To ship a Copart or IAA car to Mersin, have it moved from the auction yard to your shipping agent's warehouse at a US port such as Newark, Savannah, Baltimore or Houston, then by container to Mersin on Turkiye's Mediterranean coast. Most US auction cars landing in Mersin are not imported into Turkiye. They pass through, often via the Mersin Free Zone, to Iraq (especially Kurdistan), Syria and other markets by road.
How do you ship a Copart or IAA car to Mersin?
- Check the import rules first. Age limits and damage rules decide which cars you can bring in. See the rules below.
- Get the US transport price before you bid. Enter the lot number in our calculator and choose the warehouse your shipping agent uses.
- Win, pay and book transport the same day. This keeps auction storage low. We collect the car from the yard and deliver it to your shipping agent's warehouse.
- Your shipping agent loads and files. They load the car into a container, file the export information (AES) and present the title to US customs at least 72 hours before sailing.
- Ocean shipping and arrival. The ship sails to Mersin, Turkiye, where your clearing agent handles customs.
DispatchAuction handles step 3: the trip from any Copart or IAA yard in the lower 48 to the US warehouse. Your shipping agent handles the ocean part.
Which US port should you ship to Mersin from?
Cars for Mersin commonly leave from Newark, NJ, Savannah, GA, Baltimore, MD, Houston, TX. The best choice is the port your shipping agent loads from with the best rate and sailing schedule, weighed against how far the auction yard is from it. Every extra mile on the truck in the US costs money, so a car bought in Texas usually goes out of Houston, and a car bought in the Northeast out of Newark.
Newark warehouses is selected. Enter the lot number, or choose your agent's warehouse.
What are the import rules for Mersin?
- Turkiye itself: importing used cars for registration in Turkiye is heavily restricted, so treat Mersin as a transit port, not a final market.
- Destination rules apply: what matters is the country the car ends up in. For Iraq, check the 2026 rule on damaged cars. Syria began allowing used cars into its free zones under new customs rules in May 2026.
- Transit paperwork: cars must stay in transit or free-zone status while in Turkiye. Your agent arranges the bonded road transport to the border.
Checked November 2026. Import rules change often, and the sources below are shipping companies and news reports, not government notices. Confirm with your clearing agent in Mersin before you bid. Sources: Vero Shipping (Jul 2026), Syria Report (May 2026), Mersin Free Zone
Container or RoRo, and how long does it take?
Cars go to Mersin by container, which takes non-running salvage cars and lets several cars share a box. Containers usually sail via a Mediterranean hub. Ask your shipping agent for the current schedule from your US port.
What documents do you need on the US side?
For every used car leaving the US, your shipping agent needs the original title and files the export information in AES, which gives an ITN number. Both go to US customs at least 72 hours before the ship sails. The title is the most common delay: auctions often mail it separately, so ask for it as soon as you pay. Our guide to exporting a car from the USA explains each document.
If we haven't picked up your car within 5 business days, we pay the auction storage charged for every day after that until pickup. The 5 business days start on the latest of three dates: the day you order with us, the day your auction balance reaches $0, and the day you send us the gate pass PIN (where the auction uses one). It doesn't apply to weather events, sublot or off-site cars, auctions that are hard to reach such as rural yards, delays the auction causes, or wrong lot or gate pass details. Send us the auction invoice within 30 days of pickup and we reimburse it. Full wording is in section 7 of our Terms.
What happens when the car arrives?
Mersin is one of Turkiye's largest container ports, with good highway links to the Iraqi and Syrian borders. After port and customs procedures, cars continue by truck in transit, for example to Erbil, Duhok or Mosul. Some cars wait in the Mersin Free Zone until they are sold or ready to move on.
Frequently asked questions
How do I ship a Copart car to Mersin?
Buy and pay for the car, then book transport from the Copart yard to your shipping agent's warehouse at a US port such as Newark, Savannah, Baltimore. Your shipping agent loads it into a container, files the US export paperwork and ships it to Mersin, Turkiye.
How much does it cost to get a Copart car to the port for Mersin?
The US part depends on the distance from the auction yard to the warehouse, the car's size and whether it runs. Enter the lot number in our calculator to see the exact price. The ocean freight is quoted separately by your shipping agent.
Does DispatchAuction ship the car overseas?
No. We move the car inside the US, from any Copart or IAA yard in the lower 48 to your shipping agent's warehouse or any address you choose. Your shipping agent handles the ocean shipping.
Can I import a US car into Turkiye through Mersin?
Importing used cars for registration in Turkiye is heavily restricted. Most US auction cars arriving in Mersin are in transit to Iraq, Syria or other markets, often through the Mersin Free Zone.
Why ship to Mersin for Iraq?
Mersin has good road links to northern Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, so some buyers there prefer it to Umm Qasr. Check Iraq's rules on damaged cars before you buy.