Frequently Asked Questions

You don’t normally go to a car dealership without knowing what kind of car you are interested in buying. As in car shopping, you need to do a little research yourself. Click here to find a boat type you want. Discover Boating’s Boat Selector.

 Nowadays, the internet has become specialized so well. There are majorly used boat searching websites with massive database and inventories. Most of boat brokers and sellers from all over the world post their inventory on these websites. These websites are legitimate and they verify and filter sellers and postings so you can trust what you are seeing there. Here are links to the websites.
 Yachtworld.com
 Boartrader.com
 Boats.com

 Don’t worry. If you submit the free quote request form, we will search the boats that fit your budget, including full consideration of shipping and miscellaneous cost.

 If the boat you are looking for is very rare, you might have a hard time finding it on the boat searching websites. We have an internal network with brokers and searching contact so please, let us know what you are looking for.

There is no limit on the size of the boat that we provide our service. Even though you are looking for a smaller or an older boat, we do our best to help you purchase the boat.

 We collect more information from the seller (or broker), visit the boat, and check the entire boat visually. If the seller or broker agrees, we test run the boat. After the fact check, we send you a detailed report with lots of photos and videos. We try to collect objective facts at this stage and give you a better idea on the condition of the boat.

 You can do that but we do it for you. A lot of clients don’t want to contact the broker themselves because brokers tend to contact you constantly to sell the boat. We protect your privacy so the seller and broker don’t know who you are until you actually purchase the boat.

 Not necessary but it would be better if you join to fact check or survey so you understand the condition of the boat. If you cannot visit U.S.A. for the boat, no problems; we will do the job for you and let you know the exact condition of the boat. That is our job!

 We can do detailed survey for the first visit but we want to check the fundamental condition of the boat and then determine if you really want to look at the detail. Some of sellers or brokers don’t allow the survey until they get a preliminary offer or purchasing agreement.

 We do not charge for fact check of the first boat if it’s located in Florida. We travel anywhere in Florida, take a look at the boat, and send you information for the first boat. If the boat is located in out of Florida, we charge labor cost and travel expenses. Labor cost is $200/day and travel expenses include transportation and hotel.

 Survey is the best method through which we can understand true condition of the boat. Surveyors are an independent party, so they inspect the boat objectively. They don’t work for seller or buyer. Their job is evaluating the boat as it is and providing an honest opinion.
 Survey report is also used as a tool for negotiation. If survey result is great, it’s good for you and seller because we are dealing with a good boat. If survey report indicates some issues on the boat, that can give you a good opportunity to negotiate the price with the seller.

 Yes, you can ask to survey what you want us to check. Of course, survey cost will be reduced but saving a couple hundred bucks from survey is not a good idea because this is the first and only chance you’ll have to find the true condition of the boat.

 USA Yacht Export agents can conduct fundamental survey but we try to stay neutral on the survey as sellers tend to agree more with what independent surveyor finds.

 The surveyors we hire have tremendous years of experience and knowledge, so they provide the best survey in the industry. We are very sure we will receive accurate survey job. However, surveyors are also human; they can miss some issues that are hidden so they couldn’t find it easily.

When you purchase a used boat, you should acknowledge that there could be a chance of a potential issue. However, if you purchase a boat with USA Yacht Export, you can drop the chance dramatically.

 We cannot guarantee how much price we can negotiate. There are a lot of factors involved in the negotiation, such as boat condition, the market condition of the boat, seller’s motivation, buyer’s approaching mindset, and many different conditions associated with purchasing.

 No pressure at all. If you don’t like the final price or the deal, you can simply walk away and move to another candidate’s boat or just wait until you find a boat you are looking for. This is your advantage as a buyer.
 We do not charge you any service fee until you actually purchase a boat, so you’ve got nothing to lose.

Yes. We hire customs agent in your country. We work with them for the customs documents and procedure of customs at the destination.

 Escrow service is not essential but it’s a great tool when a seller asks you for a deposit for sea trial or detailed survey. The seller will not be able to touch the money but you can get the money back easily if you don’t like the boat from the survey.

 Most of the boats on major boat search websites are registered by certified brokers. Boat brokers in U.S.A. are certified and licensed so they are very trustable. We always work with seller’s broker so the broker holds the fund until we completely sign on the Bill of sales. We also verify their background if the sellers are individual.

