importing

Hi,

I am thinking about buying a vintage motorbike from the UK but having trouble working out the import charges. It's a 1979 bike so I believe this is exempt from paying VRT but not sure if I will need to pay VAT or any other customs charges once I have transported it over?

The bike is £1,500. Would you be able to advise me?

Thanks

I have a UK-reg motorhome with a logbook at an English address; I'm looking at how I can move the car to Portugal through NI to reduce import duties in Portugal.

I'm looking to purchase and import a second-hand 'Kei' truck from Japan into Ireland. Do you know of any compliance issues that may impact my ability to register the vehicle in Ireland?

Hi,

I have a question related to importing a car from the UK. I have read your guide and it's very informative.

I am trying to work out how much it will cost me to import a 2025 VW Tiguan 1.5 PHEV basic spec model from England. It would be more than six months old and have about 15,000km on the clock.

How much would the price difference be depending on if it was from the UK mainland or NI and is there a decent saving to be made compared to buying one from a garage here?

I see many Irish VW garages are selling 2025 used imported UK cars on their forecourts so I'm presuming there is value to be had by importing.

Many thanks

Hi,

I am looking into importing a car from NI. I read your article and it was very helpful on this. I wanted to confirm, if I get a car from a NI dealer that was used as a demo car and has greater than 6,000km and was registered by the dealer in NI over six months ago, does it qualify for being VAT exempt?

Also if I read correctly, there is no customs charge or other import charges, is that correct? Obviously VRT will need to be paid, although from using the VRT calculator on Revenue website, it appears to be zero as it is an electric car.

Hi, I have imported five cars from Japan into Ireland.

For these cars, I was issued with two different invoices by the seller. One invoice showed higher values for all five cars, while a second invoice showed the correct purchase prices.

Unfortunately, due to my own mistake, I sent the higher-value invoice to my customs agent, and the cars were cleared through Customs using that incorrect invoice. The vehicles have now been released.

I now have the correct invoice, proof of bank transfer for the actual amounts paid, and auction hammer price documentation.

Is it possible to resubmit the correct documents and request a revaluation or refund of any overpaid customs charges based on the true purchase prices?

Hi there,

My cousin bought a 2020 car from the UK and lives in Northern Ireland. He has owned the car for six months and is looking to now sell it. Can I buy this car from him and import it into the Republic without paying duty or VAT?

Can I buy a UK-manufactured car in the UK for importing into Ireland? And what are the savings versus a non-UK-manufactured car?

I've seen a car in the UK for sale and it's on Northern Ireland plates; can I import it into the Republic of Ireland without paying VAT?

Hi,

If I buy a nearly new van in NI (more than 3,500kg), I assume if it is more than six months old and/or it has more than 6,000 miles on the clock I will be paying VAT to the NI dealer but saving on any customs duty? I am buying for private not commercial use.