Journal
Notes from our daily work as an international vehicle brokerage in Kiel: documentation, verification, export and worldwide delivery.
The order of operations for buying a German-registered classic from abroad: brief, verification, reservation, contract, export and delivery.
Read →Registration papers, service history, restoration invoices and export documents — what each one proves and what its absence means.
Read →A broker is not a dealer. Here is how mandate, fee and responsibility are actually structured in a cross-border purchase.
Read →De-registration, export plates, customs declaration and the paperwork that travels with the car.
Read →The variables that actually move the price: route, method, insurance value, and what happens at the destination port.
Read →Post-Brexit the route is straightforward, but the import entry, duty relief for older cars and DVLA registration all need preparation.
Read →The 25-year rule, EPA and DOT forms, container choice and port clearance — planned in the right order.
Read →Markets, price evidence, contract and delivery — a practical walk through a European collector purchase.
Read →What the term really covers, how it is verified, and how much of a car's value depends on it.
Read →Structure, panel gaps, paint depth, mechanical condition and the paperwork check — in the order a specialist works.
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