Buy a car from the UK and shipp to CYP

madoxx · #1 (**permalink**) 16th January 2011, 02:57 PM

Hi everybody. I live in cyprus iam eu citizen and iam thinking of buying a

car from the uk. I ask lot of people but i get diferent answers. Are there

any taxes or customs fees i have to pay?? Specifically, the model is ford

mondeo 1.6 petrol, year is 2007 or 2008. And if i have to pay some fees,

then my second question is -->> why?? We are in europe union and if

allready duty has been paid in the uk, no cause for anyone to pay nothing

!!!!!!

Thanks a lot!!!!!

zeeb0 · #2 (**permalink**) 16th January 2011, 03:04 PM

I hve recently shipped from the UK and the moving company information stated that to not pay additional duty i had to have owned the car in the UK for 6 months and not been in cyprus for 6 months or something.... To your second question quite simply its illegal!! but the government earn more in duty than the EU penalties so have no problem enforcing and illegal tax!

"This is Cyprus".... :-)

madoxx · #3 (**permalink**) 16th January 2011, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zeeb0

I hve recently shipped from the UK and the moving company information stated that to not pay additional duty i had to have owned the car in the UK for 6 months and not been in cyprus for 6 months or something.... To your second question quite simply its illegal!! but the government earn more in duty than the EU penalties so have no problem enforcing and illegal tax!

"This is Cyprus".... :-)

Hm, and cane you advise me, how much i will pay about?? More than 2 or 5

thousands euro?? Thx

madoxx · #4 (**permalink**) 29th January 2011, 03:49 PM

Anyone heard about the Cyprus government is planning to abolish import taxes???

I met a few people who talked about it and said that it read in the newspapers

zin · #5 (**permalink**) 29th January 2011, 07:50 PM

EU: Excise duties unfairly favour Cypriots - Cyprus Mail

Vegaanders · #6 (**permalink**) 29th January 2011, 08:21 PM

Will be really interesting to see what will happen if the Comission decide to put sanctions on Cyprus.

madoxx · #7 (**permalink**) 29th January 2011, 08:28 PM

It's finally time to change this ludicrous and illegal tax.

madoxx · #8 (**permalink**) 29th January 2011, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vegaanders

Will be really interesting to see what will happen if the Comission decide to put sanctions on Cyprus.

I believe that when the Cypriot government has not granted what the EU wants, they will pay a heavy fine... and it probably doesnt want anyone :-))

Vegaanders · #9 (**permalink**) 29th January 2011, 08:41 PM

They allready today pay fines for taking out the tax but dont seem to bother because they earn more on the tax. So I hope the sanctions will be something else that really hurt

madoxx · #10 (**permalink**) 29th January 2011, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vegaanders

They allready today pay fines for taking out the tax but dont seem to bother because they earn more on the tax. So I hope the sanctions will be something else that really hurt

I want to buy //import used car from UK//before this summer, therefore I hope this problem will be solved.. if not i will tell them this --> This cypriot rule discriminates against non-Cypriot EU citizens and is contrary to Article 18 of the Treaty on Functioning of the European Union..