importing commercial, VRT query

Redrocket

http://www.revenue.ie/services/bus_cust5.htm

maybe i am mis-reading but they are not specific enough here for import fees

getting first vehicle soon, and up north seems to be the cheapest place to get something commercial, something along the lines of....
berlingo, partner, 306 van, caddy, inca, corolla van....
i want something like these for insurance reasons ( cheaper to insure and i dont want to be a taxi ).

anywho, which category of VRT do these type vehicles fall under? this applies to yearly tax also. im looking for an answer from someone who has previously imported one of these vehicles

cheers

Mc-BigE

I think cars derived vans, are vehicles which were originally cars with back windows/seats and have been removed ie.306 van, corolla van, fiesta van etc
. and therefore subject to 13.3% vrt
Were as certain commercial vehicles would be vehicles that have been manufactured from the factory that way. i.e. berlingo, partner,caddy, etc. and have a flat rate of 50 euro.

I would ring your local VRO office and tell them the type of vehicle you want to import and see what they say.

from their website:

VRT Category B.

Examples of Category B vehicles include certain car derived vans and jeep derived vans.

The rate of VRT applicable to Category B vehicles, subject to a minimum VRT of €125, is 13.3% of the Open Market Selling Price (OMSP).


VRT Category C.

Examples of Category C vehicles include certain commercial vehicles, agricultural tractors and minibuses with at least 12 permanently fitted passenger seats.

The VRT rate applicable to Category C vehicles is a flat rate of €50.

MercMad

I would also be surprised if it were cheaper up North for any of these vehicles. The OMSP is lower down here in the first place and when the Currency excahnge is taken into consideration it may well be cheaper to buy in the South !

zilog_jones

Mc-BigE wrote:

I think cars derived vans, are vehicles which were originally cars with back windows/seats and have been removed ie.306 van, corolla van, fiesta van etc
. and therefore subject to 13.3% vrt

Erm, you actually think people take out the seats and windows on all those? Most of those cars do come out the factory like that!

Owen

zilog_jones wrote:

Erm, you actually think people take out the seats and windows on all those? Most of those cars do come out the factory like that!

Actually, they don't. Most transport companies in Ireland do this on behalf of the manufacturers. Crosbie Transcar, and NVD (Now Euromed) specialise in doing these, and blacking out the windows, respraying panels, etc.

ifah

don't know if this is going to be of any help but a builder i know bought a new Nissan Navara in Newry for £16500 sterling - then paid his €50 vrt and re-registered it here. It's got a 06 D 49k reg plate - i think he just got it within the last two months. The same jeep in Nissan here is 36.5 k - go figure ! He saved himself a fortune by hopping 50 miles up the road.

zilog_jones

ned78 wrote:

Actually, they don't. Most transport companies in Ireland do this on behalf of the manufacturers. Crosbie Transcar, and NVD (Now Euromed) specialise in doing these, and blacking out the windows, respraying panels, etc.

OK, I guess I was wrong. But they are still sold by the manufacturers, so surely they still count as real commercial vehicles?

\m/_(>_<)_\m/

Mc-BigE wrote:

I think cars derived vans, are vehicles which were originally cars with back windows/seats and have been removed ie.306 van, corolla van, fiesta van etc
. and therefore subject to 13.3% vrt
Were as certain commercial vehicles would be vehicles that have been manufactured from the factory that way. i.e. berlingo, partner,caddy, etc. and have a flat rate of 50 euro.

I would ring your local VRO office and tell them the type of vehicle you want to import and see what they say.

from their website:

VRT Category B.

Examples of Category B vehicles include certain car derived vans and jeep derived vans.

The rate of VRT applicable to Category B vehicles, subject to a minimum VRT of €125, is 13.3% of the Open Market Selling Price (OMSP).


VRT Category C.

Examples of Category C vehicles include certain commercial vehicles, agricultural tractors and minibuses with at least 12 permanently fitted passenger seats.

The VRT rate applicable to Category C vehicles is a flat rate of €50.

"Were as certain commercial vehicles would be vehicles that have been manufactured from the factory that way. i.e. berlingo, partner,"

.... Citron and Renault have MPV versions of these cars...
so they should be the same as the corolla van, fiesta van etc...

Mc-BigE

\m/_(>_<)_\m/ wrote:

"Were as certain commercial vehicles would be vehicles that have been manufactured from the factory that way. i.e. berlingo, partner,"

.... Citron and Renault have MPV versions of these cars...
so they should be the same as the corolla van, fiesta van etc...

MPV's are not commercial vehicles, they would be considered private.
Regarding my post #2,
This is only my interpretation of what the revenues website says, as I said , ring the VRO to get a definite answer.

i agree with the OP, the revenue are not specific enough on this issue.