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Importing a VW Kombi '93 1.6L petrol.. VRT?

  • 23-09-2018 1:00pm
    #1
    mystery_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭


    Hi

    As the title suggests.. Im importing a 1993 VW Bay/Split Hybrid from Brazil. Im trying to figure out what VRT im going to pay. TO give a little more info. The Van is a Van. It has no back seats. It does however have all the windows you would expect to see in a VW Splitscreen and my ultimate goal is to convert it into a camper(eventually).

    I'm finding it difficult to get any useful information from customs themselves. Im trying to figure out will it be considered a van and I get commercial vrt or will it be considered a car and pay normal VRT. OR can I somehow declare it commercial so that I pay the commercial which I believe is a flat 200 euro?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated?

    Has anyone done something similar?


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    You won’t get €200 VRT (van) because of the rear side windows.

    VET rate as a car would be based on co2 emissions as a percentage of whatever they reckon it’s worth registered.


  • #3
    mystery_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭mystery_man


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    You won’t get €200 VRT (van) because of the rear side windows.

    VET rate as a car would be based on co2 emissions as a percentage of whatever they reckon it’s worth registered.

    So I wonder if it would be better to bring it in with all the seats in the back so it's effectively a minibus with 9 seats / seatbelts. Then it would be classes as category c which carries a flat €200 vrt from my understanding.

    Then when I convert to a camper I will have to pay 13.5% vrt minus the €200 I've already paid

    Does anyone know if I'm correct in my understanding?


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    There may be issues in terms of registering a minibus, seatbelt standards etc.


  • #5
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    mystery_man wrote: »
    So I wonder if it would be better to bring it in with all the seats in the back so it's effectively a minibus with 9 seats / seatbelts. Then it would be classes as category c which carries a flat €200 vrt from my understanding.

    Then when I convert to a camper I will have to pay 13.5% vrt minus the €200 I've already paid

    Does anyone know if I'm correct in my understanding?

    Revenue will value it as an Irish VW Kombi motorhome for VRT purposes. They aren't cheap so you'll be hit with a massive VRT bill which you have to pay and then try to appeal, which for motorhomes isn't easy.


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