How much to tax on importing a 2019 car?

I am buying a used car first registered in Feb 2019 with an original retail price of £40,100. I am now purchasing this vehicle for £28,000. Could you please tell me what tax I will have to pay?

Ken Spencer

Nov 2019 Filed under: importing

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Expert answer

Hi Ken,

It depends on the car, and how and where you are buying it. If it’s an import, then you’ll have to pay Vehicle Registration Tax when you bring it into the country, and this is charged on the basis of the car’s current second hand value in the Irish market, and it’s CO₂ emissions, so we’d need to know the make, model, trim, year and mileage of the car to give you anything like an accurate figure. You'll also have to pay the NOx levy.

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Advisor
@neilmbriscoe