Vehicle Export Guides
Written from the regulations
Straight answers about exporting a vehicle from the United States
These guides are written from the regulations themselves. Each one links its primary sources, records where those sources disagree, and carries the date its claims were last checked.
How to Export a Car from the USA
What US Customs requires and when. The 72-hour rule stated correctly for sea and for land, the full list of ownership documents CBP will accept, the AES filing and your ITN, and what happens if you get it wrong.
Read the guideSalvage and Non-Running Vehicles
A damaged or non-running car can be exported. US Customs looks at your ownership document, not the condition of the vehicle. What that means if you hold a salvage title, a junk certificate, or only a bill of sale.
Read the guideRoRo or Container?
The practical comparison. Whether the vehicle rolls, whether you are shipping anything alongside it, and how many units you are moving. Three questions that decide it.
Compare the optionsGhana's New Vehicle Standards
From 1 October 2026 Ghana requires used vehicles to meet its national standard before they are shipped, not after they land. That makes it a US-side problem. What the notice actually says.
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Where you deliver
Loading ports and their document requirements
Requirements differ terminal by terminal, and by carrier at the same terminal. How many copies of the title, how many copies of the dock receipt, whether a TWIC card is needed at the gate, and what hours the terminal receives.
Check the terminal you are delivering to before you set off, and confirm the current position with us: terminal requirements change, and a wasted trip with a vehicle on a trailer is an expensive way to find out.
Still not sure where to start?
Tell us what you are shipping and where it is going. We will tell you what the process looks like before you commit to anything.