Who owns the container: California versus New Jersey
Full-container rates to Bishkek work differently on the two coasts, and the difference is worth about $1,500 in your pocket.
From California we ship on a shipper-owned container (SOC). You buy the box for $1,500 on top of the freight, and it is yours when it arrives. A 45' high-cube sells in Bishkek, and most of our wholesale customers recoup the purchase that way. From New Jersey the carrier owns the container (COC): it goes back to the shipping line after unloading, so there is nothing to buy and nothing to sell.
California: yours to keep
$11,050 for 3 cars or $11,500 for 4 cars, plus $1,500 for the container. All-in $12,550 or $13,000. The box is yours on arrival. 30 to 35 days.
New Jersey: carrier owned
$10,700 for 3 cars or $11,000 for 4 cars, nothing extra for the box. Returned to the ocean carrier after unloading in Bishkek. 44 to 65 days.
Moving more than 5 containers a month?
Send us your monthly volume and origin. We put volume terms together for dealers and importers filling their own containers.
Shared-container (single car) rates do not include a container. You buy space, we load the box with other cars bound for Bishkek, and it is unloaded at destination.
How much does it cost to ship a car to Kyrgyzstan from the USA?
Three numbers decide your total: ocean and rail freight to Bishkek, US ground transport to our warehouse, and duty and VAT at import.
| Cost item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Single car, up to 16 ft, shared 45' container | $2,875 from New Jersey, $2,950 from California |
| Full 45' container, 3 cars | $10,700 from New Jersey, $11,050 + $1,500 SOC from California |
| Full 45' container, 4 cars | $11,000 from New Jersey, $11,500 + $1,500 SOC from California |
| US ground transport to our warehouse | By ZIP code, open or enclosed, priced instantly in the calculator |
| Import duty and VAT in Kyrgyzstan | EAEU common tariff by engine size and age; confirm with your Bishkek broker |
Rates are port to port from our own warehouses and were updated in October 2026 after the ocean carriers on the California routing raised their fuel surcharges. Miami does not serve Bishkek. Cars up to 16 feet long ship at the single-car rate, which covers a Land Cruiser, a Lexus LX or an S-Class.
We accept wire transfer, ACH, check or Zelle. Read about banking fees when paying from overseas.
Calculate your shipping cost ↑How our Kyrgyzstan car shipping process works
Car transport
We collect your car anywhere in the continental US, open or enclosed, and bring it to our warehouse in California or New Jersey. Drop-off is always an option, with 30 days of free storage while your container fills.
Container loading
Our own employees load and secure your car at our own warehouse. No third-party yards, no outside labor touching the vehicle.
Export clearance
Our own team files the US export declaration and clears the car with US Customs before loading. Titles can follow the car in; we accept vehicles before the title is ready.
Rail to Bishkek
The container sails to Qingdao and continues by rail to Bishkek without being opened. Your broker clears it at destination and you collect at the terminal.
The route: ocean to Qingdao, rail across China to Bishkek
There is no ocean port in Kyrgyzstan, so every car arrives overland. Our containers sail from California to Qingdao, China, then move by rail to Bishkek. The car is loaded and secured once at our warehouse and the seal stays on until the container reaches the terminal in Bishkek. No transloading in Asia, no second set of hands on the car.
From New Jersey the water leg is longer, which is why the East Coast lane is cheaper per car and slower. Both coasts ship Land Cruisers, Lexus LX and GX, Mercedes S-Class and G-Class, full-size pickups, and project cars that do not run. Anything up to 16 feet ships at the single-car rate.
Two limits on this lane: no electric vehicles, and Miami does not serve Bishkek. For Almaty and the rest of Kazakhstan, see our Central Asia shipping guide.
Wholesale car shipping to Kyrgyzstan for dealers and importers
Dealers and importers moving multiple cars a month to Bishkek get dedicated 45' containers from our California and New Jersey warehouses: vehicle collection from any auction or dealer, export clearance, consolidation of 3 or 4 cars per box, and from California a shipper-owned container you keep and resell. Moving more than 5 containers a month? Send us your volume and we will put terms together.
Protect your car in transit
Most US auto insurance policies do not cover international transport. Our optional Cargo Damage Protection covers your car from arrival at our US warehouse through loading, ocean transit, rail transit, and arrival in Bishkek. Without it, carrier liability is capped at $500 under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
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