Duty Exempt Car Import - Control
Feb 9th 2017, 11:24 am
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Duty Exempt Car Import - Control
Got caught by surprise this morning .
Shopping in Continente , mobile rings “We are from the Customs in Faro, can we see your car ? “. Obviously I said “yes” , “Fine we are outside your front door now !”
Drive home, two women waiting – routine follow-up on high value import exemptions. Check car docs and compare to originals presented in Faro then they had to see twelve months’ worth of utility bills to prove we actually live here. Did not know once the car is imported you have to be resident in Portugal for the first twelve months , of course knew about the sliding scale on the duty but politely informed I must not leave the country , except for holidays, before June 2017.
Big brother is watching you
Shopping in Continente , mobile rings “We are from the Customs in Faro, can we see your car ? “. Obviously I said “yes” , “Fine we are outside your front door now !”
Drive home, two women waiting – routine follow-up on high value import exemptions. Check car docs and compare to originals presented in Faro then they had to see twelve months’ worth of utility bills to prove we actually live here. Did not know once the car is imported you have to be resident in Portugal for the first twelve months , of course knew about the sliding scale on the duty but politely informed I must not leave the country , except for holidays, before June 2017.
Big brother is watching you
Feb 10th 2017, 10:25 am
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Re: Duty Exempt Car Import - Control
Got caught by surprise this morning .
Shopping in Continente , mobile rings “We are from the Customs in Faro, can we see your car ? “. Obviously I said “yes” , “Fine we are outside your front door now !”
Drive home, two women waiting – routine follow-up on high value import exemptions. Check car docs and compare to originals presented in Faro then they had to see twelve months’ worth of utility bills to prove we actually live here. Did not know once the car is imported you have to be resident in Portugal for the first twelve months , of course knew about the sliding scale on the duty but politely informed I must not leave the country , except for holidays, before June 2017.
Big brother is watching you
Shopping in Continente , mobile rings “We are from the Customs in Faro, can we see your car ? “. Obviously I said “yes” , “Fine we are outside your front door now !”
Drive home, two women waiting – routine follow-up on high value import exemptions. Check car docs and compare to originals presented in Faro then they had to see twelve months’ worth of utility bills to prove we actually live here. Did not know once the car is imported you have to be resident in Portugal for the first twelve months , of course knew about the sliding scale on the duty but politely informed I must not leave the country , except for holidays, before June 2017.
Big brother is watching you
edit: It was GNR who went to his door & were sent by customs. I also know of others who have had a visit to check up.
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Feb 10th 2017, 10:42 am
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Re: Duty Exempt Car Import - Control
Customer of ours imported 1990's Mercedes(worth 10k max) from Switzerland(non-EU but still able to avoid the tax) as he had been living there for a few years, 6 months later the customs chapped his door only for his mother to tell them "He's moved away to Luxemburg", he ended up having to pay over 40k(taxes and fines), life ruined!
edit: It was GNR who went to his door & were sent by customs. I also know of others who have had a visit to check up.
edit: It was GNR who went to his door & were sent by customs. I also know of others who have had a visit to check up.
Feb 12th 2017, 10:18 am
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Re: Duty Exempt Car Import - Control
Customer of ours imported 1990's Mercedes(worth 10k max) from Switzerland(non-EU but still able to avoid the tax) as he had been living there for a few years, 6 months later the customs chapped his door only for his mother to tell them "He's moved away to Luxemburg", he ended up having to pay over 40k(taxes and fines), life ruined!
edit: It was GNR who went to his door & were sent by customs. I also know of others who have had a visit to check up.
edit: It was GNR who went to his door & were sent by customs. I also know of others who have had a visit to check up.
