Sourced from our network of dealers and private owners — or bought for you at a UK auction.
Tractors, combine harvesters, balers, sprayers and more — found across the UK and European market, investigated by someone on your side, and shipped to USA with USDA/APHIS biosecurity handled.
The US prohibits foreign soil on imported equipment, so agricultural machinery is normally inspected by USDA APHIS / CBP Agriculture and must arrive clean and free of soil, plant material and seeds. CBP customs clearance (and, for diesel machines, EPA nonroad engine documentation) runs alongside. We manage pre-export cleaning, documentation and import coordination. Exact duties, taxes, certificates and inspections are confirmed upfront per machine, route and origin — so it clears without costly delays.
No obligation. No purchase, no sourcing fee.
The UK has one of the deepest used-plant auction markets in the world. Machines come out of hire fleets, contractor disposals and finance recoveries, and they sell on a fixed public calendar to whoever turns up. It's an opportunity if you're standing in the room and a gamble if you're not — and from the United States, you're not.
Rob at a UK machinery auction
Sale dates well ahead of time, including Euro Auctions and Ritchie Bros, so you can plan around them instead of hearing about a machine after it's gone.
Catalogues are published days or weeks before each sale. We send them over as soon as they're out, so you're looking at the same list as the buyers who'll be in the room.
In person, with photographs and video. Hours, condition, and an honest read on how the machine has been treated — plus anything we could not check, such as whether it could be started. We tell you what we saw, not what we assumed.
To your written limit and never above it.
Declaration, commercial invoice, certificate of origin, transport to port, shipping — the same as any other machine we source. Your own customs broker handles import at that end.
The whole point is that somebody who knows machinery has stood in front of the lot before you commit a dollar to it — and has told you honestly what they found.
You register your own account with the auction house, you fund it, and you pay the auction house directly. Euro Plant Finder never holds your money, never bids as principal and never owns the machine — we act as your agent, to the limit you set in writing, and invoice our fee separately.
We'll only ever represent one buyer on any given lot. We can't advise two customers on the same machine while holding both their maximum bids, so if a lot is already spoken for we'll tell you it's taken — and nothing else about it.
Send us a lot number, or just tell us what you're hunting for and we'll watch the sales for you. Start an enquiry →
You tell us what you need. We do the searching, the travelling, the negotiating, and all the paperwork.
Tell us the machine — make, spec, year range, hours, attachments and budget. Or just describe what you need it to do on the farm.
Dealer networks, auctions, private sellers. We find the right candidates and shortlist honestly — not just the easiest options.
We verify the seller, gather the evidence needed to assess the machine and arrange a physical inspection where you want it or where the risk justifies it. Scope and cost are agreed first.
We negotiate on your behalf. The seller invoices you and you pay the seller directly. Where appropriate, we help make sure the agreed price, condition and seller commitments are clearly documented before payment.
Pre-export cleaning to USDA APHIS soil-free standards, EPA documentation where needed, export and CBP customs paperwork, shipping from a UK or European port — all coordinated.
Tracked from port to delivery. One person responsible for the whole chain.
"Missing a harvest window because the machine wasn't there in time — or wasn't what was described — costs far more than the machine itself."
From USA, you cannot fly over every time you find a machine. You're relying on photos, seller descriptions, and hope. We remove that gamble entirely.
The US prohibits foreign soil on imported equipment, so machinery is typically inspected by USDA APHIS / CBP Agriculture. We coordinate cleaning to the required soil-free standard, import documentation and CBP customs — so the machine normally clears without costly delays.
If you have a harvest window, tell us upfront. We'll be honest about whether the timeline is achievable. A realistic 6–9 week minimum is achievable — and we'd rather say that now than leave you short.
We verify the seller, check hours, wear and service history, and gather the evidence needed to assess the machine honestly — including if the answer is to walk away. A physical inspection is arranged where you want it or where the risk justifies it.
