Define the Route Before the Purchase.
Every vehicle has a different regulatory profile. We review age, configuration, documents, agency requirements, and state registration goals before the car moves.
The Question Is Not Just What the Car Is. It Is How It Can Enter.
A clean pathway may be age-based, Show or Display, petition-driven, RI/ICI coordinated, or shaped by state registration requirements.
25 Years or Older
Generally exempt from DOT and EPA standards, but customs clearance is still required.
Learn MoreNonconforming Vehicle
Requires eligibility review, modifications, testing, and federal clearance.
Learn MoreCalifornia Certification
California may involve additional requirements before state registration.
Learn MoreShow or Display
Reserved for historically or technologically significant vehicles approved by NHTSA.
Learn MoreA Better Process Starts Earlier.
Import Review
Evaluate eligibility, pathway, and documents.
Shipping & Customs
Coordinate freight, broker, ISF, and entry.
Vehicle Arrival
Arrival follows clearance and required payments.
DOT & EPA Modifications
Required compliance work is scheduled.
Federal Reporting
Testing, declarations, and reports are submitted.
Clearance Package
Final package supports state title and registration.
Federal, State, and Documentation Questions in One Review.
The best import plan connects the legal pathway with the practical work: paperwork, shipping, customs, modifications, testing, release, and final ownership support.
DOT Overview
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, eligibility lists, petition processes, safety modifications, and final reporting.
Learn MoreEPA Overview
Emissions control systems, conformity letters, OBD2 analysis, lab testing, and release timing.
Learn MoreCustoms Overview
Broker coordination, declared value, duties, bonds, ISF filing, port release, and entry documentation.
Learn MoreRegistered Importer
Safety compliance pathway for nonconforming vehicles requiring modification and federal release.
Learn MoreIndependent Commercial Importer
Emissions compliance pathway for vehicles requiring EPA-related review, modification, or testing.
Learn MoreCalifornia Note
California registration may involve additional emissions and certification requirements beyond federal clearance.
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Have a Specific Vehicle in Mind?
Send the year, make, model, market, location, and any available documents. We will help define the pathway before you commit.