Customs clearance and registration of cars from the USA: everything you need to know about these services

The final stage of purchasing cars from US auctions is their customs clearance and registration in Ukraine. For this, you need to pay a number of fees and prepare a basic package of documents certifying you as the owner of the vehicle.

The final amount of all fees can be calculated by opening car customs clearance calculator - a special service that allows you to determine the exact price of customs clearance, based on all the characteristics of the vehicle: brand, model, year of manufacture, body type, engine volume, etc.

How does the customs payment process itself take place and what is the deadline for registering the car after customs clearance? We have prepared answers to all these questions.

Features of customs clearance of cars from the USA

When the car owner comes to pick up the vehicle or sends an authorized person to represent it, the cars are issued only after customs clearance. This is an additional inspection of the vehicle on the territory of Ukraine. In order to certify the right of ownership and legal purchase of cars from the USA, it is necessary to provide the entire package of documents available to you. These are mainly:

1. 1Check for the purchase of a car from an auction.
2. 2Consignment. That is, a document from sea carriers confirming the fact of acceptance of the car and a thorough description of the cargo.
3. 3Documents certifying your identity. The car owner must provide his passport and personal identification number.

In addition, documents confirming the passing of a technical inspection of the car at a service station, as well as receipts for the payment of all transport costs, must be submitted.

Also, many are interested in whether it is possible to drive a car after customs clearance? In fact, it is important to go through another process here - registration of the vehicle as Ukrainian. You can do this directly after passing the car's customs clearance. The procedure itself is as fast and simple as possible, does not require any documents, except those that you needed to pay customs duties.

Already after registering the car, you can safely get behind the wheel and drive without worrying about breaking the law.

Features and procedure of registration of cars from the USA

The car registration process also has its own time frame. In which it is necessary to invest in order not to violate the law and not to pay additional fines. According to the law, owners of vehicles purchased at auctions in the United States of America must register the vehicle within 10 days of clearing the vehicle. It is about 10 working days. Which is a total of two weeks.

Late registration of a car can entail unpleasant consequences, including fines.

Can all cars be registered? There is a special mark Certificate of Destruction or Non-Repairables. This is a document that demonstrates that the vehicle cannot be registered or insured in the United States of America. Such machines are considered completely decommissioned and in no case are they allowed to be operated and sold.

Which car will not be registered in Ukraine? One that has certain problems, including Certificate of Destruction or Non-Repairables. In general, if the vehicle passed all stages of inspection in the USA and safely arrived at the Ukrainian port, it is subject to registration. No difficulties should arise during this process.

We also note that the registration process entails payment of a fee - 190 UAH directly for the services of service centers and 171 UAH 84 kopecks. For the license plate received. The form of the technical passport of the machine can be paid additionally.