One privately owned vehicle (POV) owned by you or your spouse may
be shipped at government expense. It must, however, be for you or
your family members personal use only. If you desire to make your own
arrangements and ship an additional POV, consult your Transportation Office for
any restrictions that apply. You may be required to pay an import
duty on the second vehicle. You will need to deliver your vehicle to
the departure port prior to the departure of the person on whose orders the
shipment is to be made. This includes dependent travel authorizations
when no POV has been previously shipped on the sponsor's orders. A
POV will also be accepted for shipment if delivered to the CONUS port within 90
days after the sponsor or family member has departed for an overseas tour of
duty in excess of one year. The vehicle must be in a safe and
operable condition when it is turned into the port. Failure to do so
may result in the terminal commander to refuse your POV for
shipment. Your vehicle must meet any host nation emission control and
safety standards. DoD POV EXPORT CONTROL PROGRAM (ECP) is an important program
which has been approved and authorized by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) in conjunction with DoD to assist in protecting the catalyst systems in
POV's being shipped overseas to countries where unleladed gas is not
available. This is done by removing the catalyst pellets, converters,
and oxygensensors and by using fuel-line adapters or removing fuel filler pipe
constricting devices. All costsin this conversion are paid by the
servicemember. Any emission control devises removed, must remain in
the vehicle. They can not be shipped separately. No more than
one-fourth tank of gasoline is to be in the vehicle. Diesel engine vehicles may
be shipped with the fuel tank three-quarters full. Ensure the cooling
system has anti-freeze added. Vehicles must be clean with the undercarriage and
exterior surfaces free of soil and other foreign matter before turn-in at the
terminal. You must ensure that only authorized personal articles
remain in your POV when it is turned in for processing. The value of
tools and tool boxes may not exceed the value prescribed by
JFTR. AM/FM, citizen band, and other radios, tape decks, and other
accessories not permanently mounted must be removed before turning in the
vehicle for shipment.