Drive2China
Rendered overland vehicle approaching a China border inspection checkpoint
Assessment first. No approval guarantee.

Bring your own vehicle into Chinawith specialist coordination

Drive2China helps international overlanders assess, prepare, and coordinate temporary entry for foreign-registered cars, motorcycles, campervans, RVs, and expedition vehicles.

Drive2China is not a government authority and does not guarantee approval. All outcomes depend on applicable Chinese authorities, customs, public security traffic management departments, border policies, vehicle eligibility, route feasibility, and current regulations.
Cars, bikes, RVs
Vehicle types reviewed
Assessment first
Case posture
Private by default
Document handling
Specialist review
Traveler, vehicle, route and timing
Document control
Private upload and signed links
Port planning
Ocean freight or land-border review
Exit closure
Compliant exit or return shipping
Case operating console

A serious case deserves more than a contact form.

The MVP includes lead capture, case status, document review, FAQ and update content, audit logs, and a Stripe-ready commercial structure.

Private document storage
Signed download links
Specialist review
Audit logs
No approval guarantee
Route risk flags
Drive2China admin
Case readiness board
Manual review
Dashboard
Cases
Documents
Routes
Audit log
7
Active cases
3
Documents under review
2
High-risk routes
D2C-2026-0418Documents under reviewShanghai port
D2C-2026-0331Manual review requiredLand border
D2C-2026-0224QuotedOcean freight
Admin review screens must never expose public document URLs or guarantee authority outcomes.

A cautious workflow for authority-dependent cases

The work is structured like an expedition dossier: eligibility, documents, port and route feasibility, permits, insurance, and exit planning.

01

Assess

Complete the eligibility check so a specialist can identify missing documents, high-risk conditions, and likely coordination path.

02

Prepare

Upload documents securely, confirm ownership and route details, and resolve translation or vehicle-data gaps.

03

Coordinate

Drive2China coordinates the case workflow with relevant service partners and authority-facing requirements where applicable.

04

Enter, travel, exit

Track case status through entry readiness, China travel, route changes, exit planning, and compliant case closure.

Route and port planning, not guesswork.

Entry method, preferred port, exit path, Tibet or Xinjiang routing, weather, vehicle size, and border policy all affect whether a case can progress.

Explore route review

Ocean freight entry

Suitable for many intercontinental overlanders shipping into a coastal port before beginning a self-drive route.

Requires port handling, customs timing, vehicle inspection readiness, and exit or return shipping planning.

Land-border entry

Possible only where border policy, current route feasibility, traveler status, vehicle eligibility, and coordination capacity align.

Border conditions can change quickly and may require manual review before any quote or schedule is issued.

Mixed entry and exit plan

Some cases enter through one port and exit through another, but the full route must remain compliant and operationally feasible.

Sensitive regions, seasonal weather, vehicle dimensions, and local restrictions can alter the recommended plan.

Services built around review, coordination, and secure case handling

Every public claim stays compliance-safe: assessment, coordination, specialist review, preliminary eligibility, and authority-dependent outcomes.

Preliminary eligibility assessment

We review traveler, vehicle, ownership, route, timing, and document readiness before a case moves into specialist coordination.

Temporary vehicle entry coordination

Case preparation for foreign-registered cars, motorcycles, campervans, RVs, trailers, and expedition vehicles where feasible.

Permit and plate preparation

Coordination support for temporary Chinese license plates, provisional driving permits, compulsory insurance, and related case documents.

Route and port feasibility

Port, land-border, itinerary, sensitive-region, and exit planning with clear risk flags for manual review.

Ocean freight and return planning

Entry by freight, port handover, customs clearance coordination, and compliant exit or return shipping planning.

Compliance-first case handling

Careful language, document control, private storage, audit logs, and no approval guarantee.

Foreign overland vehicle and motorcycle prepared for review
Secure document workflow

Private upload, signed downloads, admin-only review.

The MVP is designed for private Supabase Storage buckets, role-based access control, document requirements per case, audit logging, and no sensitive document URLs in logs or email.

Passport
Vehicle registration
Driver license
Route plan

Representative case patterns

These examples illustrate review patterns only. They are not promises of approval or repeatable authority outcomes.

Motorcycle and support truck feasibility review

A mixed vehicle case requires separate document checks, driver-permit review, route feasibility, and exit planning for each vehicle.

Campervan entering by ocean freight

Port coordination, vehicle photos, registration data, insurance, and return shipping planning are reviewed before a timeline is proposed.

High-risk route requiring manual review

Routes involving sensitive regions, seasonal closures, or unclear border conditions are flagged before quoting.

Ready to assess a vehicle?

Start with preliminary eligibility, then upload documents inside the secure portal.

Start eligibility check