I won a Defender commercial in the North!
So I've just won a 2007 Land Rover Defender in an online competition. It is on Northern Irish plates and I am wondering how much it would be to bring into the South regarding VRT etc. It's a two-seat commercial with no rear windows.
I have a farm so need a commercial if that helps. I'm confused on whether it's €200 or the 13.3 per cent of the OMSP.
Thanks
David (Donegal)Nov 2025 Filed under: importing
Expert answer
Hi David,
With just two seats – and presumably a bulkhead behind them – that Defender should be a Category C commercial, with VRT at just €200, regardless of how you intend to use it afterwards. There is no NOx levy on commercial vehicles.
Unless the vehicle was only recently imported into the North from the rest of the UK, neither should you be liable for any VAT. But as the Defender was made in England, there should be no customs duty no matter when it arrived in the North.
Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor