Planning to buy a car from the USA and import it to Georgia?
Stat.vin brings together buying and shipping cars from the USA to Georgia — from the auction bid to the handover of the car. Lot search at Copart and IAAI, bidding, payment, cost calculation and container tracking. There is no need to look separately for a carrier and an auction broker: the whole route from bid to handover in Poti is visible in one system.
Which cars from America we ship
Lots fall into three groups: intact cars from leasing and dealer stock, insurance company cars with minor damage, and salvage cars from the USA for rebuilding. If you are not planning a rebuild, filter for non-salvage cars from the USA — only intact lots. Cars from America are often in better condition than local options at the same price: in the USA the service history is documented and mileage is recorded officially.
Which auctions we buy from
Copart and IAAI are the two largest platforms in the USA, selling thousands of cars every day. To buy a car at a US auction is noticeably cheaper than from a dealer: you pay for the lot and the platform fees, with no dealer markup. The copart in English and iaai in English interface is available straight from your Stat.vin account — together with the bid history for each lot and the sales archive for the same VIN.
What car shipping from the USA to Georgia includes
To import a car from America is not only ocean freight. The full chain is: buying the lot at auction, inland transport from the yard to the American port, loading into a container, ocean delivery, unloading in Poti or Batumi, paperwork and handover. Each stage has its own price, so the question of how much it costs to import a car from the USA has no single-figure answer — the total depends on the state, the type of car and the shipping format. In the Stat.vin estimate every line is itemised separately, customs clearance included.
Route: from the US port to Poti and Batumi
Cars from America reach Georgia through two sea gateways — the ports of Poti and Batumi. Poti is the most common option: the container comes off the ship, the car is cleared and taken by car carrier to Tbilisi, Rustavi or Kutaisi. Batumi is the alternative for the western part of the country. The price depends on whether a container from the USA carries one car or is shared between several: a shared container lowers the cost noticeably. The status is visible in your account, and you can separately track a container from the USA by number.
Why working through a platform pays off
Buying on your own means three separate contractors: an auction broker in the USA, an ocean carrier and a customs agent in Georgia. Each takes a commission, and the final sum often becomes clear only after the purchase. At Stat.vin the purchase of a car from the USA runs under a single contract: the lot price, auction fees and transport are visible in one estimate — before the first bid. The same scheme works if you want to buy a car in Georgia from the USA within a specific budget.
Full information about the car before bidding
Before you bid you see everything the auction knows: the number of owners, real mileage, type of damage, whether keys are present and the status of the documents. Dozens of high-resolution photos are available for every lot, and for many of them a video of the engine starting. Stat.vin additionally shows the archive of previous sales of this VIN: final prices, bid history and photos from past auctions.
How bidding works at US auctions
Copart and IAAI are the two largest car auctions in America, selling thousands of cars every day: from intact leasing returns to salvage cars from the USA for rebuilding. Bidding takes place online and you can take part from Georgia.
How to place a bid at Copart
After registration and a deposit (10% of your planned bid) you can place preliminary bids or take part in live bidding. The system shows the current price and the bid history of competitors on the lot. The copart in English interface is available straight from your account, including copart usa yards.
How to buy a car at IAAI
IAAI in English works the same way: preliminary bids, a live auction and the Buy Now format — buying the lot at a fixed price. The platform fee is calculated automatically and appears in the estimate immediately.
What happens after you win the lot
The auction issues an invoice that must be paid within 2–3 business days. The car is then collected by the carrier: inland delivery to the US port, loading into a container, ocean transport, arrival in Poti, paperwork and handover. Every status appears in your account.
Why it pays to order a car from America yourself
Car dealers charge $1,000–2,000 per vehicle for their services and do not always show the real purchase price. Buying on your own through a platform, you control every dollar:
- you see the final lot price and every auction fee
- you decide yourself how far to bid
- you choose a lot from a full report, not from the seller's word
- the shipping cost is fixed in the estimate before the purchase