What is rarely stated in the cost of shipping cars from Germany to Nigeria is the cost of transporting them from the location of the shipping agent to the shipping terminal. Why? Because in most cases, the shipping agencies merge this cost to the amount shipping line charged them. It is possible for an agent closer to the shipping terminal like in Hamburg or Antwerp to charge a lesser amount for shipment than an agent located 400km away from the same terminal. But in most cases, cars are expensive in such places.
Before Buying A Car Check Its Location
When planning to import your next car from Germany, you may consider checking the distance between the shipping terminal and the car’s location if you want to do it yourself and avoid miscalculation. This can make a big difference in how much you will spend on importing a car.
Sure, remote areas in Germany is where you can get vehicles cheaper but when you check the distance and make adjustment in your calculation, sometimes it becomes clear that you are going to spend more money at last.
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How Location Influences The Cost Of Shipping Cars In Germany
For instance, you buy a car in Hamburg and take it to the shipping terminal in the same city. Here the cost of transportation may be €50,00 and the cost of shipment from Hamburg to Nigeria maybe €275,00. The total cost becomes €325,00. But what if the car is located about 300km away from the Hamburg shipping terminal? This is where the shipping agents in Germany can help reduce the cost via bulk transportation. For this distance, the total cost of shipment becomes between €450,00 – €550,00 with their services. Here the cost of transporting the vehicle to the shipping terminal is included.
Consider Transportation Cost When Doing It Yourself
It may interest you to know that the transportation cost within Germany can strongly influence your budget for importing a car. Now let me explain how this could happen. In the below example in which
John is the importer in Nigeria,
James, the car seller and
Cynthia, the shipping agent, are both in Germany:
John, the importer, finds Volkswagen Sharan 2.0 with air-conditioning online. The multipurpose van is in a remote area in Munich, which is James’s location, the seller. The distance between James and Cynthia is exactly 400km. Now, if John chooses to buy this car and wants to ship it through Cynthia, he has to pay the transportation cost from Munich to Cynthia, the shipping agent in Frankfurt, which is basically calculated €1,00 per Kilometer. You can see because the car is far from the shipping agent of his choice, the cost of transportation becomes higher, which is €400,00. But you can get a discount of 10% on this price.
But what if John has considered the location of Cynthia from the beginning and narrowed the search to about a 200km radius around her and find an exact similar car of the same price at about 150km. Now the cost of transportation would be highest €150,00. John saves €250,00.
Location Influence On Cost Of Shipping Cars
While location can influence the cost of shipping cars from Germany to Nigeria, this can change overnight – decrease or increase. You need the best source of accurate and current information about the shipping cost of a company that handles car import services daily in Germany. You wouldn’t like to experience a high cost in transporting your vehicle to a shipping terminal which location may be in Hamburg or Antwerp in Belgium because you didn’t check the distance between the terminal and where you purchased the vehicle.
Make it easy for yourself to always check the distance of a car within Germany before buying it. There are many ways to find out this while making your search on one of the automobile websites. You can also use Google Maps to calculate the distance.
However, if you want a car broker to take care of all the processes, then we are here to help you and even assist to reduce the cost of shipping your car from Germany.