Leśniewski Shipping: the facts

Container shipping from the USA to Poland

Full 20' and 40' containers (FCL) and shared containers from 1 m³ (LCL) from New Jersey, Savannah, Houston and Los Angeles to Gdynia, customs cleared in Gdynia.

• Ocean transit to Gdynia: New York/New Jersey about 16-20 days (door to door 4-6 weeks), Savannah about 18-24 days (5-6 weeks), Houston about 24-30 days (6-7 weeks), Los Angeles about 30-38 days (7-8 weeks).
• Container capacity: 20' about 33 m³, 40' about 58 m³, 40' High Cube about 65 m³, payload up to about 28 t.
• A shared container (LCL) usually pays off below about 15 m³; a whole household usually justifies a full container.
• The container can be loaded at the client's address or at the Irvington, NJ warehouse; our crew can do the loading.
• Cost depends on the loading port and distance to it, container size or LCL volume, who loads, the season and the destination in Poland. Every client is quoted individually.

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/container-shipping-usa-to-poland

Moving household goods from the USA to Poland

Relocation of household goods (and a car) from the USA to Poland in one container, cleared in Gdynia under EU relocation relief (duty and VAT free when the conditions are met).

• Relief conditions (Council Regulation 1186/2009): at least 12 consecutive months living outside the EU, the centre of life moves to Poland, the goods are your own used belongings for personal use, and they are not sold for 12 months.
• Documents: an inventory in two copies with quantities and values, proof of residence abroad, proof of the move to Poland, an authorization for the customs agency, passport or ID.
• Goods can arrive before you settle if you commit to taking up residence within 6 months and lodge a security.
• A whole apartment and a car usually fit in one 40' container.
• Free forms, including an online form that fills and signs every document: lesniewski.com/formularze/wypelnij-online

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/moving-to-poland-from-usa

Car shipping from the USA to Poland

Cars ship in 40' containers (usually 2-4 cars per container) from New Jersey or Savannah to Gdynia: about 16-20 days at sea from New Jersey, 4-6 weeks door to door, 6-10 weeks from a won auction.

• Polish import charges on a car: customs duty 10% of the customs value (price plus transport to the EU border), excise 3.1% for engines up to 2.0 L or 18.6% above (lower for some hybrids, electric cars exempt), then VAT 23%.
• Free calculator for duty, excise and VAT at the current NBP exchange rate: lesniewski.com/transport-samochodu-z-usa-do-polski#kalkulator
• Customs clearance and delivery in Poland usually take 1-2 weeks after arrival in Gdynia.
• Registration in Poland requires a Polish technical inspection; US-to-EU conversions such as lighting are done in our workshop in Krze Duże.
• Bids on Copart and IAA can be placed on our dealer licence.

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/car-shipping-usa-to-poland

Car imports from US auctions (Copart, IAA)

Buying cars at Copart and IAA on our dealer licence, then transport in a 40' container and customs clearance in Gdynia. Sold-price archive of US auctions: lesniewski.com/en/us-auction-prices

• Two ways to buy: we bid for you on our dealer licence with your price cap, or you bid yourself on our platform LS Auction (lesniewskiauction.com), live Copart and IAAI auctions in EN, PL, DE and CZ with a flat $300 commission.
• On LS Auction the service ends with the car customs-cleared at the port.
• Typical timeline: a few days to win and move the car to a US port, about 16-20 days at sea from New Jersey, 1-2 weeks for clearance in Gdynia.

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/car-import-usa-europe

Bringing your car under relocation relief

A car moved with your household goods can enter Poland free of duty, VAT and excise when the relocation conditions are met; it ships in the same 40' High Cube container as your furniture.

• Conditions: you owned and used the car for at least 6 months before the move, lived at least 12 months outside the EU, declare it within 12 months of settling, and do not sell, rent, lend or pledge it for 12 months without telling customs.
• Duty, VAT and excise exemptions are three separate decisions by the head of the customs office.
• If the car does not qualify: 10% duty, excise 3.1% or 18.6% and 23% VAT.
• The same rules apply when moving from Canada.

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/moving-to-poland-from-usa

Shipping and car imports from Canada to Poland

Our Montreal warehouse serves all of Canada, with pickups in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and elsewhere; household goods and cars ship in a 40' High Cube or a shared container and are cleared in Gdynia. Car imports from Canada: lesniewski.com/en/car-import-canada-europe

• Ocean transit Vancouver to Gdynia about 30-40 days (7-9 weeks door to door).

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-poland-from-montreal

Parcel shipping from the USA to Poland

Boxes go by sea through our Irvington, NJ warehouse, usually 4-6 weeks to Poland. You can bring them in or have a carrier deliver them to the warehouse, and we combine them into one shipment.

• We ship by sea through our own warehouse, not by post, so postal service suspensions do not affect it.

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/parcel-shipping-usa-to-poland

Car parts from the USA

We buy car parts in the USA on eBay, in US stores and from wholesalers and ship them to Poland, with pickup in Gdynia or delivery. Parts buying service (quote first, payment by bank transfer): lesniewskiczesci.com

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/car-parts-usa-europe

Container shipping from Poland and Europe to the USA

As an FMC-licensed NVOCC we ship containers from any port in Europe to any port in the USA. Gdynia/Gdańsk to New York/Newark about 14-20 days at sea, 4-6 weeks in total.

• Other routes: Hamburg/Rotterdam to New York about 10-14 days, Gdynia to Savannah/Charleston about 18-24 days, Gdynia to Los Angeles/Long Beach about 30-40 days.

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/container-shipping-europe-usa

Where in the USA we ship from

Shipments to Poland leave from New Jersey, Savannah, Houston and Los Angeles; from Chicago and the Midwest cargo travels overland to the loading port first.

• City pages: New Jersey lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-poland-from-new-jersey, Savannah lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-poland-from-savannah, Houston lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-poland-from-houston, Los Angeles lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-poland-from-los-angeles, Chicago lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-poland-from-chicago, Montreal lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-poland-from-montreal

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-poland-from-new-jersey

Shipping from the USA to France and Spain

Full containers (FCL), vehicles by RoRo and oversized cargo on flat rack or open top, port to port to Le Havre and Fos-sur-Mer (France) and Valencia and Algeciras (Spain). Spain: lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-spain

Full service page: lesniewski.com/en/shipping-to-france