Transport to port, export declarations, ocean freight, bill of lading — all coordinated. You don't have to manage separate freight, customs and shipping contacts from the other side of the world.
Green, red or blue — brand-agnostic sourcing across the full UK and European market. If it works on a farm, we can find it, check it, and get it to USA.
No inventory to clear. No seller commission. We may know and work with the seller, but the seller does not pay us. Our commercial relationship is with you.
We can source several machines from different sellers across the UK and Europe, consolidate them at a UK or European port, and ship in one container — cutting your per-machine shipping cost and managing every step to your US farm.
We represent you — not the seller. No inventory, no bias, no incentive to push a particular brand or machine.
Arranged where you want it or where the risk justifies it. Not bought blind off a listing or trusted from photos alone.
Unless we complete your deal. Inspection costs quoted upfront, agreed before we travel.
The UK and European used-agricultural-machinery market is one of the deepest in the world. Well-serviced European-spec tractors, combines and implements — often with full dealer records — at price points that can compare favourably even after shipping.
Hundreds of UK and European dealers, auctions and private sellers — a wider pool to search than the US domestic market for most ag machinery categories.
For the right machine, the UK and European price — including shipping and our fee — can still come in below what you'd pay at home. Especially for larger tractors, combines and specialist implements.
European-farmed machines — John Deere, Fendt, Claas, New Holland, Case IH — are often well-serviced and come with full dealer histories. Condition varies, which is exactly why we verify before you commit.
Some spec levels and configurations aren't available in USA at all. If there's something specific you're after, the UK and European market is often where it exists.
The questions that matter — answered honestly before you pick up the phone.
The US prohibits foreign soil on imported equipment, and USDA APHIS / CBP Agriculture inspect agricultural machinery for soil, plant material and seeds that could introduce pests or diseases. Machinery must normally arrive thoroughly cleaned and free of soil. Euro Plant Finder coordinates pre-export cleaning, evidence and import documentation alongside CBP customs. A failed inspection at the US border means costly delays — we make sure it's done right before the machine ships. Exact duties, taxes, certificates and inspections are confirmed upfront per machine, route and origin.
Harvest windows in the US are fixed — missing one because your machine hasn't arrived on time costs you far more than the machine itself. We build the timeline backwards from your deadline: sourcing typically takes 2–3 weeks, shipping from the UK takes 3–4 weeks, and clearance adds 1–2 weeks. That's a realistic 6–9 week minimum. If you have a hard seasonal deadline, tell us upfront and we'll be honest about whether it's achievable.
Completely brand-agnostic. Green, red or blue — John Deere, Case IH, New Holland, Fendt, Claas, Deutz-Fahr — we source whatever fits your operation and budget best. We have no supply agreements or commercial relationships with any manufacturer or dealer network. Our fee is paid by you when we complete your deal, so the only incentive we have is finding you the right machine.
Ocean freight from a UK port to Baltimore, Houston or Los Angeles typically takes 3–4 weeks. Add 2–3 weeks for the search, inspection and purchase phase. A realistic timeline from brief to delivery is 6–9 weeks, depending on your requirements and destination state.
The buying agent fee is success-only — nothing to pay if we don't complete your deal. Inspection travel costs are quoted and agreed upfront before we travel. You pay the seller directly; freight, shipping insurance and US import costs are also quoted before you commit.
Yes. Multiple machines can be sourced from different UK and European sellers, consolidated at a UK or European port, and shipped in one container — significantly reducing the per-machine shipping cost. Useful if you're replacing or upgrading more than one piece of kit at once.
Yes. You register your own account with the auction house and fund it yourself — we never hold your money or bid in our own name. You give us your maximum in writing, we inspect the lot beforehand and report honestly on its condition, and we bid to your limit and never above it. If you win, you pay the auction house directly and we invoice our fee separately.
Send us the machine you need — make, model, year range, hours, budget, any attachments — or just describe the problem. No obligation, and no purchase, no sourcing fee.
