dublin port costs for imported bikes ?

dach

just wondering what people have been charged for imports from overseas ?
Thinking of going through ebay for a vintage vespa but don't want to get stuck with a huge VRT, cutoms or VAt bill- can anyone explain the possible costs on something like this....
http://cgi.ebay.ie/Italian-VESPA-1967-VLB-Black-Silver-FULL-RESTORATION_W0QQitemZ4609150207QQcategoryZ9936QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

cheers lads.

KTRIC

As far as I know there shouldn't be any VRT on that. The VRT goes down depending on what the year of the bike is. I was going to bring my 78' Suzuki GS550E back here from Germany and I was told the VRT was very little.

Give the Revenue Comissioners a call , they're the ones you have to speak to when you import a bike or car.

Traumadoc

https://www.ros.ie/VRTEnquiryServlet/showVRT

pbergin

There is no vrt on vehicles over 30 years old.
You can check here
https://www.ros.ie/VRTEnquiryServlet/showBikeCalculator

VRT is calculated by
2 euro up to 350cc and
1 euro per cc thereafter
Then there is an extra discount for every year from new.

KTRIC

Do you know that this Vespa is in Vietnam and the seller is registered in Austrailia. Just thought I'd point this out incase you missed it.

dach

cheers for that lads,
apart form the VRT are there other costs involved once the bike arrives in Dublin port? Is there customs duty to pay- VAT etc ?
I want to be sure of the total cost involved before I order.
Thanks again for the help.
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