How to Ship My New Car to Poland

If you are traveling to Poland or moving there, you can take your new car with you. According to Ship My Auto, if you are staying more than six months as a foreigner, or are a returning Polish citizen away at least one year, you can import the car free of duty taxes. You can ship it either via container method or roll-on, roll-off method. The latter is usually cheaper, especially when driven onto a lower deck and secured for transport. In container shipping, the car is secured in a locked container on the ship.

Instructions

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Use the auto shipping company directory on the Expat Exchange website to identify international car shipping companies. Get free shipping quotes from some of the companies.

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Contact the shipping companies with quotes that interest you. Inquire on what the quoted fee covers. Ask if the company has any agents at the port in Poland who can assist you with customs. Ask about any additional fees for things like the certificate of origin or preparation of customs documents.

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Obtain both international car insurance and maritime insurance for the vehicle. The shipping company can assist you with the maritime insurance. For the international car insurance, just contact your current auto insurer to see if they offer it. If not, they can give you the names of insurers who do. You will need to have your international insurance card before shipment.

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Take your car to the port, or arrange for a pickup from the shipping company. Gather your original bill of sale, the original title or registration and your international insurance card. These items are needed for transport into Poland. You will need to show these to the shipping company before your car is loaded onto the ship. Do not give the shipping company the originals to keep because you will need them to pick the car up from customs in Poland.