 We, USA Yacht Export, only accept our service fees including negotiation incentive fee. You need to directly wire-transfer boat price, shipping and extra cost to the related parties. We do so in this manner because we think this provides transparency on our work and quote even though you have a little bit of more work to wire the money. If you are OK, we can accept total amount of fund from you and wire to related parties from USA Yacht Export. However, boat price is exceptional.

 Yes, we have many boat contractors who have been working with us for a long time. So, we guarantee they are giving us the best price because we are in a partner relationship.

 Yes, we can purchase a used trailer in good condition at a good price for you. If you want, we can order brand new custom built trailer that fits to the boat with competitive price.

 It depends on size, capacity, and feature of the trailer. Brand new trailers for 35 footer boat costs roughly between $7,000 and $11,000.

 Brand new built cradle for 35 footer boat costs roughly between $1,500 and $2,500.

 We would say, if the ship goes, we can ship. So, we can ship a boat to pretty much any country except the countries that have some trade conflict or restriction with U.S.A. or internationally such as North Korea, Iran, Libya, Cuba, Syria, etc.

 It depends on what size of boat you are shipping. Please see “Shipping” section for details.

 We need to know the maximum length, width, and height of the boat, including a trailer or cradle. Shipping weight consists of the weight of the boat with empty tank and trailer weight.

 The purchasing process normally takes one or two months. Shipping time depends on shipping line’s schedule but from the east coast of U.S.A. to Asian country takes 40~50 days.

 Yes. We work with many different ocean freight forwarders so they provide us competitive prices and we pick the best price each time.

 Yes. Shipping cost includes ocean freight, loading/lashing at the port, and documentation.

 Before we ship the boat, we take details photos and send to the insurance company so they know the condition of the boat before shipping.

 Yes, every shipping line has their own tracking system on their website just like when you order something from Amazon.

 We will let you know which documents we need in each case but the basic documents are a copy of Bill of sale, Boat Registration and Title, and Letter of Intent.

 Nothing. We will contact to Customs agent in your country and your local boat yard for all customs and delivery service.

We do not charge you anything until you sign on the final purchasing agreement. So, you don’t need to pay anything until you finally decide to purchase the boat. However, if we need to travel or visit the boat to check the actual condition of the boat, we charge you travel expenses and $200 of labor cost per day. If the boat is located in Florida, we do not charge you for travel expenses and labor cost for the first trip. Travel expenses consist of transportation and hotel.
Detail of management fee depends on year, size, and price of the boat. Please contact us to understand mamagement fee and all cost, we will send you a free quote ASAP.

When you sign a purchasing agreement with a seller, we charge you 70% of the management fee. The remaining 30% will be charged when you receive the boat.

 You can cancel the purchasing before signing on the purchasing agreement or transferring the funds. When the money is transferred to the seller, the process is closed for the seller. The seller most likely will not refund your money so you cannot cancel the purchasing after then.

 We don’t charge you anything if you don’t like the boat we looked for and you don’t want to buy a boat at all. You can just walk away for some other time but remember, we will be here for you always. When you want to buy a boat again, please let us know so we can find your dream boat this time.

 Our mission is to you best service whatever happened and whenever. We charge you 30% of management fee when you receive the boat. We intentionally structured our fee schedule to assist you until you see the actual boat.

 It normally takes a couple of days to complete entire list of the quote.

It shows detailed cost and description of the boat, shipping, cargo insurance, ground transport, survey, customs duty, related taxes, service fee, etc.

 It’s preliminary quote so you can understand a ballpark of estimated cost. However, the accuracy of our quote is very good and we keep you updated when the quotes or cost are changed.

 We provide customized case by case service. Each client has different request and situation for purchasing their boat. We also provide complete and full service from searching for a boat to home delivery. You will feel so comfortable during the entire process of the purchasing. We guarantee you a stress- and hassle-free experience.

We only accept management fees for USA Yacht Export from our client. Our policy is that the client is to wire transfer any funds and expenses directly to the seller (or broker) and contractors. It’s a kind of additional work for the client but this is a more reliable and transparent method for the client and we are eliminating any unnecessary wire fee and process as well.
 If you are OK, we can accept total amount of funds from you and wire to related parties from USA Yacht Export. However, boat price is exceptional.

Our goal is to guide you into purchasing the best quality boat at the best price. We conduct a market search for the boat that you’re looking for. We compare selected similar boats and provide you with the comparison report so you can make sure you are picking the best boat with the best price.

Our main focus is boats in the United States but if you are asking us to provide our services for the boats outside of the united states, we are happy to do that. We also have quite a lot of experience in delivering boats from overseas.