Bangkokhatter Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Hi All has anybody here had experience of importing their car from their own country over to here. I have a car and motorbike back in the Uk and rather than sell them I thought about bringing them over. I have looked on a couple of websites but they do not really tell me how much duty I would have to pay. Anyone any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabeachbum Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 bunch of existing topics here on this initially you need an importlicense, takes some months and require a non Imm Visa, couple of years ownership before application duty is 80% exciceatx is 30-50% based on cars value and duty, depending on engine interior tax 7% vat in general its more expensive than buying same vehicles here, and bunch of hassle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkokhatter Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 bunch of existing topics here on this initially you need an importlicense, takes some months and require a non Imm Visa, couple of years ownership before application duty is 80% exciceatx is 30-50% based on cars value and duty, depending on engine interior tax 7% vat in general its more expensive than buying same vehicles here, and bunch of hassle Ok thanks for the info, will have a look at other threads, does seem a lot of hassle and expensive but the car is an old Porche so was hoping it would not cost as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) bunch of existing topics here on this initially you need an importlicense, takes some months and require a non Imm Visa, couple of years ownership before application duty is 80% exciceatx is 30-50% based on cars value and duty, depending on engine interior tax 7% vat in general its more expensive than buying same vehicles here, and bunch of hassle Ok thanks for the info, will have a look at other threads, does seem a lot of hassle and expensive but the car is an old Porche so was hoping it would not cost as much. And there's whether or not the customs agent wants your car or not as if they do it will be well out reach duty wise .. Porsche probably... Also since KBB glossed over it due to the redundancy of the thread the value placed on the car for tax purposes is not based on it's current value but it's new value as I understand it .. Edited January 11, 2012 by WarpSpeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonRiverOasis Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 The value is as determined by customs' own valuation - and that usually keeps on increasing until you say 'forget it, keep the car' In short though, unless you have very good connections with people in high-up positions in the customs dept, there's no way you'll be able to import a Porsche that's worth importing for less than what you could but it for here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 The value is as determined by customs' own valuation - and that usually keeps on increasing until you say 'forget it, keep the car' In short though, unless you have very good connections with people in high-up positions in the customs dept, there's no way you'll be able to import a Porsche that's worth importing for less than what you could but it for here. Yeah cheers, that's what I meant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkokhatter Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Cheers for the replies, I thought customs may have wanted some tea money, but not a whole bloody pot of it may as well try and sell it back in the UK then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Cheers for the replies, I thought customs may have wanted some tea money, but not a whole bloody pot of it may as well try and sell it back in the UK then Best idea. Very sad situation here for petrol heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryq Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Just one more tip for anybody who is still thinking of importing their car from abroad, get a disabled drivers kit fitted in your home country... you'll need it after paying an arm and a leg to customs here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Just one more tip for anybody who is still thinking of importing their car from abroad, get a disabled drivers kit fitted in your home country... you'll need it after paying an arm and a leg to customs here. And anything you have left over can go towards a modified motorcycle trike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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