Vehicle Export Information

West Point Relocation can ship your vehicle, jetski, motorcycle, or other self-propelled vehicle from the United States to many destinations throughout the world.

In order to export your vehicle from the United States, you will need to be aware of the following required prerequisites (the following applies to U.S. titled vehicles):

• Vehicles issued an original certificate of title. For used, self-propelled vehicles issued, by any jurisdiction in the United States, a Certificate of Title or a Salvage Title that remains in force, the owner must provide to Customs the original Certificate of Title or a Certified Copy of the Certificate of Title and two complete copies of the original Certificate of Title or the Certified Copy of the original.  (Certified copies must come from the DMV or similar governmental agency.)
• Where title evidences third-party ownership/claims. If the used, self-propelled vehicle is leased or a recorded lien exists in the U.S., in addition to complying with the title requirement, the provisional owner must provide to Customs a separate writing from the third-party-in interest which expressly provides that the subject vehicle may be exported. This writing must be on the third-party's letterhead paper and contain a complete description of the vehicle including the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), the name of the owner or lienholder of the leased vehicle, and the telephone numbers at which that owner or lienholder may be contacted and must bear an original signature of the third-party and state the date it was signed.
• Where U.S. Government Employees are involved. If the used self-propelled vehicle is owned by a U. S. Government Employee and is being exported in conjunction with that employee's reassignment abroad pursuant to official travel orders, then, in lieu of complying with paragraph the title requirement, the employee may be required to establish that he has complied with the sponsoring agency's internal travel department procedures for vehicle export.
• Vehicle VIN number
• Exportation by vessel or aircraft. For those vehicles exported by vessel or aircraft, the required documentation and the vehicle must be presented to Customs at least 72 hours prior to export.
• Authentication of documentation.  Customs will determine the authenticity of the documents submitted. Once determined, Customs will mark the original documents. In most cases the original document(s) will be returned to the exporter. In those cases where the original title document was presented to and retained by Customs and cannot be found prior to the vehicle's export, the exporter's authenticated copy of the original documentation serves as evidence of compliance with the reporting requirements.

For more information, please visit the CBP site.

West Point Relocation will let you know from which port your vehicle will leave.  You will then need to contact the port and prepare and deliver the above to the port.  For a list of port addresses and contact information for this requirement, please click here.

Please be sure to coordinate with West Point Relocation before you go to the port.