Shipping a car to poland

Hey guys, I am new to this board. My wife is polish and has a green card. We would like to send a car to our parents in Poland.I guess my wife has a right to ship a car to Poland Tax free. Someone in Doma (shipping company)told us that we have to own the car for at least 6 months before we can ship it. And then my wife has to personally pick up the car in Poland to get the tax credit. Is that true? Can someone please chime in and give some more detail? Thanks guys....

Only if she permanently moves back to Poland; otherwise she'd have to pay tax.

hey guys about how much does it cost to ship a car to poland from USA, CALIFORNIA

There are no prices from California, but here are prices from Chicago (Polamer INC is a Polish company that sends stuff to/from Poland)

z Chicago - from Chicago
- wynajecie kontenera 40 stopowego $3,850.00 (renting a 40 feet container) $3,850.00
- wynajecie kontenera 20 stopowego $3,080.00 (renting a 20 feet containter) $3,850.00
- mozliwosc wynajecia czesci kontenera. (can rent a part of a container)

You can call them to find out more details: polamercargo.com/_webpc/kontakt.aspx

Hey, You better sent a cash. It will cost You less and parents can buy new american car in Poland. And ask Them if They want an american car. In Europe is better to own something european. Maintanance costs less. But if you decide to do if anyway don`t forget this: a car must have orange blinkers, because of traffic law in Europe.

As far as we've learned. You are correct regarding owning it for 6 months. Which means titled in her name only and registered and insured for 6 months. She does not have to be present in Poland to accept the car for the tax credit. She can give power of attorney to one or both of her parents. The car must then be owned, titled, registered and insured in your wife's name for a minimum period of one year before she can transfer title to someone else. Her parents can do all of this for her with the power of attorney. We are doing exactly the same thing at this moment and we investigated it thoroughly here and in Poland. We are sending an american car because in Poland it's the "cool" thing to have.

Correction from our March 30 post. We have just shipped our car to Poland. We called the consulate to confirm all the information we were told. Apparently, the information depends on who you speak to, when you speak to them, what they "feel" like saying at the time and what they had for breakfast that day. Now they say that the power-of-attorney is valid for everything, EXCEPT, taking delivery of an automobile. They said it's up to the agent in Poland. Apparently, it's not a clear cut law. Seems to be a gray area where we can't seem to get a consistent definative answer from anyone. Typical for Poland. We'll have to wait for the car to get there and have my wife's parents attempt to pick it up. If that doesn't work, my wife will have to make a trip (not that she would mind). In any case, good luck getting some answers. I'll post in a few weeks with the outcome.

just curious what kind of car are you shipping?

i am getting quotes on shipping a 20 foot container form Ohio to Gdynia for $3000-3200 all transporation, documentation. I hope this helps. Contact
jessica at ship co, jmacias@shipco.com
good luck

Does anyone know the cost and procedure of registering a car, brought from the US, into Poland?
It would be a 2006 Range Rover Sport, 4.2 litre Petrol with a value of approx 122,000zl.

Thanks,
Niall

Can you not simply buy a nice Polish Polonez motor car in Poland already registered and insured? It would make life so much more easy.

I thought all us Poles were supposed to steal our cars in Germany and bring them back home lol :)

i believe some of you might be paying for them nowadays :-)

not the people on my wujek's estate, haha :)

Add on about 50% to your car value to get a ball park figure for the cost of doing it. I've been through it all recently, PM or email me and I can put you in touch with the agent I used to handle it.

is it value for money to ship a car all the way from the US..

So basically you are saying that I should factor an additional 60,000zl as import duty or tax, based on the approximate value of 120,000zl that is on the vehicle?

yes approximately for your shipping, unloading, transport to destination, car inspection, registration, VAT, CŁO and AKCYZA. If you actually have owned the vehicle for at least 6 months in the US in your name then it's a different matter though and the taxes are less.

Thanks for the info. Do you know where I might be able to get specific costs?

All the best,
Niall

So, here's a question... from Colorado... where's a good place to ship my car into along the west coast of Europe and than drive to Poland? I'll definitely save money on shipping costs. I know from NJ to England it's $850. I could pick it up and drive it.

What do you guys think about that?

Bremerhaven and Rotterdam have been the cheapest places I've found, depends on the shipping company

As far as I know in PL you must pay additional payment called AKCYZA (excise tax), the sum of this charge depends on the engine capacity, above 2,0 l you must pay 13,4%, under 2,0l only 3,1%. As far as I know there is some custom tax, I don't know the amount (in %) of this charge. You must pay also VAT tax...

I'm also interested in this of course, and for people who have companies, there is a possibility to custom release things in another EU country and pay VAT after a month or later.

Does anybody know about this ocean shipping to the Netherlands ? How much does it cost and where to look for info regarding it ?


Best Regards
Przemek

Does anyone know about the polish company that ships cargo to Poland from Houston?

Ipsen Polska Sp.z o.o.
Oddział Lublin
Al. Spółdzielczości Pracy 36
20-147 Lublin

I cooperate with them, they are also able to import cars in containers (they told me that they imported many cars).