Looking to import an electric SUV from the North...
Hello,
I want to import an electric SUV worth £26,500 from NI with a UK registration. It is 2022 model. What extra charges will I have to pay? Do I have to VAT at 23 per cent? If I was to bring it in from the UK, what charges would I have to pay?
Hayley (Meath )Apr 2025 Filed under: importing
Expert answer
Hi Hayley,
If the car was properly imported into the North by the current owner to be used in Northern Ireland (as opposed to being brought in for resale by a car dealer), and you can prove that, then no customs duty or VAT will be payable. If not, then VAT will indeed be 23 per cent, while customs duty is 10 per cent. Those will definitely be due if you bring the car from England, Scotland or Wales.
Either way you shouldn't have any VRT to worry about as there's up to €5,000 relief for cars worth less than €40,000 in Ireland.
Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor