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Will VAT be payable on importation of a fleet car from the North?
I'm looking at a 2022 electric car in NI. NI car since 2022. It was a fleet car so not privately owned. It has 45,500 miles on the odometer. Is this car subject to VAT as it was not privately owned?
Tricia Murray (Skerries)
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
What taxes are due on a used EV imported from the North?
Hi, if I import an EV from Northern Ireland that is three years old, what duties do I pay?
Martin McGee (Duleek Co.meath)
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
Do I need a Single Administrative Document for importing?
Ever hear of anyone needing SAD (Single Administrative Document) for the VRT centre when you arrive with the car to prove taxes paid to be exempt from VAT and import duty? It's a 242 Honda CR-V from the UK, shipped under the Windsor framework via NI and have HMRC Supplementary Declaration and the V5C.
Fiona (Dublin)
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
Will I owe VAT on this motor home if I import it?
Hi,
I bought a motor home in Northern Ireland that has been used there for the previous five years. It did not leave the State, but the owner transferred the v5c document to his GB address. When I VRT it now in Ireland will I be liable to pay VAT as it's technically back in the GB?
John (Irelsnd)
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
Considering importing a new Audi RS e-tron GT...
Hello,
I am trying to figure if it makes sense to buy an new Audi RS e-tron GT in Northern Ireland. The car would cost around £125k. Is it possible to buy a new car in Northern Ireland and import it to the ROI?
Should I buy it VAT-free (if possible), and what VRT or import duty should I expect to pay? If the car were a demo model would this change anything?
Thanks
Sean (Co Cavan)
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
I've bought an ex-demo car from a dealer in the North...
I purchased a car that was a demo model in the UK, and it was bought by the NI dealer to sell. I have the V5c logbook and the HMRC Duty Reimbursement Scheme form. The car was imported in a lot of four. Will I have to pay VAT and import duty?
Fiona (Dublin)
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
VAT on importing a car on the Mobility scheme in the North?
If a car is on the Mobility scheme in the north of Ireland, do I have to pay VAT and customs charges when importing to the South? The car is a 2020 model.
Patsy Hanlon (Donegal )
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
Can a Northern dealer give me a form to ensure I don't pay VAT on import?
Hi,
A VW garage in Belfast says that I won't have to pay VAT on an EV they imported from UK mainland on a English plate when I bring it south as they can provide me with some form/ document saying it has been brought in according to the Windsor agreement. He said he's done this ten times this year already.
Will our pals in the NCT centres accept this?
Thank you
DAMIAN MCDONNELL (DUBLIN)
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
How to get CO2 and NOx certs for a Jap import?
How can I get the CO2 emissions and Nox for a car imported from Japan? It didn't come included in the documents like the export certificate. Needed next week for VRT. Nobody seems to know anything.
Val (Ireland)
Jun 2025 Filed under: importing
Can you help determine if I have to pay VAT etc on this car?
Hello, wondering if you could help with my query, please. Thinking of buying a used car from NI. First registration was in UK in 2021. Second buyer was a resident of NI, and he registered that car in Dec 2022 in Belfast. First MOT was passed in NI in Jan 2025. Could you please confirm if this car would be exempt from VAT and custom duties?
Thank you.
Kind regards
Nedas Juknevicius (Drogheda)
Jul 2025 Filed under: importing
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