How to Ship a Car From the USA to Cartagena
If you are moving to Cartagena, Colombia, or will be just be staying there for an extended period, you can take your car with you. To ship a car to Cartagena, you can ship it via container method or RORO, which is roll on, roll off. Container method is the only way to ship household or personal items in the vehicle as it actually ships in a sealed container. With RORO shipping, the car is driven onto the boat for departure, secured to the deck for transport and then driven off once the ship gets to Cartagena.
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Instructions
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Get quotes from car shipping companies at Hauling depot (See Resources). Give the departure city, select Cartagena as the destination port, pick your ship date and enter the type of car you want to ship on the quote request form to get quotes from five shipping companies.
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Choose a shipping company from the quotes received. Take note of the shipping method, which will be container or RORO. The RORO method is typically cheaper.
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Contact the shipping company directly using the information from your quote to ask for a list of references. The shipping company should be able to provide you with a list of previous customers that you can call for a reference.
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Make your shipping reservation and put down your deposit. Typically a partial deposit is required when you make the shipping reservation, which the rest is due the day the car is set to ship out to Cartagena.
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Prepare the car for shipping to Cartagena by making sure that it is clean and that no more than ¼ a tank of gas is in the car. If you are shipping the car via container method and plan on including household items with it, you will need to get those things together for shipping as well.
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Get copies of your passport, your driver's license and proof of ownership for the car. Give these to the shipping company when it's pick up your car for transport. Be sure to get your bill of lading from the shipping company once you give them your car.
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Tips & Warnings
To retrieve the car from the port in Cartagena, you will have to pay customs and duties fees, which vary depending on the value of the car.
