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Bringing in vintage vehicle from USA to Ireland

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  • 24-03-2015 3:03am
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    jamezymck
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi!

    So, a neighbour of mine has bought a lovely looking Porsche 944 that he's doing very little work with. He bought it off a fella from Fermanagh. There's speculation whether he got the right paperwork (the car is still I believe registered in the US). It doesn't have northern plates so it couldn't be? I heard that licence plates are more or less specific to the person and not the car in the states? Am I wrong? Can this car have no plates of its own?

    If I was to bring in an American car to register it in Ireland, what paperwork should I be looking for? I don't want to buy a car I can't take on the road...

    Also, how much is it to bring in cars from the US? Is there a VRT charged even though it's 30+ years old?

    Thanks for the help, im a terrible noob at this stuff!


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    swarlb
    Registered Users Posts: 1,244 ✭✭✭swarlb


    jamezymck wrote: »
    Hi!

    So, a neighbour of mine has bought a lovely looking Porsche 944 that he's doing very little work with. He bought it off a fella from Fermanagh. There's speculation whether he got the right paperwork (the car is still I believe registered in the US). It doesn't have northern plates so it couldn't be? I heard that licence plates are more or less specific to the person and not the car in the states? Am I wrong? Can this car have no plates of its own?

    If I was to bring in an American car to register it in Ireland, what paperwork should I be looking for? I don't want to buy a car I can't take on the road...

    Also, how much is it to bring in cars from the US? Is there a VRT charged even though it's 30+ years old?

    Thanks for the help, im a terrible noob at this stuff!

    Would it not be simpler to source a car either here or in the UK. A much easier process, and most likely RHD.


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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    jamezymck wrote: »
    Also, how much is it to bring in cars from the US? Is there a VRT charged even though it's 30+ years old?
    You'll pay a €200 flat VRT fee, but you'll have to pay VAT on the (invoice price + shipping cost). There's also custom duties.

    With the dollar gone the way it is, unless you're making a big saving it's not economically viable anymore.

    Say you import a car for 10k and it costs you 3K to get it here... you're looking at over €16,500 on the road.


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