01 — Cars from the USA · Kyiv

We show you the car before the bid — and bring it over from the USA

Copart, Manheim, IAA, Impact. 7+ years importing. Paid in stages — 3–4 months from deposit to keys.

02 — Calculator

Work out the import before you bid

Lot, auction fees, shipping, duty, excise and VAT — one turnkey total that updates with every field.

Import estimate

Duty 10% · VAT 20% · excise — by fuel, engine size and age

Calculator on its own page

A VIN fills in the year, engine size and fuel more accurately. A lot number also shows the mileage, damage, yard and sale price.

1Lot

Auction
Document
Non-Clean is a salvage title; it has its own fee schedule.
State
Yard
Cargo insurance
Percentage of the lot price including auction fees.

2Car

Body type
Fuel
Engine size, cm³
Year of manufacture
The actual year, not the model year — the excise tax depends on it.

3Delivery and payment

Region
City
Payment method
Mandatory payments
Both are part of the first registration. Turn them off only if this deal does not include them.

03 — The route

How the car travels

Eight stages from the auction yard to Kyiv. What moves the date is usually paperwork, not the ocean.

  1. Stage 01

    Paying for the lot

    The auction invoice has a limited payment window. Late payment means not only a penalty but also paid storage at the yard, which adds up every day.

  2. Stage 02

    Title document

    The seller prepares the ownership document after the auction, and it is the most common cause of delays. Without the title, the car cannot leave the USA.

  3. Stage 03

    Pickup from the yard

    A tow truck picks up the car from the auction yard. The date depends on when the payment and documents are ready.

  4. Stage 04

    Road to the port

    Land logistics within the USA. The East Coast is closer to Europe than the West Coast, so the port of loading affects both this stage and the next one.

  5. Stage 05

    Loading

    Container or Ro-Ro. A container waits until it is filled with other cars. Ro-Ro requires a running car and sails on a fixed schedule. US Customs requires export data to be filed in advance — a car that reaches the port late waits for the next sailing.

  6. Stage 06

    Ocean

    The most predictable stage of the whole chain: the ship follows a schedule, and this is where the times usually called “delivery” come from.

  7. Stage 07

    European port

    Unloading, transit documents and the queue to leave the port. Then — land delivery to Ukraine.

  8. Stage 08

    Customs clearance and certification

    Import duty, excise tax and VAT, customs clearance and certification. This stage takes exactly as long as the documents take to be approved.

01 / 08Paying for the lotA diagram, not tracking

How payment is split

  1. 01Up front$500 deposit
  2. 02After the winCar price and auction fee
  3. 031–2 months laterShipping
  4. 041–2 weeks after thatCustoms payments
  5. 05If neededRepairs — a month or more

In total — 3–4 months from deposit to keys

The usual order of paying for an import — not instalments and not a loan.

The delivery stages in detail

05 — Instalments

Instalments from KTrans, no bank

For cars in stock and for imports to order. Deposit, term and monthly payment — in the calculator below.

Down payment from 25%, term from 6 to 36 months, rate 36% per year, car no older than 15 years.

Enter the price, and the calculator will show the down payment, term and monthly payment.

Monthly payment

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Down payment from 25%, term from 6 to 36 months, rate 36% per year, car no older than 15 years.

Estimated calculation. Final terms come after your request is approved.

All about instalments

07 — Auctions

Where we buy

Copart, IAA and Impact are salvage auctions, Manheim is a dealer auction. We show you the lot before the bid.

  • Copartsalvage
  • IAAsalvage
  • Impactsalvage · Canada
  • Manheimdealer

How to read an auction lot

08 — Questions

What people ask before importing

What does a “turnkey car from the USA” mean?
We take the car through every stage of import — from the bid at the auction to the handover to you in Kyiv, customs-cleared and ready for registration. The price includes the lot itself, the auction fee, delivery within the USA, ocean shipping, customs clearance, certification and customs formalities. We broke down each component separately in the article “How much a turnkey car from the USA costs”.
Do you bring cars from America or from Europe too?
We mainly bring cars from America: Copart, Manheim, IAA and Impact Auto Auctions, and the whole route is built around this direction — bidding, delivery, customs clearance, documents. We also bring cars from Europe, on request. Tell us which car you are looking for and your budget — we will calculate both options and tell you where it is more cost-effective to bring it from right now.
Which auctions do you bring cars from?
From Copart, Manheim, IAA and Impact Auto Auctions. Copart, IAA and Impact are insurance auctions, where lots are listed by insurance companies; Impact is a Canadian auction with the same owner as IAA. Manheim is a dealer auction, with cars coming off leases and trade-ins. Only a licensed participant can buy there directly — that is why we place the bid.
What does customs clearance consist of?
Of three payments in a set order: import duty, excise tax and VAT. The rates are set by law and are the same for all importers. You can estimate the amount for a specific car with our calculator — it uses the same formula as the customs office.
How much does customs clearance of an electric car cost?
The import duty for an electric car is 0%, but on January 1, 2026 the VAT exemption was canceled, so it pays the full 20%. The excise tax is calculated from the battery capacity, not the engine size, and does not depend on the age of the car. The calculator takes this into account separately.
Why can the customs calculation differ from the calculator?
The customs value does not always equal the lot price: customs has the right to value the car using its own data if it considers the declared value too low. The calculator gives a preliminary estimate from the amount you entered — the manager confirms the exact figure after assessing the specific lot.

All questions and answers

Contacts

Come to the lot

See the cars in stock in person, or talk an import through with a manager. Leave your number and we will call you back.

Lot · Kyiv

1a Ronald Reagan St, Kyiv

Mon–Fri 09:00 — 20:00

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