a little too big for most German farms.

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