Car/Vehicle Shipping Cost from Los Angeles, California to Munich

The average cost to ship a car to Germany is around $1000 or more per car. The price for shipping a car overseas to Germany will depend on the following: Your vehicle year, make, and model. Your location in the US and how close you are to a departure port.

Shipping a car from the USA to Germany generally costs $1,000 to $2,500+ for the base transport, depending on method (cheaper Roll-On/Roll-Off (Ro-Ro) vs. secure Container), but you must also budget for significant German import duties (10% duty + 19% VAT) on the vehicle's value, plus destination fees (around $500-$800) and registration costs, easily adding thousands more. Expect total landed costs (shipping + duties/taxes) to range from around $2,000 to well over $5,000+ depending on your car's value and size.

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.