Hello, I live in NJ. and need information on shipping cars to the DR...Thank you

To ship a car is very expensive and you may be better off buying one here.
If you are within 6 months of getting (applying for) residency you get somewhat of a tax break on autos (bigger break on household goods).
Shipping a car besides the actually shipping costs will run about 26-30% of he value of he car in taxes. As an example i shipped a car (wiht out tax break) that had a value of $18000 USD. My tax bill was about $7000. This included the $2000 fee for the first registration of an imported car. My total cost was $9,000.
The car also must be between 2-5 years of age and you must have owned it for 2 years.
Hope this helps.

BobK1

Thanks Bob, My wife is Dominican so I think it is best to buy over there....I do think buying other big items is cheaper here and ship over to the DR....thanks again

Remember you are allowed one tax exoneration container within 6 months of residency and it is supposed to be "used" household goods. They often will still nail you on new appliances, electronics and TVs. So these when you add the tax burden may not be cheaper to ship in.

BobK1

WOW everybody gets some of the Money.....are you Dominican and live there.......and isn't it more money in the dr to but these item compared to the usa........

No we moved here from the US 5 years ago. Things are more expensive here but the prices are coming down a little.
Shipping can just be a hassle some times. We did however ship a full 40 foot container with our exoneration.

BobK1

yES IT CAN BE, Been lucky with local Co. from NY and NJ, but also got burnt.....just have too do the math and make the best of it.......Just want to get a fridge,stove,bed and washer by June of .11....

Send your car from NJ... When you buy in DR you don't know what you are buying... Its not that expensive to send. With the crook dealerships and high bank loan rates in DR, sending your paid car is much better. Make sure to converte it to run on propane. Gasoline costs too much in DR, you will see huge savings

YEAA your right, I just have too understand all the legal red tape bs.....my wife would have too talk to the company herself being that she"s dominican , but we got burnt before and really don't trust any Co.

Is there ANY way to ship a car more than 6 years old? I have a 2002 Benz, Mint! that I want to bring there. Book value here in NY is about $12K US. Can is ship and what would it cost?