Shipping a car to Poland

ericvThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Aug 7, 10 ♂	Aug 7, 10, 15:59 #61
Hi, I would like to ship a car from montreal,Canada to Poland. Can anybody give me any details about what exactly i need. Thanks!!!

Luisa KurdzielThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Feb 3, 11 ♀	Feb 3, 11, 11:34 #62
Hi I am Luisa and I can help everybody to ship a car from US or Canada (others) to Germany. I am from Germany Bremerhaven and I do customs clearence and more Please contact me. robie rozladunki i clenie w Bremerhaven... jak ktos podszebuje HELP to prosze POMOGE

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Apr 5, 11, 18:39 #63

Dear All,i am non-Polish, married to a Polish; we have been living abroad for the last 3 years, and we biught a car in 2009 , so 2 years old under my name as her husband; i have a residency in poland (one year residency renewable everyyear).The question is: we are relocating to poland for good, so if we want to ship the car, do we have to pay tax? or it is considered resettlment and no tax is needed? it is under my name, not her, but she is my wife,and i have residency.

I wait for your advices.Tx.

martintransport	May 24, 11, 05:44 #64
please contact Joanna Martin Transports her web: mtishipping.com

Louser53

Nov 27, 11, 02:18 #65

I am moving to Poland in the summer 2012 with my wife who is a Polish citizen. We would like to take our 2011 Buick Enclave with us due to the resale value in the states. I know there are some things we would have to change (i.e. turning signals) but where can you find out exactly what has to be changed? Is it possible to have USAA insurance in Poland b/c I am an U.S. citizen or would I have to get Polish insurance? One last question, is it worth it to bring all your furniture with you or buy new furniture once you're there?

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Nov 27, 11, 08:30 #66

what is wrong with the turn signals that they should be changed?

As for furniture- there are plenty of furniture stores here- Poland is the main exporter to the rest of Europe. There is also Ikea. Depends what you like. I have done what you are about to do. Sold all my stuff, packed four suitcases and moved to Poland- completely starting over. Ikea is handy because if you leave your stuff behind you can buy everything you need to start in one store.

Louser53	Dec 1, 11, 01:14 #67
My wife saw something online about having to change the color of some of the lights. I think we are going to sell 95% of our furniture and get the smallest conex available to send our stuff over. What about electronics? i.e. 50" tv, surround sound system.

ZazulkaThreads: 4 Posts: 111 Joined: Aug 13, 11 ♀	Dec 1, 11, 01:29 #68
pip: what is wrong with the turn signals that they should be changed? In Poland a blinker has to be a yellow/orange light and separated from a rear red brake light. Some American cars use a blinking brake light for a turn signal.

Louser53	Dec 1, 11, 01:34 #69
is it possible to get this changed in Poland?

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Edited by: Zazulka Dec 1, 11, 01:35 #70

Louser53:

What about electronics? i.e. 50" tv, surround sound system

TV most likely won't work. There is a different system in Poland. I don't know much about it but you can google info on Pal Secam to get an explanation.
Radio won't work in Poland either due to a different FM broadcast band in Europe.

Louser53:

is it possible to get this changed in Poland?

Yes, I did it a few years ago. You need to do it only if you want to register car in Poland. You can drive it without a yellow blinker if the car is registered outside Poland.

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Dec 2, 11, 00:20 #71

Hahahah this thread is just a pile of garbage. But just quickly...

Legally the turn signal needs to be yellow/orange, however if you know someone at a inspection station they'll overlook it. However the police can and probably will take away the car's registration if they catch you. Depending on the car, rewiring for the turns signals to be yellow could be a nightmare.

Electronics like TVs and radios do not work in Europe. Forget about it. You could buy and use signal converters but its not worth it. If someone tells you otherwise, they are either lying or ignorant.

And anyone who offers "help" to ship over your car from the US to PL is going to rip you off for hundreds if not thousand of dollars. You can easily do it yourself if you take the time to research it out.

GeGe	Dec 24, 11, 20:07 #72
I would like to send a car from Seattle to Gdynia. Do you have info on that? Thanks, GG

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