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Options when buying a 2nd hand bike from the UK

  • 18-08-2024 1:45am
    #1
    Hatcho
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭


    Have a question for the masses. I'm trying to assess the current situation re VRT and VAT when:

    1. Purchasing a bike in the UK mainland and importing directly into ROI
    2. Purchasing a bike that's been re-registered in NI after originally being registered in mainland UK

    According to the Revenue website:


    Registering vehicles from Northern Ireland (NI)
    Vehicles that were previously in use in NI
    A vehicle that has previously been in use in NI can be registered for Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) in the State without liability to additional Customs Duties and import Value-Added Tax (VAT). Proof will be required that the vehicle has been in private ownership for a reasonable period of time.
    Proof that the vehicle was previously in use in NI prior to purchase includes:
    a copy of the V5C showing the last registered keeper in NI and a date of registration to that keeper
    a Ministry of Transport (MOT) test history in NI.


    I wonder what a 'reasonable amount of time' means? 6 months, 1 year? Bottom line is I'm tentatively looking at a bike in the UK, but want to assess the options available and the associated costs.

    Thanks in advance for the help.



Comments

  • #2
    dubal2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭dubal2008


    for cars, it's 3 months up north



  • #3
    Hatcho
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Hatcho


    Cheers for the info dubal. Do you have know if this information is published online anywhere e.g. Revenue website or similar? Cheers.



  • #4
    dubal2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭dubal2008


    Nothing on the limit is written on Revenue website but a friend in the car business has told me that they use 3 months as a rule of thumb



  • #5
    baz69
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭baz69


    I have just completed importing bike from uk mainland, here's my thoughts, would I do it again only if I git a bargain, which I did otherwise no, here's a rough idea purchase price £1350,cost of transport €450,customs clearance agency €145,then customs itself €509,duty €123,which consist of, purchase price converted in euro add on shipping then combined price in euro 23% vat 6%duty ,which brought me up to roughly €3200 ,only because I got a deal did I do it,otherwise no way will get from Germany again next time.



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