Car import guides

Buying a car in one EU country and registering it in another? Each guide has the exact documents, real costs, step-by-step and the traps that cost buyers thousands.

Import to Poland from Germany

Poland imports ~850,000 used cars a year, most from Germany — because a German car is ofte… · paperwork: Easy

Import to France from Germany

German used cars are a French favourite — but the CO₂ malus can wipe out the saving on pow… · paperwork: Moderate

Import to Netherlands from Germany

Importing to the Netherlands can be worth thousands — but the BPM tax is the trap everyone… · paperwork: Complex

Import to Belgium from Germany

Belgium is one of the simpler imports — the online E705 customs step is free and the whole… · paperwork: Moderate

Import to Germany from France or Denmark

Germany has no registration tax, so an EU import can be cheap to register — the catch is t… · paperwork: Moderate

Import to Spain from Germany or France

Importing to Spain is worthwhile on the right car, but the IEDMT registration tax is bande… · paperwork: Complex

Import to Romania from Germany

Romania is one of Europe's biggest used-car importers — and since the registration/environ… · paperwork: Easy

Import to Czechia from Germany

Czechia has no registration tax and — for any Euro 3 or newer car — no ecology fee, so imp… · paperwork: Easy

Import to Slovakia from Germany

Slovakia has no CO₂ registration tax — just a power-based registration fee — so a German i… · paperwork: Moderate

Import to Italy from Germany

Italy has no CO₂ registration tax — only a modest provincial IPT — so a German import is o… · paperwork: Moderate

Import to Bulgaria from Germany

Bulgaria has no registration tax — just a small eco fee — which is why German imports are … · paperwork: Easy

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