Shipping equipment bought at Jeff Martin Auctioneers overseas
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Jeff Martin Auctioneers sells construction equipment, cranes, mining machines and trucks from Brooklyn, Mississippi and yards in South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Indiana. Pickup dates are set in each auction's terms, the company does not ship, and loading at its yards stops at 4 pm.
How Jeff Martin Auctioneers works for export buyers
Jeff Martin Auctioneers lists 13 locations. Its own yards are at Brooklyn, 20 miles south of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Pelzer, South Carolina; Kissimmee, Florida; Stanton (Midland) and Splendora (Houston), Texas; Glencoe, Minnesota (the Fahey Auction Yard); and Loudon, New Hampshire. Freije & Freije Auctioneers in Clayton, Indiana is listed with them.
Every auction has its own terms and conditions, which set the payment, pickup dates and where the lots are. Some sales are held on the seller's site rather than a Jeff Martin yard. The Stanton and Loudon yards open only for two weeks before and after each sale.
Jeff Martin Auctioneers buyer terms
- Buyer's premium
- Standard 10% on the first $5,000 and 3% on the balance, per lot; it can change from auction to auction. Source
- Title fee
- Usually $125 per titled item. Jeff Martin cannot provide open titles. Source
- Payment
- Card through the online portal, wire, cash or certified funds, or a check with a bank letter of guarantee; due as set in the auction terms. Invoices include a $20 wire fee, removed if you pay another way. Source
- Sales tax
- Charged unless you give a valid resale or exemption certificate before invoicing, or the item is exported. Source
- Pickup
- Dates and location are set in each auction's terms; some items are by appointment only, and items left after the window may be charged storage. Source
- Shipping
- Jeff Martin Auctioneers does not ship. Buyers arrange pickup or hire a hauler, who brings the paid invoice. Source
- Loading hours
- Most yards Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm; loading stops at 4 pm, and on auction day 2 hours after the sale ends. Source
Checked October 2026. Terms vary by sale, so confirm them on your invoice.
After you win at Jeff Martin Auctioneers
- 1Wait for the invoice: after a live sale it is emailed the next business day.
- 2Pay as the auction terms require; wiring keeps the $20 wire fee on the invoice, other methods remove it.
- 3Send us the paid invoice, the sale location from the terms and whether the item is for export, so sales tax is not charged.
- 4We 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.
- 5We 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.
- 6For 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.
- 7We send you the bill of lading and the documents your customs broker needs to clear the machine at destination.
How we work with Jeff Martin Auctioneers
- We read the auction's own terms first, because the pickup dates, appointment rule and lot location change from sale to sale.
- Our driver arrives before 4 pm with the paid invoice, since loading stops at 4 pm on normal days.
- For the Stanton and Loudon yards we book inside the two weeks after the sale, when the yard is open.
Jeff Martin Auctioneers locations and their best export ports
8 yards, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Martin KissimmeeKissimmee, Florida | Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT)167 mi, about 3.5 h | Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT)167 mi, about 3.5 hOr Brunswick, the busiest U.S. RoRo gateway: 222 mi |
| Freije & Freije ClaytonClayton (Indianapolis), Indiana | Port of New York and New Jersey726 mi, about 14.5 h | Port of Baltimore622 mi, about 12.5 h |
| Jeff Martin GlencoeGlencoe, Minnesota | Port of Houston1,228 mi, about 24.5 h | Port of Baltimore1,163 mi, about 23.5 h |
| Jeff Martin BrooklynBrooklyn (Hattiesburg), Mississippi | Port of Mobile106 mi, about 2 h | Port of Houston419 mi, about 8.5 hOr Brunswick, the busiest U.S. RoRo gateway: 563 mi |
| Jeff Martin LoudonLoudon (Concord), New Hampshire | Port of New York and New Jersey287 mi, about 5.5 h | Port of New York and New Jersey287 mi, about 5.5 h |
| Jeff Martin PelzerPelzer, South Carolina | Port of Charleston208 mi, about 4 h | Port of Charleston208 mi, about 4 hOr Brunswick, the busiest U.S. RoRo gateway: 325 mi |
| Jeff Martin HoustonHouston (Splendora), Texas | Port of Houston66 mi, about 1.5 h | Port of Houston66 mi, about 1.5 h |
| Jeff Martin StantonStanton (Midland), Texas | Port of Houston498 mi, about 10 h | Port of Houston498 mi, about 10 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
- Expecting Jeff Martin to arrange the truck. It does not ship.
- Sending a truck to the Jeff Martin yard when the auction terms put the lot on the seller's site.
- Not telling Jeff Martin the item is for export before invoicing, so sales tax is added.
Jeff Martin Auctioneers export questions
What is the Jeff Martin buyer's premium?
The standard premium is 10% on the first $5,000 of each lot and 3% on the rest, so a $6,000 lot costs $6,530 before tax and fees. Check each auction's terms, because it can change.
Does Jeff Martin Auctioneers ship equipment?
No. Buyers arrange their own pickup or hire a hauler. We collect with the paid invoice and handle the export from there.
When can equipment be loaded at Jeff Martin yards?
Monday to Friday until 4 pm at most yards, and on auction day until 2 hours after the sale ends. Stanton and Loudon open only for two weeks before and after each sale.