What Documents Should You Have Before Shipping Your Car?

Shipping your car requires you pay heed to details. You need to have available the right documents. Before you even consider signing up with any company, contact our car shipping experts. We can help by providing you with a list of suggestions on what information you have to have to ship your vehicle across the country or internationally.

Basic Documents Car Shipping Agents Require

The most important information we will ever ask you for concerns ownership. We have to have proof you actually have rightful possession of the vehicle. If you are car shipping within the United States, you must supply us with the following items:

• Title/Registration: This must be the original
• Insurance: It must be current
• Photo Identification: The photo can be from your current license or ID. It can also from an up-to-date passport

If you are not the owner, you need to supply us with a notarized letter providing the information we need. It should contain the complete name of the owner, the VIN number and the auto shipping company.

When the destination is out of the country, you will have to supply us with the following:

• Original Title/Registration: This must be specific, original and clearly indicate there is no lien holder
• Title Lien: If a lien exists, you must show us through a letter from the lien holder, that you have explicit permission to ship the car. The letter will be accompanied by 3 certified copies of the original Certificate of Title
• Insurance: Must be current
• Photo Identification: Same as for national shipping
• Bill of Sale: May be notarized
• Sales Tax: Documentation you have paid the sales taxes applicable in the state of purchase
• Import Duty: This is required for most exported or imported vehicles
• Power of Attorney: If you are either importing or exporting this vehicle on behalf of another, you must have the original

By providing us with this information, we can legally transport your vehicle.