Insights & Guides

Machinery Export Insights

Expert guides, cost breakdowns, and destination-specific advice from the Meridian Freight Inc. team. Everything you need to know about shipping heavy equipment from the USA and Canada.

Destinations

How to Import Farm Machinery from the United States to Paraguay

A practical pre-purchase guide for Paraguayan buyers evaluating U.S. tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, and headers without guessing the route or responsibilities.

2026-05-129 min read

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Destinations

How to Import Farm Machinery from the United States to Argentina

A practical guide for separating U.S. export logistics from the Argentina-side work your broker must confirm before you buy.

2026-05-137 min read

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Destinations

How to Import Farm Machinery from the United States to Uruguay

A pre-purchase guide for comparing U.S. machinery without confusing a Montevideo freight quote with full Uruguay landed scope.

2026-05-137 min read

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Destinations

How to Import Farm Machinery from the United States to Bolivia

A guide for understanding the ocean leg, Chilean transit port, Bolivian broker responsibilities, and inland delivery before buying in the U.S.

2026-05-138 min read

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Destinations

How to Import Farm Machinery from the United States to Chile

A pre-purchase guide for reviewing SAG, cleaning, port selection, packing, and buyer responsibilities before buying U.S. machinery.

2026-05-137 min read

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Importing

How to Import Farm Machinery from the USA to Latin America

One company coordinates the trucker, packer, and freight line. Used farm machinery from the USA to your port — your customs broker handles clearance and taxes.

2026-06-309 min read

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Guides

Complete Guide to Shipping Farm Equipment from the USA

Everything you need to know about exporting farm equipment from the United States — from finding the right machine to watching it roll off the vessel at its destination port.

2026-03-198 min read

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Pricing

How Much Does It Cost to Export a Combine Harvester?

A transparent, line-by-line breakdown of what it actually costs to export a combine harvester from the United States to an overseas destination.

2026-03-194 min read

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Documentation

Export Documentation Checklist: What Paperwork Do You Need?

A complete checklist of every document you need to export machinery from the United States, with explanations of what each one is and why it matters.

2026-03-195 min read

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Guides

40ft HC vs Flat Rack vs Open Top: Which Container for Your Machinery?

Not sure which container type is right for your machinery shipment? Here is a straightforward comparison of 40ft high-cube, flat rack, and open top containers — with dimensions, weight limits, costs, and recommendations.

2026-03-194 min read

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Destinations

Shipping Machinery to Brazil: What Every Buyer Needs to Know

Brazil is one of the top destinations for US agricultural and construction equipment. Here is what you need to know about ports, customs, transit times, and the import requirements that trip up first-time shippers.

2026-03-194 min read

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Kenya

Shipping Heavy Equipment from the USA to Kenya: Cost, KEBS Inspection and Timeline (2026)

An answer-first guide for Kenyan buyers importing heavy equipment from the USA: what drives the cost, why KEBS inspects a US machine at the port of entry instead of under PVoC, Mombasa timelines, and how machinery shipping differs from parcel shipping.

2026-07-018 min read

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Ghana

How to Import a Used Tractor from the USA to Ghana

A step-by-step guide for Ghanaian buyers importing a used tractor from the USA: sourcing, the payment path, inspection before you pay, GRA duty, and GSA import inspection.

2026-07-017 min read

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Kenya

KEBS PVoC and Used US Machinery: Why Kenya Inspects at the Port of Entry

A plain explanation of Kenya's KEBS PVoC programme for used machinery shipped from the USA: why the USA is outside PVoC, what KEBS destination inspection involves, and what stays with the buyer and clearing agent.

2026-07-016 min read

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Australia

Importing Used Farm Machinery into Australia: DAFF Cleanliness, BMSB Season, Duty and GST

The three things that actually decide whether a used US machine lands cleanly in Australia — biosecurity cleanliness, stink bug season, and the duty/GST line — explained plainly, with the boundary between what we handle and what your broker handles.

2026-07-067 min read

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Australia

Asbestos Rules for Used Machinery Imports into Australia: What the Ban Means for Older Machines

Australia's asbestos ban is enforced on presence, not risk, and a foreign 'asbestos-free' label is not enough. Here is what that means for importing older used machinery — and why screening at origin is the protection that matters.

2026-07-065 min read

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Egypt

Buying US Machinery Parts from Egypt: GOEIC, Nafeza and Shipping Explained

Egypt's equipment fleet runs on parts that aren't always easy to find locally. Here is how sourcing them from the USA actually works — finding the right part by number, GOEIC conformity, the Nafeza filing, and the duty and VAT boundary.

2026-07-066 min read

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Guides

How to Ship a Combine Harvester Overseas: Four Methods and the Mistakes That Cost Thousands

Four ways to move a grain combine by sea, when each one fits, and the lifting, loading and terminal mistakes that turn a cheap booking into an expensive one.

2026-10-2010 min read

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Guides

How to Ship Combine Headers From the USA: Loading Four in One 40-Foot Container

How we load four combine headers into one 40-foot High Cube, what changes for drapers, when Open Top, MAFI or RoRo is the answer, and the three mistakes that bend a header frame.

2026-10-2212 min read

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