When Are You Exempt From Paying VAT When Importing a Car to the UK?
When are you exempt from paying VAT when importing a car? The 5% classic rate, Transfer of Residence, and Returned Goods Relief, and who qualifies for each.
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All guides for bringing vehicles into the UK.
Every guide we publish on customs, classic car eligibility, registration and shipping. In one place.
When Do You Pay Import Duty on a Car in the UK?
Non-EU cars usually pay 10%, Japan a reduced rate, and a classic over 30 years pays 0% duty and just 5% VAT, whatever its origin.
Read guide →What Is NOVA? The HMRC Import Check Explained
NOVA is how HMRC checks an imported vehicle before the DVLA can register it. What it does, how the check works, and why there is no fixed time.
Read guide →How to Import a Classic Motorcycle to the UK
Bikes over 30 years old pay 0% duty and 5% VAT. NOVA, MSVA, MOT and DVLA registration for your classic motorcycle, explained simply.
Read guide →How to Register a Left-Hand Drive Car in the UK
LHD cars are fully legal in the UK, no conversion needed. NOVA, tax, MOT and DVLA registration explained simply, step by step.
Read guide →Requirements for Importing a Car into the UK
Customs, NOVA, tax, approval, MOT, insurance and DVLA registration. A clear, simple checklist of everything you need before you buy.
Read guide →How to Get Number Plates for an Imported Car
You need your V5C first, then the right documents at a registered plate supplier. The easy step-by-step for putting UK plates on an imported car.
Read guide →How to Register an Imported Car with the DVLA
NOVA, tax, MOT and the right forms, explained simply and step by step, so your imported car gets a UK number plate.
Read guide →Importing a Classic Car from Germany to the UK
0% duty and 5% VAT for qualifying classics from Germany, plus customs, NOVA and DVLA registration for your Porsche, Mercedes or BMW.
Read guide →Importing a Classic Car from the USA to the UK
0% duty and 5% VAT for classics over 30 years, plus shipping, the IVA test, left-hand drive rules and DVLA registration for your Mustang or Corvette.
Read guide →How Much VAT and Duty on a Classic Car Import?
5% VAT and 0% duty for qualifying classics over 30 years, 10% duty and 20% VAT for standard cars, explained with worked examples.
Read guide →Importing a Classic Car from Italy to the UK
0% duty and 5% VAT for qualifying classics from Italy, plus customs, NOVA and DVLA registration for your Alfa, Fiat, Lancia or Ferrari.
Read guide →My Car Is in the UK on Foreign Plates but Never Registered: What to Do
A car already in the UK on foreign plates still needs importing: NOVA, any VAT or duty, and DVLA registration. Here is how to register it legally.
Read guide →How to Import a Classic Car from the EU to the UK
Customs, VAT and duty, NOVA and DVLA registration for classics coming into the UK from Europe. Classics over 30 years pay just 5% VAT.
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