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Importing from Netherlands

  • 27-01-2022 11:01AM
    #1
    Wavey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭


    Morning all,

    I'm looking to purchase a car in the Netherlands next month and import to IE.

    Has anybody done this and how is the transfer of ownership handled?

    I assume the seller has a registration document that is either handed tothe buyer with the car, or the seller sends the document to a government dept in NL who will forward it to the buyer in IE after processing?

    Are there any pitfalls?

    Many thanks,

    Wavey.



Comments

  • #2
    henryfool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭henryfool


    Also interested in this....



  • #3
    Wavey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Wavey


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118547010#Comment_118547010

    I've spoken to transport companies and a dealer in NL and it is very straightforward. More so than the UK.

    Complete registration documents are handed over with the car.



  • #4
    ewiz9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭ewiz9


    any advantage of doing this?



  • #5
    ewiz9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭ewiz9


    dont need to pay vrt?



  • #6
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,234 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579399#Comment_118579399


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579397#Comment_118579397

    VRT would no matter where the car has comes from on the earth. VAT wouldn't need to be paid once car was 6 months old or less than 6000km on clock. Problem is bulk of cars in Netherlands are left hand drive, additionally they have a penal tax system like VRT so bargains are likely to be few and far between.

    Perhaps their classic cars are where the bargains are.



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  • #7
    Wavey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Wavey


    It is a classic that I am importing so a fixed-low VRT.

    Only reason to go to EU is to avoid the VAT applied if you import from UK post-brexit. Also NL & DE have a very large selection of used and well maintained Porsche/BMW/Merc. They take their service history very seriously - more so than UK or IE.

    Car will be LHD but I'm ok with that.



  • #8
    TigerTim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,270 ✭✭✭TigerTim


    I use Mobile.de for Germany. Any sites worth a look for NL?

    T.



  • #9
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    U need to make sure the car has APK in NL or they wont let you export it. You also need to apply for temporary plates if you export it.



  • #10
    FGR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,464 ✭✭✭FGR


    I remember Top Gear back in the 90s talking about how you could order new RHD cars in the Netherlands and bring them in with massive discounts relative to the UK.

    I take it this option has been long closed off by manufacturers?



  • #11
    Wavey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Wavey


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118581928#Comment_118581928

    www.autowereld.nl

    www.autoscout24.com

    www.theparking.eu



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