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modliving wrote:

I'm also in a predicament.聽 I have a financed vehicle that I just purchased a few months ago and the import tax is a ridiculous $20k! It's a tough situation because whether I take it or sell it, I will have to pay a significant amount. PR really makes it difficult to move there.

For tax purposes, PR is another country and all countries want their pound of flesh.
That must be an expensive car to pay 20k in taxes.

ReyP wrote:

That must be an expensive car to pay 20k in taxes.

It depends on a taxation rate. Duty rates can be up to 37.5% depending on a product. I don't know how much is for vehicle.

Drew777 wrote:

I'm considering the same.聽 Were the taxes in San Juan very expensive?聽 To receive your vehicle and drive out?聽 I heard they were...

You've definitely noticed. It is important to calculate all expenses before purchase.

ReyP wrote:

Frankie1adrian wrote:

Rey,

We are using U-Pack, We have a moving company coming to load the truck for us. They said it will take about 10-12 business days for the shipment to arrive. For the car transport we are using Puerto Rico Car Transport.

Sounds like a winner. When are you moving?

So you recommend buying a car there vs. shipping?

chrishamrick103 wrote:

It's.... IT'S ALIIIIVE... lol, this thread that is. Alright, so when I asked this question it was about 4 years ago and maybe some things have changed. But taxes were astronomical. I don't remember exactly what I paid as that bank statement is long gone, but for a 2006 Dodge Magnum RT with over 100K miles it cost me around $1,200 more or less. Plus the cost of having it shipped to the port, plus the cost of having it shipped to the island from Miami.

I couldn't remember how much stuff cost so I decided to look through my e-mails and OMG it was expensive. So... like I said the taxes were like $1,200 more or less. They said the car was worth about 12K when in reality it was worth like 5. Mine even less because it had a salvaged history. Had to ship it to the port and this cost will vary greatly depending on where you are. I lived in Atlanta at the time so I think I paid about $300 to get it shipped to Miami. Then, Crowley, who I used to ship the car to the island and 3 cars back off just 6 months later... cost me a whopping $1,116. I thought it was like $700 or so but I was wrong. So about $2,600 to ship a car worth about 3K.

I did it because the car was (and still is) dead reliable under my care and I didn't know the island or the culture well enough to buy a car immediately there. I did end up buying two cars while there a Lexus Ls430 and a Lexus LX470. Both super cheap! People there prefer a Corolla over a flagship Lexus, therefore you'll pay more for a Corolla in rough shape with higher miles than you would for a flagship Lexus. It's simple economics. Yeah, one requires premium gas, but to find a Corolla in similar condition would've cost about $3,500 more.

So for shipping I'd recommend using Crowley for cars as they're timely and cost about the same as everyone else. For shipping furniture I'd recommend using ABF/U-pack. You can load it up yourself or hire some loaders. Last time I moved from Atlanta to DC and hired loaders and I just assisted them with the items that were fragile like my wood furniture, glass tables, etc.

Hope this helps!

Thank you for the reply! So you recommend to buy there vs shipping?