Industry insights, logistics tips, and company updates from the Seaway Project Cargo team.
A country-by-country guide to importing vehicles, machinery, and project cargo into South America — the real import duty, VAT, used-vehicle age limits, and outright bans, from Chile and Peru to Brazil and Argentina.
From the low, predictable 5% GCC duty to strict age limits and SABER/SASO conformity in Saudi Arabia, here is what it really takes to import vehicles, machinery, and project cargo into the Middle East.
Chile bans most used-car imports to the mainland, but offers 0% duty on qualifying US-origin goods and a powerful free-zone route through Iquique. Here is how to import machinery and vehicles to Chile the right way.
Peru allows used vehicle imports within strict limits and stacks several taxes on top of duty. Here is the full cost picture for importing a vehicle or machine through the Port of Callao.
Uruguay pairs a 22% VAT with Mercosur tariff rules and a 10-year used-vehicle limit — and Montevideo doubles as a River Plate transshipment hub. Here is what importers need to know.
Bolivia has no coastline, so every import arrives through a Pacific port in Chile or Peru and an Andean overland leg. Here is how the routing, free zones, and duty/VAT actually work.
Saudi Arabia keeps duty low at 5% but enforces a 15% VAT, mandatory SABER/SASO conformity, and one of the strictest vehicle age rules in the region. Here is how to clear cargo into the Kingdom.
The UAE offers one of the lowest, most predictable import-tax stacks in the world and a world-class re-export hub at Jebel Ali. Here is how to import vehicles, machinery, and project cargo to the Emirates.
When cargo is too wide, tall, or heavy for a standard box, most forwarders default to expensive breakbulk or walk away. Here is how flat racks, open tops, and strategic dismantling let us containerize machinery others can't.
A practical guide to the world's leading construction equipment makers — and the shipping method each machine type usually calls for when it crosses an ocean.
The leading tractor and farm-machinery brands moving across borders — and what their size and configuration mean for ocean shipping.
Where international buyers source used construction, ag, and trucking equipment in the US — from Ritchie Bros to government surplus — and how to ship your wins overseas.
What actually goes into the price of shipping machinery across an ocean — the cost components, the big variables, and how to estimate your landed cost before you commit.
A step-by-step guide to importing a used excavator — the documents you need, how duty and VAT are calculated, and where age limits and database valuations catch buyers out.
The three main ways to ship a vehicle or machine across an ocean — and a clear framework for choosing the cheapest safe option for your cargo and destination.
The goods flowing into East Africa through Mombasa and Dar es Salaam — used vehicles, machinery, and project cargo — and what shippers need to know about each market.
You won the lot — now what? A practical, end-to-end guide to exporting vehicles and equipment bought at US auctions, from yard pickup to delivery at the destination port.
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