Shipping from the USA to France

France buys roughly $51 billion of US goods a year: aircraft engines and parts for the Toulouse and Paris aerospace industry, industrial machinery, medical and laboratory equipment, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and a steady flow of American cars, from late-model pickups and muscle cars to classics. Since 1 July 2026 the EU has charged 0% customs duty on US-origin cars and industrial goods, which removes the 10% duty that used to sit on every imported American car. That has made the question French buyers search for — how to import a car from the USA to France, "importer voiture usa en france" — a practical one. French VAT, homologation and the registration malus still apply, and this lane is about getting all of that right as well as the freight. Ocean cargo arrives at Le Havre, Marseille-Fos or Dunkirk; air freight lands at Paris Charles de Gaulle.

Last reviewed: October 2026

Offices and representative on this lane:Glendale, USA

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AGF Advantage on This Lane

AGF is headquartered in Glendale, in the Los Angeles area, and the US end of this lane is ours: collection from dealers, auctions, private sellers and factories, consolidation at a partner warehouse near the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, the US export filings — including the Electronic Export Information for every used vehicle and the title documents CBP needs before a vehicle is exported — and the ocean or air booking as an FMC-licensed NVOCC. Cargo from the East Coast leaves through New York/New Jersey or Savannah. In France we work through WCA partner agents in France; AGF has no office there. Our partner arranges customs clearance through a registered customs representative and delivery to the buyer, and for cars the documents French registration depends on. Quotes are door to door, with exclusions listed up front.

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