Car question

[sjg-uk]

Originally Posted by dojoman43

Right, I have had a quote from Gwennys, but the excise duty is €2300 and with this and the other costs it is far more than the car is worth. Is there anyway that I do not have to pay the excise duty? I will be moving there permanently, I am retired and we have owned the car since new, it is nearly 7 years old now.

I've heard that there is a possibility that you can claim some of the import duty back, because you have owned it for a while. But as I understand it , you will need to pay this first. Not a good idea to me. As the Cyprus government , like all other governments , don't like to refund money , so I expect this might be difficult .
I haven't read on here if any other expats that have successfully got a refund.
No disrespect , but is it really worth bringing over this car ? You don't need a 2.0 diesel engine here anyway. And as I'm sure , this will not be your last car , why not sell it in the uk , or part exchange it for a sub 1.6 engine model and bring that over ?

[Vegaanders]

Originally Posted by sjg-uk

I've heard that there is a possibility that you can claim some of the import duty back, because you have owned it for a while. But as I understand it , you will need to pay this first. Not a good idea to me. As the Cyprus government , like all other governments , don't like to refund money , so I expect this might be difficult .
I haven't read on here if any other expats that have successfully got a refund.
No disrespect , but is it really worth bringing over this car ? You don't need a 2.0 diesel engine here anyway. And as I'm sure , this will not be your last car , why not sell it in the uk , or part exchange it for a sub 1.6 engine model and bring that over ?

First you dont need to pay first, and second you will be free of all the fee.

This question is about the possibility to import a car free of the Fee, not about if its worth it or not. That question must be up to the person inporting to decide

[zin]

By EU law it should be free of import duty, in practise it's not. Your options are to take the Cyprus government to EU court over it, just pay it, or find a cheaper alternative car wise to bring.

[Vegaanders]

Sorry Zin but I dont believe you. Have anyone you know or on this forum ever done the application?

Just for everyone to read I copied a part of the Cyprus Customs own writing.

"If you are resident in another member state of the EU and you have decided to transfer your normal residence to Cyprus, under certain conditions you are entitled to transfer your personal property without having to pay excise duty and VAT. You will find all the information in the Guide to Customs Procedures titled “Transfer of normal residence”.

If part of your personal property is a motor vehicle, you are required to declare it to the nearest Customs Station within 24 hours from the date of its arrival. If a public holiday or weekend follows the date of arrival, you must make the declaration on the first working day after the expiration of the 24 hours deadline.

In order not to be deprived of your vehicle until you make an application for relief and receive an answer, you may be allowed to drive the vehicle temporarily under Form C.104O. A copy of Form C.104O will be given to you by Customs and you must keep it in the vehicle all the time and produce it to a Customs or Police Officer if so requested.

You may submit your application for relief to any Customs Office or to Customs Headquarters. If you get a positive answer, the procedure is not terminated there. You will have to complete form SAD. If you cannot complete it on your own, you may use the services of a clearing agent. You may submit your SAD at any Regional Customs Office, accompanied by Form C.104O, which will be kept by Customs. You will not pay excise duty or VAT.

Customs will issue Form C72A and a copy will be given to you. The vehicle must be then produced, together with Form C72A and other documents relating to your vehicle, to the Inland Transport Department for inspection and registration purposes.

If you get a negative answer from Customs because you do not meet the criteria for being granted a relief for the vehicle, you have the following options:

to pay the excise duty and VAT (if the latter is payable);
to place it in a customs warehouse;
to send it to another member state of the EU; or
to export it to a third country"

[zin]

Have you tried giving them a call?

+357 22602723

and have you seen this?

CUSTOMS & EXCISE - Vehicles

and this?

Exemption of Excise Duties on Cars - EU (Duty Free)

[Vegaanders]

Yes to both questions even if I used another number to call customs.

I copied the info from the page you reffer to so I believe its true.

About other webpage

The webpage is not true what it comes to you having an occupation

There is a lot of false info on Internet, thats why I always want to check with the responsible ones

And still. No one has told me that they have applied for the relief.

[sjg-uk]

Originally Posted by Vegaanders

First you dont need to pay first, and second you will be free of all the fee.

This question is about the possibility to import a car free of the Fee, not about if its worth it or not. That question must be up to the person inporting to decide

Vegaanders,
As you seem to know the correct information , can you explain the correct proceedure please on this. From start to finish . As this will help many .
Thank you.

[Vegaanders]

First of all read this through

You need a form called T2L or Τ2LF from customes. It is a certificate that tell cyprus customs that the car has been taxed and registered in your country

http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/customs/cu...df?OpenElement

Then you need this form

From the first document you will see what papers you need to bring with you

You have also bring the form I have attached. As it say it must be signed with a customs officer present

You will then get a special form so you can drive your car until you get your approval from Customs

But the above document clearly states how to do it

Please report back

[Vegaanders]

Just to make things more clear, this new law was passed late 2011 and in function from 01.01.2012. Perhaps this is why not many knows about it. And it is ofc not much advertised.

I am sure this law is the result of the fines imposed by EU.

Late shall the sinner wake up

[zin]

Would love to give it a go but my car is annoyingly not in the EU!