Importing a car to France from Switzerland
We are moving to Saint Raphael in September if there is anybody in the district that might want to say hello.
That said I would really appreciate any information that would help me import our Swiss registered car into France permanently. Is there perhaps an agency that would do all the paperwork for me already based in France ? To date the whole procedure seems to be a beaurocratic nightmare !!! :confused: |
Re: Importing a car to France from Switzerland
Not much help I know, but we have Swiss friends who live here most of the time but keep their Swiss registration and go back to geneva every six weeks or so so she can have her hair done !!
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Thanks, heavens how the other half live !!
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Re: Importing a car to France from Switzerland
How old is the car? Has it been for "la visite" recently?
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It's a VW camper, and just over 1 year old. Not sure I know what "la visit" is !!� ����
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Re: Importing a car to France from Switzerland
Originally Posted by Rob9422
(Post 12291419)
It's a VW camper, and just over 1 year old. Not sure I know what "la visit" is !!� ����
It is good that the vehicle is relatively recent as regards getting it into another country. Not sure about France, but a few countries will want to add VAT if it is 6 months old or less, not the case here. I assume that you want French plates, insurance etc? You can run on Swiss plates and insurance until that is sorted and I mean sorted, plates swapped, insurance in hand, grey card exchanged for the French equivalent. The bulk of the paperwork will be with the French, as you don't have to export from CH per se, when you're fully up and running you can cancel the insurance - obtaining a refund for the balance of the insured year - and returning the CH plates to the Cantonal vehicle office, maybe also the now voided grey card - not sure about that, I can check with a friend. You can send the plates in by post should you not wish to drive back and hand them in personally. |
Re: Importing a car to France from Switzerland
Thankyou so much for all that information. It's a relief that I can do the process over a reasonable length of time. I believe that I can drive on Swiss plates and insurance for 1 year.
That said I will try to import the car as part of my "goods and chattels" that way I should avoid import duty, and hopefully VAT. |
Re: Importing a car to France from Switzerland
Originally Posted by Rob9422
(Post 12291593)
That said I will try to import the car as part of my "goods and chattels" that way I should avoid import duty, and hopefully VAT.
Are you moving goods and chattels yourself, or will you be using a removals company? If so, all you need to do is get your CH leaving docs in order, and the removals company will handle the import formalities into France. Might be worth asking them how they think best to handle the VW. Good luck with all this, I'll be going through the same thing in a year or so... |
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Thanks again, I'll keep you posted on how it goes !!
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