Import, Document, Escrow Service Ft. Lauderdale?

[deminimis]

Hi all,
No forum seems to be the right one for this question, so asking it here. Can anyone recommend an import (handle duties, EPA, DOT, USCG, etc), documentation (title transfer), escrow service in the Ft. Lauderdale area? US citizen buying foreign flagged directly from owner. Thanks!

[Jeannius]

Hi... I imported my UK flagged boat into Florida back in 2013. Here's the contact details for the people I used...

Karen Hudson, LCB CCS
Office Manager | John S. James Co. | Jacksonville FL USA | TEL: 904.356.9646 X 201 | FAX: 904.356.0673

Everything went smoothly and the boat sold to a Florida based US citizen so similar, I guess, to your situation.

[deminimis]

Awesome. Thank you!!

[redneckrob]

Originally Posted by deminimis

Hi all,
No forum seems to be the right one for this question, so asking it here. Can anyone recommend an import (handle duties, EPA, DOT, USCG, etc), documentation (title transfer), escrow service in the Ft. Lauderdale area? US citizen buying foreign flagged directly from owner. Thanks!

I had great service from Kimberly at ASAP Marine (asapmarinedocs.com) on a relatively complex deflag, import/re-flag transaction, highly recommend her. I spent more than 20 years as a Coast Guard officer and she know some things about the CG registration process I didn't, and the fees are so reasonable as to seem too low given the expertise you're buying and the hassle you can avoid.

[deminimis]

Thank you sir!!

[smj]

We’ve used Saxton Documentation based out of Ft Lauderdale and were happy.

[deminimis]

Thank you very much. We will check out all of the above.

[sailjumanji]

Originally Posted by redneckrob

I had great service from Kimberly at ASAP Marine (asapmarinedocs.com) on a relatively complex deflag, import/re-flag transaction, highly recommend her. I spent more than 20 years as a Coast Guard officer and she know some things about the CG registration process I didn't, and the fees are so reasonable as to seem too low given the expertise you're buying and the hassle you can avoid.

Same here. Great service by ASAP

[wannacat]

This is who I used in Ft Lauderdale and was great to work with.

Michelle L Terorotua
Director -Maritime, Aviation & Government Affairs
Compass Logistics & Marine, LLC
1335 SW 1st Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
P: 954-526-6672 F: 954-526-6673 C: 954-303-3518
michelle@compasslogisticsmarine.com
Home - Compass Logistics Marine

[deminimis]

Thank you everyone. Looks like we're using ASAP. Fingers crossed for a relatively easy process. Ha!