Car/Vehicle Shipping Cost from Johannesburg to Panama City

Shipping your car into Panama is expensive. Actually shipping costs will be at least $2000. If you don't qualify for duty fee import, the fee assessed will be between 15% - 25% of the value of the car. In addition, everyone must pay a 7% goods and services fee.

Driving costs include food, lodging, and fuel for one person. Like we said earlier, the cost to ship a car is almost always higher than the cost of driving that car the same distance. Even when you factor in additional costs like hotels, gas, and food, driving is still cheaper.

The cheapest way to ship a car internationally is generally Roll-on/Roll-off (RORO), where cars drive onto and off the ship, costing around $900-$2,500+ depending on destination, as it avoids packaging and crane costs. For more protection, Shared Container shipping (grouping cars) is the next cheapest, while booking through platforms like Shiply or using companies with price matching, like SGT Auto Transport or Sherpa, can also find competitive rates.