VRT and NOx levy on importing an older BMW 525td?
How much VRT and NOx levy is payable on a 1998 BMW 525td auto with 135,000 miles on the clock?
Damien Carrick (Dublin)Mar 2025 Filed under: importing
Expert answer
Hi Damien,
We need to obtain the VRT band and guess the OMSP (Open Market Selling Price) first up. The latter is the value Revenue reckons the car is worth registered in Ireland and there’s no sure-fire way to obtain that. For the sake of our calculations, let’s say it’s €3,000.
Although the CO2 rating of the 1998 525td might suggest it’ll be in a lower VRT band, the Irish government ‘uplifts’ the values of older models so that they can be compared with cars tested on the newer ‘WLTP’ system, and that will mean VRT of 41 per cent for this car.
If the OMSP is €3,000, then the VRT would be €1,230.
We can’t find a value for the NOx emissions, unfortunately, and if the car doesn’t have that figure on its certificate of conformity then you could be charged the maximum, which is a huge €4,850 for diesel cars.
Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor