-Original certificate properly endorsed to your name.

-Invoice or Bill of sale dispatched to the name of who shall receive the car in El Salvador, and if you don’t get an invoice because the certificate is endorsed to your kin’s name, you should get a sale confirmation, properly authenticated by a notary in USA to your name and a sale value, signed by your kin and attach a document containing the signature of your kin, to verify the signature of sale confirmation is the same as the person who is sending it.

-If sent by ship, bring the Bill of Lading (BL) value and properly endorsed to your name.

-If your kin sends you a car as a gift, ask them for a donation letter with the car’s features, properly authenticated and sealed by a notary in USA, explaining that is sending you a car as a gift.

-Original title properly endorsed on behalf of the importer or authorized company by the DGA.

-Bidding invoice, original or visible copy.

-Dealer’s Bill of sale, original y authenticated by a notary.

-In force dealer license.

-Bank transfer from importer to the dealer, or if the importer has traveled, bring “Money Order” or Paycheck, specifying the puchase’s payment, a passport copy and banking process to boy the car.

-If sent by ship, bring the Bill of Lading (BL) value and properly endorsed to buyer’s name.

-Original certificate properly endorsed.

-Original bill of the auction, if the company is authorized by the General Customs Directorate, please bring the original bill of auction on behalf of the company.

-If sent by ship, bring the Bill of Lading (BL) value and properly endorsed to importer’s name, if the company is authorized by the General Customs Directorate, please bring it on behalf of the company.

Depending on how you intend to process the vehicle, as a last resort or by an importer invoice value. If it is a last resort, we rely on the Red Book and according to its value, so shall be the tax. This may also vary depending on features of the car and transport on which it have entered to the country.

If it is by an importer invoice value, the tax would be the invoice value plus freight, plus insurance, to this is added the 20-30% depending on engine capacity of the vehicle. It can always vary depending on the features.

See attached form sent.

COPART, IAAI, among others.

This step is well linked to each mode of transport you use and where you make the purchase of the vehicle.

Approximately 3-4 days if all documentation is complete.

Maximum 8 years back.