When I looked at
buying in the US and shipping to Oz the problem was to find a proper
cradle.
For a 40' boat a
cradle for shipping needs to be made to the requirements of the shipping and
insurance companies - it has to hold the yacht securely as it is placed on top of all the containers and tied down.
Once you have the cradle then negotiation regarding cranes and transport costs may be straight forward. It could be nicer to
lift the yacht from the
water onto the cradle already on the ship and vice versa.
Inport duties etc. have been discussed with regard to bring a boat from the US. From
Europe should be similar. Let us know if you can't find the threads.