luke mersh

i was wondering if anybody can tell me the cost of importing an english car 20 years old into spain.

finca steve

Import tax 12% the value
Registration tax 4% the value.
Both worked out by Hacienda
Total cost including changing lights etc will be around the 1200 euro mark depending on the car.

If the car is a bit special then lights might be a problem.

I have done this exercise myself twice once with and once without a 'gestor'.

If you have time, patiance and a smattering of Spanish you can do it yourself and save around 200 euros. If not then this is an expense worth paying.

Good luck if you go ahead.

painterhombre

i was lead to believe that if you have owned the car for more than 6 months prior to entering spain, you dont pay import tax?

i wonder if someone would clarify that.

....oh and i wonder if anyone know if i am self employed in spain, which i will be, can you claim it, or part of it, against tax?

luke mersh

thanks for that steve,
so if i have owned the car for more than a year and i am fluent in spanish and do all the leg work, what do you reckon the savings will be?

snikpoh

The other criteria, however, is that you have to do the matriculation within 30 days of signing on the Padron (that is, the FIRST signing on!). I think you may also need lots of additional documentation.

painterhombre

yes i thought so, but amanda will be going on the padron, i wont be until the end of the year as i have unfinished busienss to attend to here in the UK. I planned to register the car around the end of december, coinciding with paying the years SUMA in january. If i can get away from the import tax then its cool as a spanish registered LHD BMW will fetch a far higher price in spain on Spanish plates than what i bought it for!

Fred James

There is no import tax, only the registration tax. If you start the process within 30 days of becoming resident this can be avoided as has already been mentioned.

The registration tax varies from zero to 14.75% depending on the CO2 emmissions and is based on the written down value of the car.

After 12 years all cars are valued at 10% of the current value based on the lists held by Hacienda.

The biggest problem will be getting a certificate of conformity for a 20 year old car and also getting through the ITV.

painterhombre

hey fred, can i ask, is there a SUMA rating for classic cars in Spain?? EG, certain cars in the UK get a free tax disc when they are considered "classic". Would the OP's car be old enough for something like that? Just a thought.

Casa Santo Estevo

When I imported my old car we did not have to pay anything..it was just over 40 years old then but the problem was there was no tax listing for it. It is the only one in Spain!
Rules are always being broken are they not?
Good luck with the paper chase it is relatively easy just take plenty of copies of all the "other" bits paperwork you have.

painterhombre

cheers. You have the "only one in spain" ?!!!!!! Blimey, do you mind me asking what it is that you drive?

Casa Santo Estevo

Austin Westminster..it was my only car when i moved here. but it was bit too much for the wallet, 3 Litre and six cylinders etc etc.

painterhombre

cool! Is that one of the ones with a roller Engine?

VFR

No that was the Vanden Plas (sic)

Brian

painterhombre

oh ok, well both cool cars in their time.......

VFR

No the Citreon DS was cool

Brian