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Can I get an NI dealer to import a car for me?
Hi,
Great article 'Guide to importing a car from Northern Ireland'. I'm looking to import a used car (older than two years) from NI to ROI but as the NI market is very limited in stock for the make/model I'm looking for the car would need to originally come from GB (bigger market, more choice).
With the latest Revenue guidelines on 'Vehicles that were not previously in use in NI', in theory is there any downside (legally or financially) to me asking an NI dealer to buy a specific car from a GB dealer on my behalf but in the dealer's name, import it to NI under the Windsor Framework and sell the car to me for import to ROI and give me a copy of the NI Customs Declaration?
Do I understand correctly from Revenue's guidelines and your article that this would then leave me liable to VRT but not to ROI customs or VAT?
When importing the car to NI, does the dealer have to pay UK customs and VAT that they would then likely have to pass the cost on to me in the form of a higher sale price? Or can the NI dealer reclaim the UK VAT upon selling the car to me for export to ROI?
I just want to pre-determine any additional costs beyond VRT and any fee the NI dealer may add on.
Thanks in advance for your help
George Davis (GREYSTONES)
Sep 2024 Filed under: importing
Can an NI car dealer claim back VAT?
In the scenario of a private individual importing a car from an NI dealer that has not previously been used in NI, is it correct that if the car has been imported to NI in accordance with the Windsor Framework that no ROI customs or VAT applies?
If so, what requirements does the NI dealer need to meet in order to import the car to NI in accordance with the Windsor Framework? E.g. does the NI dealer have to pay UK customs and VAT? If so, would that UK VAT be re-claimed by the NI dealer upon selling to me (for export to ROI)?
Thanks!
David O'Loughlin (GREYSTONES)
Sep 2024 Filed under: importing
Thinking of importing a Combe E from the North...
Hi,
I'm considering importing an electric Vauxhall Combo E from a Vauxhall dealer in NI. It's a 2022 model with 10k miles on the clock. It was originally registered in the UK mainland and as of yet not been registered in NI. What would the VRT, VAT implications be if I where to purchase this vehicle?
Thanks in advance
Willie Nugent (Dublin)
Sep 2024 Filed under: importing
Are my calculations right on importing this Honda?
Hi,
I've recently paid a substantial deposit on a car in Northern Ireland. (I/we live in Ireland). We bought a petrol car as the import charges are a lot less than diesel. I worked it out to be approximately €196 NOx charge and about €1,200 VRT. In total the cost of the car is under £3,000 Sterling. It is a 2012 Honda CR-V 2.0 petrol.
Can you please advise me urgently as I was going to collect my new car this weekend. If I’m being misled please let me know so I can try to stop the sale due to this discrepancy and get my refund back.
Thanks
Raymond O Callaghan (Slane)
Sep 2024 Filed under: importing
Costs to import a 2018 campervan?
I'd like to import a 2018 campervan...
If I were to import a campervan, what are the payments I would need to think about: VRT, NOx, customs, VAT? How could I know for sure before importing a campervan what value would be considered OMSP because from Irish sites the prices seem to be very varied, which is a problem.
Cait NiRiain (Dublin)
Sep 2024 Filed under: importing
I'd like to import a 2018 campervan...
I would like to import a lovely UK converted campervan that's a 2018 Mercedes Sprinter long van, with probably about 100k on the clock. How much would I expect to pay to import it? Will it be Band 20 or 13.3 per cent VRT? What's the OMSP of that vehicle? Is it the base van or the random price for a camper on DoneDeal?
Cait NiRiain (Dublin)
Sep 2024 Filed under: importing
Looking to import a VW ID.3...
Hi, looking to import a 2022 Volkswagen ID.3 with 12,000 miles on the clock. It was owned and registered to a garage in the North.
The VRT Calculator indicates a zero charge on both VRT and NOx. My question is regarding the VAT, as the vehicle is registered to a garage, rather than a private individual, and zero VAT has been paid. The garage have agreed to give me an invoice to show I would have paid the the 23 per cent VAT on the purchase price. My understanding from talking to VRT office, because it is registered to a garage it will have paid zero VAT, so I will have to pay it here in the south. Where as if it was a private individual the VAT would have been paid in the North at the time of purchase.
Am I liable for VAT on it here in the South? Any advice or help appreciated thanks.
Des Minihan (Ennis)
Sep 2024 Filed under: importing
Why ask if the car is Japanese on Revenue's site?
What is the significance of the ROS VRT Calculator question "Was the vehicle first registered in Japan"?
Brian M (Bray)
Aug 2024 Filed under: importing
Can I get around import VAT and duty like this?
Regarding the importing of vehicles, you mentioned that the vehicle must be registered to an NI owner for a reasonable amount of time. Now, if I personally buy a vehicle in England and register it in Northern Ireland (meets Windsor Framework) does it mean if I keep it for three months I can register it myself and get VAT free in Ireland? I have read about the transfer of residence (TOR) which requires six months of vehicle ownership. If I prove that the vehicle was in use in NI and registered for a reasonable time by myself though, would I be eligible?
Boom Shak (Belfast)
Aug 2024 Filed under: importing
Can you clarify importing an EV from the North?
I’m getting pretty confused even reading your guide on importing cars into Ireland from NI. I get that cars registered before 2021 are exempt from VAT and duty, but after that, are electric and hybrid vehicles also exempt from VAT and duty?
Matthew Pierce (Dublin)
Aug 2024 Filed under: importing
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