Overseas Car Shipping to Switzerland

What does Switzerland have in common with Bolivia, Kazakhstan and Vatican City? All of these countries are landlocked countries. Even as a landlocked country overseas car shipping services are available to Switzerland. As one of the most popular destinations for classic, vintage, restored, and antique cars, international shipping services to Switzerland is always in high demand.

Need to ship your car to Basel, Geneva, Zurich or Bern? Need to know how to ship your car to Switzerland from the USA? There are a couple of international car shipping options you can use to ship your car to Switzerland. Before transporting your car to Switzerland you will need to secure reliable overseas shipping companies in the USA (like K International Transport!) and in Switzerland. Whichever overseas shipping company you decide to use in Switzerland you should confirm they can: clear your vehicle through the necessary customs, have your vehicle released from the port with all necessary port fees handles, and provide safe and reliable inland transportation to your door in Switzerland.

When shipping your vehicle overseas to Switzerland via roll-on/ roll-off (roro) service the best option is to ship the vehicle to the closest European port. The most popular international shipping ports for receiving cars going to Switzerland is through the ports of Antwerp or Zeebrugge, Belgium. Once you have shipped your car to the closest ocean port you will need to utilize one of the reliable international shipping companies in the destination port country to assist with all necessary international shipping services. Once you car arrives in Belgium or the most convenient European port, an inland transportation company can pick up your car and have it delivered up to your door in Switzerland.

Overseas auto shipping in an ocean container is also available to Switzerland from the United States. Single vehicles can be loaded into a 20' container while multiple cars can be loaded into a 40' or 40' high-cube container. Overseas car transport via container is shipped to one of the major ports in North Europe and then sent to various points throughout Switzerland by truck or rail. When the container arrives you will need the expertise of one of the top overseas shipping companies in order to assist with the unloading process. When shipping your car to Switzerland in a container international shipping services are available to Basel, Geneva, Zurich and several other major destinations in Switzerland.

Although Switzerland is one of the few landlocked countries in the world – ocean transportation and international car shipping of your favorite Porsche is still available! K International can help with international automobile shipping to Switzerland through our network of trustworthy agents. Contact us today for car shipping quotes to Switzerland and we will get back to you in 1-2 business days. Have more questions about overseas car transport services to Switzerland? Send us an email or give us a call and we will be more than happy to help!

The Do's and Don'ts of International Automobile Shipping Container Consolidation

K International receives numerous international car shipping rate requests everyday and sometimes we receive requests for customers interested in learning more about container consolidation. So what is international automobile shipping container consolidation? Container consolidation is combining several automobiles from different customers into one ocean container shipping to the same destination.

What should you consider when shipping your car overseas utilizing a container consolidation service?

The Do's

• If you are shipping to an unusual destination not commonly serviced and it is very expensive to ship a single container and there is no roll-on / roll-off service international shipping service consider shipping your car via consolidation service.

• If you are shipping a used vehicle that does not have a high value and you are not too worried about scratches and dents.

•  Have a couple of reliable friends shipping to the same destination? Consider putting your cars together in one container to save on costs.

• Always check which international shipping companies will be involved in the transport of your car – is the agent or warehouse that is used at the destination port reliable? Can they clear all the cars through customs without issue?

• Consider additional unloading charges on the other side including costs for warehouse unloading and possible port storage charges if the container is held up for inspection.

The Don'ts

• Reconsider shipping your high value automobile in a consolidation container. Would you want your 2011 Porsche 911 shipped with a 1986 Toyota Corolla?

• To ports that are normally serviced by roll-on / roll-off ocean carrier service the costs will be nearly the same as shipping by consolidation and you do not have to worry about any possible damage that can occur while unloading the container overseas.

• Try not to ship too many personal effects inside your car – multiple cars shipped in a container with several personal effects loaded inside creates red flags for customs at the destination port and they most likely will pull your container to inspect what is inside.

• Need to ship your automobile internationally as fast as possible? International consolidation shipping companies must have enough vehicles to your destination port to

Overseas car transport by container consolidation from the United States can be a cost effective alternative to individual overseas car shipping by individual container. K International can provide car consolidation international shipping services to limited destinations – to find out if we can service your destination contact us and receive car shipping quotes through our international automobile freight rate request page.