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What are the costs for importing a car from Japan?
Hi,
I can't work out the VRT for a Japanese import as I can't figure out the statistical code on the Irish VRT website - any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Are there any other costs I need to be aware of for a Japanese import when it potentially arrives in Dublin Port?
John Terry (Shankill)
Feb 2026 Filed under: importing
What do I need for Revenue when importing a new camper?
I am proposing to import a new unregistered campervan from Northern Ireland into Ireland. The dealer is deducting the UK VAT from the price so that I pay VAT and VRT when I register the van in Ireland.
However, Revenue have advised that I need to have documentation showing that the Windsor Framework requirements relative to importing the van from UK (where it was manufactured) to NI - in that all customs duties etc between GB mainland and NI have been paid.
The dealership in NI says that it does not need to declare GB-manufactured campervans, only those coming through to NI from mainland EU.
Two conversations with both Revenue and Customs advise that since the enactment of the Windsor Framework such documentation is required to enable me to register the van in Southern Ireland.
Is there a document that I need to ask for from the dealer/UK HM Revenue so that there is no confusion as to what I need?
Thanks
Bryan Roe (DALKEY)
Mar 2026 Filed under: importing
Why so much to import a Porsche Cayenne from the North?
My niece who lives in Dublin has bought my 2014 Porsche Cayenne for £12,000. It has 11,0000 miles on it and it's a 4.0-litre diesel. The emissions are 187g/km. The car is a Northern Ireland car with five years of MOT certs showing its use in the North. We are being quoted €13,000 to import it by Revenue, which seems extortionate.
Michael Rankin (Portstewart )
Mar 2026 Filed under: importing
How to get CO2 and NOx on an imported Toyota Voxy?
How can I get a CO2 and NOx certificate for a Toyota Voxy imported from Japan?
Aija Kastjukoveca (Ireland)
Mar 2026 Filed under: importing
Does the reg on a Northern Irish car matter to Revenue?
Hi,
Just wondering does the reg on a Northern Ireland car make any difference to Revenue when it comes to import duty and VAT?
Terence Heeney (Kinnegad)
Mar 2026 Filed under: importing
Looking to bring in a Lotus Elan through the North...
Hi,
I need advice please on importing a 1991 Lotus Elan to Southern Ireland using an intermediary address in Bangor N Ireland.
I heard that the Windsor Agreement permits a car to come into NI for a few months to be insured and MOT'd there and after a few months brought into to South of Ireland avoiding VAT providing there is proof of use there, ie petrol receipts. Is this correct?
Christopher Hayward (Kinsale, Co. Cork)
Mar 2026 Filed under: importing
Wondering about VRT on a car from the North...
I'm looking at a used car in NI, but was wondering about VRT - not sure how long car is in NI.
Thomas Carbery (Tipperary)
Oct 2025 Filed under: importing
Is Revenue's VRT calculator accurate?
I am looking to import a Mercedes W213 from Japan. I checked the VRT calculator and my model (LDA-213004C) is already in the system, so I have received an estimate. My question is about OMSP - is it accurate? Because the car I will be importing is full spec with literally every option. Do they look at that or just use the data from their system?
Thanks
Jarek (Balbriggan)
Jan 2026 Filed under: importing
Are we liable for VAT and duty on this car imported from the North?
We bought a car from a large motor dealer in Belfast; the car had NI plates and was shown as first registered on 07/09/2021. We asked before purchasing about the VRT situation and were informed that it would qualify for only VRT and NOx charges.
Since returning with the car we have discovered that the registration was changed from a UK registration to an NI one on 27/10/2025. The V5 document gives the dealer's corporate name as the registered owner, and the invoice supplied by them states “the vehicle described is either a vehicle that has had multiple users as part of a fleet and/or ex business use”. The current MOT was done on the original UK plate, and we never received a paper copy of this, and as we only have a V5 for the new NI registration, we cannot access this information through the DVLA website.
How will this information affect our VRT calculation, and what other supporting documentation would be required to qualify for only VRT/NOx charges, and not duty and VAT as well?
Robert (Kerry)
Jan 2026 Filed under: importing
I can't get the NOx figure for a Golf GTI imported from Japan...
Hey,
I imported a 2009 VW Golf Pirelli GTI (model code ABA-1KBYD) from Japan. I need to get the NOx figure but failed to find it on MLIT. Can ye guys help? Volkswagen was very unhelpful.
Regards
Tom (Kerry)
Feb 2026 Filed under: importing
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