Estimate and bid
We review the available information and work out the budget: the lot, the fees, shipping, paperwork and insurance.
For companies importing vehicles from the US regularly
We ship vehicles
from US auctions and dealer networks
With full support and a service that works: purchase, payment, delivery and documents in one process. The status of every vehicle is visible in SGS Workspace.
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With full support and a service that works: purchase, payment, delivery and documents in one process. The status of every vehicle is visible in SGS Workspace.Logistics, containers, finance, documents and statuses — for every vehicle in one place. Your manager, accountant and director work from the same data.List the cars your clients walked away from for other dealers in the network, and get access to theirs. Bargaining happens in the workspace, the seller confirms the deal, and the buyer has seven days to pay.Our people are physically in the United States. We work with no intermediaries — directly with auctions, dealer networks and ocean carriers.
We work the platforms directly
We buy at US auctions and dealer networks — with payment and paperwork handled through SGS.
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SGS Workspace
All vehicle operations — in one workspace
Vehicles, documents and costs sit in one workspace. How much of it a person sees depends on their role.
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- Delivery statuses and stages — the current stage of every vehicle and the recorded planned and actual dates
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- Photo records — images from photo-capture stages are stored in the vehicle record
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- Documents — invoices, bills of lading and export documents sit next to their vehicle
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- Financial reporting — invoices, payments and a financial report for a chosen period, exported as a file
We open access after your request and onboarding — an account is not created automatically when you click.
From estimate to handover
We coordinate
the entire vehicle journey
Purchase and payment
We record the auction result, provide the invoice, track payment and obtain the vehicle ownership document.
Shipping
We coordinate pickup from the auction, delivery to the warehouse, container loading and ocean freight.
Documents and final costs
We collect the documents and show the recorded costs for each vehicle.
How an order moves
From a US auction lot
to handover in Ukraine
SGS Workspace shows what has been completed, where the vehicle is now and what happens next.
- 01Selectreview + budget + maximum bid
- 02Purchaseinvoice + payment + ownership document
- 03Shipwarehouse + container + arrival date
- 04Handoverdocuments + customs stage + final costs
What the work covers
Dependable logistics for the dealer business
The road from a US lot to handover — with one party responsible for coordination, payments and documents.
- Access to US auctions and dealer networksIAAI, Copart, Manheim, Carmax Auctions, America’s Auto Auction, Cars.com, CarGurus.com — with payment and paperwork handled through SGS.
- Ocean freightContainer loading, freight to a European port, vessel details and an estimated arrival date.
- Brokerage and forwardingExport paperwork, work with lines and terminals, and cargo supervision on every leg of the route.
- Customs clearance in the EU and UkraineHandling at the port of arrival: discharge, terminal charges and preparation of the customs document pack.
- Insurance with payoutsYou choose it alongside the other costs and see the figure before you buy. The scope of SGS liability for the acts and omissions of its contractors is set by the contract.
For car dealers and importers
You grow your sales. We arrange delivery.
SGS works exclusively with businesses. We help you import vehicles from the US, while sales and customer relationships stay with you.
- We work with dealersOur services are for companies that buy and import vehicles. We do not sell cars to private buyers.
- Your customers stay yoursYou handle negotiations and sales. We arrange delivery and do not offer services to your customers behind your company’s back.
- Your company’s data is stored separatelyYour company has its own database in SGS Workspace. Other partners cannot access your data.
- Confidentiality is part of our agreementWe sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with every partner. We share only the data required for delivery and payment with contractors.
The company and its geography
SGS LOGISTICS GROUP LLC — a US company with a dealer licence
In the United States we officially work the port connections below. Our people are physically in the US and resolve any question on the spot.
- Departure ports in the USCA — California · TX — Texas · GA — Georgia · NJ — New Jersey. We pick the port nearest to the lot where the car was bought.
- Arrival ports in EuropeKlaipeda, Lithuania — the main delivery hub · Bremerhaven, Germany · Poti, Georgia.
- Office in the USA physical address you can check on a map, and the opening hours of that office — on the Contacts page.
- People on the groundSGS staff are physically in the United States: a question about a lot, a warehouse or paperwork is settled where it came up.
For recurring vehicle imports
More vehicles
The same control
One or two vehicles can still be managed in chats and spreadsheets. As the number of orders grows, your team spends more time searching for status updates and reconciling payments. SGS keeps everything related to each vehicle in one workspace.
SGS Workspacevehicles, costs, payments and documents in one place
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Quick contact
Leave your phone number and get the terms of cooperation today
A demonstration based on your workflow
See how SGS
can work for your team
Tell us how many vehicles you import. We will demonstrate SGS Workspace using a typical vehicle from your workflow — from the initial estimate to handover.