Importing cars to the UK
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No expert but I did look into this myself. The rule of thumb is that the cost is in pounds what you paid in dollars.
Car to be transported to docks.
Shipping.
Collected from UK Dock and taken by transporter to someone that can prep it for the IVA test. Mainly lights and electrics. Around a grand.
The test itself.
Registration and road tax.
10% Import Duty then 20% VAT on the total.
Done the maths a few times on different cars and the $ to £ is about right.
Car to be transported to docks.
Shipping.
Collected from UK Dock and taken by transporter to someone that can prep it for the IVA test. Mainly lights and electrics. Around a grand.
The test itself.
Registration and road tax.
10% Import Duty then 20% VAT on the total.
Done the maths a few times on different cars and the $ to £ is about right.
All of that is correct. Shipping + insurance should be added there too.
IVA for a recent car - easily failed too.
Go old, and it's much easier. My DeLorean is 33 so I paid only 5% on her value (total) and needs only an MOT to register it.
I'll be looking at Camaros come the summer so hoping to learn a bit more in the meantime.
IVA for a recent car - easily failed too.
Go old, and it's much easier. My DeLorean is 33 so I paid only 5% on her value (total) and needs only an MOT to register it.
I'll be looking at Camaros come the summer so hoping to learn a bit more in the meantime.
5ohmustang said:
Does this apply to any kind of import, even from Europe. I was wondering if I drove my mustang from Germany to the UK to sell. Vehicle would be a shipped pov via military.
You'll be liable for duty and VAT in either EU country.I won't buy a car from service personnel unless they've got clearance from their base commander.
Not incredibly hard, but lots of little things to organise. I imported my Cayman from the US when I came home to the UK, and I got American Car Centre to help me with the conversions and paperwork. Because I was importing the car for personal use, and had owned it for more then 6 months in the US, I didn't have to pay any duty which made the whole thing a lot cheaper.
The main legal requirements were making the lights compliant. The Porsche has European orange indicators so that didn't need fixing, so it was just making the foglights symmetrical and making sure the headlights wouldn't blind anyone by pointing the wrong way.
Good luck with the process.
The main legal requirements were making the lights compliant. The Porsche has European orange indicators so that didn't need fixing, so it was just making the foglights symmetrical and making sure the headlights wouldn't blind anyone by pointing the wrong way.
Good luck with the process.
NNH said:
Not incredibly hard, but lots of little things to organise. I imported my Cayman from the US when I came home to the UK, and I got American Car Centre to help me with the conversions and paperwork. Because I was importing the car for personal use, and had owned it for more then 6 months in the US, I didn't have to pay any duty which made the whole thing a lot cheaper.
The main legal requirements were making the lights compliant. The Porsche has European orange indicators so that didn't need fixing, so it was just making the foglights symmetrical and making sure the headlights wouldn't blind anyone by pointing the wrong way.
Good luck with the process.
Don't forget any duty/tax becomes liable if sold within 12 months.The main legal requirements were making the lights compliant. The Porsche has European orange indicators so that didn't need fixing, so it was just making the foglights symmetrical and making sure the headlights wouldn't blind anyone by pointing the wrong way.
Good luck with the process.
Saleen836 said:
NNH said:
Not incredibly hard, but lots of little things to organise. I imported my Cayman from the US when I came home to the UK, and I got American Car Centre to help me with the conversions and paperwork. Because I was importing the car for personal use, and had owned it for more then 6 months in the US, I didn't have to pay any duty which made the whole thing a lot cheaper.
The main legal requirements were making the lights compliant. The Porsche has European orange indicators so that didn't need fixing, so it was just making the foglights symmetrical and making sure the headlights wouldn't blind anyone by pointing the wrong way.
Good luck with the process.
Don't forget any duty/tax becomes liable if sold within 12 months.The main legal requirements were making the lights compliant. The Porsche has European orange indicators so that didn't need fixing, so it was just making the foglights symmetrical and making sure the headlights wouldn't blind anyone by pointing the wrong way.
Good luck with the process.
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