Car/Vehicle Shipping Cost from Rio de Janeiro to Nouakchott

Importing a car from Brazil to the U.S. involves significant costs, primarily shipping ( around $2,000-$2,500+ via sea RoRo/container), plus a 2.5% duty on modern cars, a 25% duty for trucks (Chicken Tax), plus customs fees, handling, and potential DOT bonds, with total expenses highly dependent on the vehicle's value, type (classic vs. modern), and specific origin/destination ports, requiring quotes from international shippers.

Budget: The shorter the distance, the more cost-effective it is to drive instead of ship your car. Regardless of the total distance, look at your total moving budget and how much you can afford to spend on car shipping services compared to a cross-country drive.

Shipping a car to the Dominican Republic from the USA generally costs $1,400 to $3,200+ for ocean freight, depending on method (RORO vs. Container), with potential extra fees for US ground transport and significant Dominican import duties (20-40% of value) plus VAT (18%), so budget for thousands more in local taxes and fees, and remember only new or under-5-year-old used cars can typically be imported.