For a Germany-to-USA PCS, separate two questions: What does your PCS entitlement pay for? and What can you arrange privately for the additional vehicle? The answer to the first question comes from your Orders and transportation office. The second becomes a vehicle-specific shipping, import and financial decision.
Military OneSource still publishes the general rule that one personal-use POV may be shipped at government expense for OCONUS moves, with exceptions handled through the local transportation office.
The FY25 NDAA authorized the military services to provide payment for shipment of up to two POVs in certain overseas PCS situations. Congressional authority does not automatically create a funded entitlement for every move.
An official Joint Region Marianas / Naval Base Guam town hall in April 2026 said the two-POV authority had not yet been funded or implemented in the JTR at that time. Current Military OneSource guidance still tells families to start from the one-POV rule.
Use your actual vehicle, Germany origin, U.S. destination and expected PCS duration. Ship or Sell compares privately shipping the additional POV against selling it or storing it.
Analyze my second POV →Military OneSource's current PCS moving FAQ says that for OCONUS-to-CONUS, CONUS-to-OCONUS and OCONUS-to-OCONUS moves, only one POV owned or leased for personal use may be shipped at government expense. It also directs people with exceptions or plans to make their own arrangements to ship more than one POV to contact the local transportation office.
Germany to the United States is an OCONUS-to-CONUS move, so the one-POV rule is the current published starting point for this guide. Your transportation office remains the authority for your individual entitlement.
Yes — but authorization is not the same thing as a currently funded entitlement. Congressional summaries of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act describe authority for the military services to pay for shipment of two privately owned vehicles during certain military moves.
An official Joint Region Marianas / Naval Base Guam town hall in April 2026 explained that the law authorized the services to pay for up to two POVs for certain overseas PCS moves, but said funding had not been allocated and the change had not yet been implemented in the Joint Travel Regulations. The same official response said members were therefore still responsible for the cost of a second vehicle at that time.
Most importantly for a move happening now, Military OneSource's current public PCS FAQ still states the one-POV general rule. Do not rely on an old headline saying “two cars are now covered”; verify your actual Orders and the current implementation with your transportation office.
Potentially, yes. The important distinction is that a private commercial shipment is separate from the normal government-funded POV process. You should not assume a privately arranged second shipment will be reimbursed simply because it happens during a PCS.
If you decide to explore the private route, use the Germany → USA private vehicle shipping process guide. It walks through entitlement, import eligibility, vehicle details, quote verification, documents, preparation, U.S. release and inland delivery.
Your Orders and transportation office determine whether the vehicle is covered. The government process, VPC requirements and entitlement rules apply.
You arrange the commercial shipment and need a valid export, carrier and U.S. import path. Private shipment does not automatically mean reimbursement.
A carrier's willingness to move a second car does not change the government entitlement, and a government entitlement does not automatically make a Euro-spec vehicle importable.
Compare the complete private route: Germany-side movement, international transport, insurance, possible import/compliance exposure, destination charges and U.S. inland delivery.
Use a realistic Germany sale value and compare it with what a comparable replacement will actually cost near the new duty station.
For a temporary assignment, compare the full storage period, insurance, maintenance and later retrieval or shipping cost.
For the financial framework, use the Second POV: Ship, Sell or Store guide. For current Germany-to-USA shipping benchmarks and the full cost stack, use the Germany → USA car shipping cost guide.
Check U.S. import eligibility before treating any transport quote as actionable. NHTSA says that a vehicle under 25 years old that was not originally manufactured and certified to applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards generally cannot be permanently imported unless an approved eligibility route applies. EPA emissions requirements are separate.
Start with the U.S. car import check and the 25-year import rule guide. A cheap shipping quote cannot fix an unworkable federal import path.
Confirm authority before booking. A lender, lessor, exporter, customs process or commercial provider may require additional ownership or authorization documents. Do not move the vehicle toward port until you know what your specific provider and ownership situation require.
You may be able to arrange the second car privately, but current Military OneSource guidance still says the normal OCONUS government entitlement generally covers one personal-use POV. Confirm exceptions or policy changes with your transportation office.
It authorized the military services to provide allowances for two POV shipments in certain moves, but implementation and funding are separate steps. An official Navy Guam update in April 2026 said the authority was not yet funded or implemented in the JTR, while current Military OneSource guidance still publishes the one-POV general rule.
Do not assume so. Verify your current Orders and transportation-office guidance. A privately arranged second vehicle is a separate transaction unless authoritative current PCS guidance says otherwise.
Potentially yes, if the vehicle can be exported, the provider accepts it and the U.S. import path works. See the private Germany-to-USA process guide before booking.
Compare the actual private shipping total with realistic sale proceeds, U.S. replacement cost, storage cost, PCS duration and import eligibility. The best answer depends on the specific vehicle and route.
Yes. A privately arranged shipment still has to satisfy U.S. federal import requirements. Check NHTSA and EPA requirements before paying for transport.
Policy reviewed: 7 October 2026 · Page published: 6 October 2026.
Run the actual vehicle and destination through SHIP, SELL and STORE. If private shipping wins, request a provider-verified rate for that vehicle and route.
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