From Shanghai to Algiers: the life of a CashAuto container
Published on 8 July 2026 4 min read
Everything starts at the factory: the vehicle is inspected by an independent third party, photographed from every angle, then moved to the port of Shanghai or Guangzhou. Container loading is documented too — every customer finds those photos in their area.
The crossing takes 30 to 40 days depending on the rotation. Throughout, the vessel's position and ETA are visible in the customer area, like a premium parcel tracker. On arrival in Algiers, the 30-day regulatory countdown (DTD) starts: our forwarder files the declaration and taxes are settled in line with the initial simulation.
The result over our last twelve months: an observed average of 82 days from order to key handover, with not a single file past the DTD deadline.
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