Shipping equipment bought at Bar None Auction overseas
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Bar None runs monthly public equipment and vehicle auctions from Sacramento and Fresno, California. Payment is due within 5 business days and removal within 7 days, with storage of at least $25 per item per day after that.
How Bar None Auction works for export buyers
Bar None Auction holds its sales at 4751 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, and in Fresno. Lots include construction equipment, trucks, trailers and fleet vehicles.
Nothing leaves the yard until it is paid in full. Cash and wire are accepted; cards are taken in person only, with a 3% fee.
Bar None Auction buyer terms
- Buyer's premium
- 15% up to $1,500 and 10% from $1,501. Source
- Payment
- Within 5 business days by cash or wire; cards in person only, plus 3%. Source
- Removal deadline
- Within 7 days; late removal costs at least $25 per item per day. Source
- Release
- Items are not released until paid in full. Source
Checked October 2026. Terms vary by sale, so confirm them on your invoice.
After you win at Bar None Auction
- 1Wire payment within 5 business days.
- 2Send us the paid invoice and whether the lot is in Sacramento or Fresno.
- 3We collect the machine, load it with our own carrier and take it to the port, or first to our facility if it needs partial disassembly to fit a container.
- 4We file the export declaration (EEI) in the Automated Export System. It is required when any Schedule B line is worth more than $2,500 or needs an export license, and its ITN confirmation goes to the carrier at least 24 hours before the vessel loads.
- 5For titled machines and vehicles, the original title and the EEI go to U.S. Customs at the port at least 72 hours before export. Without them the unit cannot sail.
- 6We send you the bill of lading and the documents your customs broker needs to clear the machine at destination.
How we work with Bar None Auction
- From Sacramento, the Port of Oakland is about 90 road miles away, so most lots are at the port within a day of pickup.
- We collect within the 7-day window to avoid the daily storage charge.
Bar None Auction locations and their best export ports
1 yard, each with the closest port that takes containers and flat racks, and the closest RoRo port, by road miles.
| Yard | Container and flat rack | RoRo |
|---|---|---|
| Bar None AuctionSacramento, California | Port of Oakland88 mi, about 2 h | Port of Hueneme393 mi, about 8 h |
Road miles from OSRM (OpenStreetMap), calculated October 2026. Truck hours assume a 50 mph average for a loaded lowboy, including stops.
Container is usually the cheapest option, and we do the partial disassembly needed to make the machine fit. How we containerize heavy equipment
Container, flat rack, RoRo or breakbulk?
We quote in this order because it is usually cheapest first. Most machines that look too big for a box fit once our crew takes off the bucket, boom, cab or wheels; larger ones are taken further apart across several containers, and pieces too big or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer go breakbulk.
01Container
Best fit- Work needed
- We partially disassemble when needed (bucket, boom, cab, wheels), or take larger machines further apart across several high-cubes and open-tops, then crate, block and lash every part.
- Destinations
- Widest: almost every port worldwide, plus inland delivery by rail.
- Typical cost
- Usually the lowest, with no out-of-gauge surcharges.
- Protection
- Sealed steel box; loose parts and attachments travel locked inside.
- Best for
- Most machines: compact ones as they are, others after partial disassembly, and large ones split across several containers.
02Flat rack
- Work needed
- Ships assembled, blocked and lashed. Surcharges apply when wider than 2.4 m or taller than about 1.95 m.
- Destinations
- Most container ports, on the same vessels as containers.
- Typical cost
- Moderate; rises with every centimetre out of gauge.
- Protection
- Open to the weather; we protect cabs, electronics and hydraulics.
- Best for
- Excavators, dozers and loaders too wide for a container door.
03RoRo
- Work needed
- Drives on assembled; non-runners go on a roll trailer.
- Destinations
- Fewer destinations: regular lanes to Europe, West Africa, the Middle East, Oceania and parts of Latin America.
- Typical cost
- Often competitive for large self-propelled machines where a lane exists.
- Protection
- Below deck, but loose items and attachments cannot ride inside the cab.
- Best for
- Running machines going to a port with regular RoRo sailings.
04Breakbulk
- Work needed
- Lifted aboard piece by piece by ship’s or shore cranes, on its own skids or cradle, then stowed and lashed in the hold or on deck.
- Destinations
- Ports with breakbulk berths and heavy-lift cranes; sailings are booked voyage by voyage.
- Typical cost
- Usually the highest for a single small machine; often the only option for the largest pieces.
- Protection
- In the hold or lashed on deck; we crate, wrap and protect exposed parts.
- Best for
- Pieces too large or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer: transformers, process modules, mining trucks, crane sections.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Paying by card remotely. Bar None takes cards in person only.
Bar None Auction export questions
What is Bar None's buyer's premium?
15% on lots up to $1,500 and 10% from $1,501, as stated in its sale terms. Check the terms of your sale before bidding.