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Shipping a Vehicle Guayaquil, Ecuador to Panama City, Panama
VEHICLE: Jeep Wrangler including 2 bicycles and gear
METHOD: 20 Foot Container
In Guayaquil we used a company called Intercilsa, who I
would strongly recommend against. They were very
expensive, slow, unresponsive and completely missed
agreed-upon deadlines. They also did not know much
about the rules for shipping a personal automobile.
In Panama City we used a small local broker, Wilberto
Santos who was outstanding (aduanasantos.com). He
took ownership of our problem and led us through the
considerable maze of Panamanian customs. He is a very
charming, handsome man who had full attention of the
ladies in each office we visited. I can’t remember
exactly what I paid him, but it was not very much. (Maybe
$200)
This information was sent to us by Brad Copithorn. He
traveled through much of South America, including Peru
and Ecuador without a Carnet de Passage and had this
advise for others, "Also, on another note, we drove
through almost all of South and Central America w/o a
Carnets and were never asked for one (this includes Peru
and Ecuador .) Title, registration, proof of insurance and
international drivers license (available at AAA) are
sufficient. I used copies of each of these and kept the
originals locked deep in my vehicle. Remember, south of
Mexico it is very unlikely that a customs agent has ever
seen a California title before. If you smile and act helpful
at customs, they will tend to let you interpret the
documents for them. South America is far easier than
Central America
METHOD: 20 Foot Container
In Guayaquil we used a company called Intercilsa, who I
would strongly recommend against. They were very
expensive, slow, unresponsive and completely missed
agreed-upon deadlines. They also did not know much
about the rules for shipping a personal automobile.
In Panama City we used a small local broker, Wilberto
Santos who was outstanding (aduanasantos.com). He
took ownership of our problem and led us through the
considerable maze of Panamanian customs. He is a very
charming, handsome man who had full attention of the
ladies in each office we visited. I can’t remember
exactly what I paid him, but it was not very much. (Maybe
$200)
This information was sent to us by Brad Copithorn. He
traveled through much of South America, including Peru
and Ecuador without a Carnet de Passage and had this
advise for others, "Also, on another note, we drove
through almost all of South and Central America w/o a
Carnets and were never asked for one (this includes Peru
and Ecuador .) Title, registration, proof of insurance and
international drivers license (available at AAA) are
sufficient. I used copies of each of these and kept the
originals locked deep in my vehicle. Remember, south of
Mexico it is very unlikely that a customs agent has ever
seen a California title before. If you smile and act helpful
at customs, they will tend to let you interpret the
documents for them. South America is far easier than
Central America