One privately owned vehicle will be shipped at government expense
to or from an overseas area when permitted (some overseas areas restrict
government shipment of POVs). The entitlement to ship an otherwise
eligible POV from overseas to the United States is not dependent on whether a
POV was shipped to the overseas area. The entitlement to ship a POV
to the overseas area is separate.
For the purpose of this
shipment, a POV is a vehicle owned by the member or a dependent of the member
(member must show proof of ownership/registration or lease
agreement).
A Power of Attorney or authorization letter will
be needed if someone other than the owner picks up the vehicle.
Photo
identification such as military ID or driver's license
and your copy of the
Vehicle Inspection & Shipping Form or Government DD788.
If you are
arriving at Devens from overseas, in bound POV is usually picked up in Harrison,
NJ.
Only one POV can be imported tax free for military or DOD
civilians under PCS orders.
The government has a worldwide contractor for
shipping your automobile. The instructions for preparing your Privately Owned
Vehicle (POV) for shipment are contained in a Military Surface Deployment
Distribution Command.
Once your POV has been turned over to the
government it can be tracked through the Global POV web site in Quick Links.