Malta Commercial. Camper

Hi guys.

First time poster here. Looking for some help. I’m wondering about bringing in a commercial van into republic Ireland. It’s a lovely low mileage 2018 Ducato. Left hand drive, windows cut out, floor complete and wired I got it at a very good price from a camper company going out of business in Germany.

Now my situation is a strange one as I’m living in Malta since before the pandemic. Resident here and everything. I want to convert the van in Malta (still as a commercial) and then import to Ireland.

My question is can I even bring the van into Ireland in this state? It would be a commercial on Maltese log book but once you look in the back would very much be a motorhome.
my intention is to get the SQI report done when in Ireland, pay the 13% etc and tax as a motor home.

Any advice/ or experience on this would be great. Essentially I’m bringing a commercial van in from Europe except it’s actually converted into a camper just not on the log book.

Cheers!

I appreciate the reply thank you.

I’m just not sure here as the van is a commercial and not a motorhome even in Maltese standards.

You also have to own it and have it taxed and insured in your name for six months, you need, logbook, sales invoice, copy of the sailing ticket, you need to book it in within 7 days of landing, and have any service record, get the Certificate of Conformaty from the dealer it will help with the details you will need, for the transfer to camper, get the SQI work checked as you do it, if you can don't wait until you get home.

Read trough all the details.
https://www.revenue.ie/en/vrt/index.aspx.

All vehicles produced have to have a cert of conformity, when vehicles change ownership the certificate sometimes does not get passed on to the new owner. They are issued by the manufacturer so if the dealer/company you are getting hte van from does not have it try contacting the manufacturer for one, they may be able issue a copy or duplicate.

To be a camper it has to have the basic's fitted. Otherwise it's a van

The Basics
It is defined in (EU) 2018/858 ‘a vehicle of category M with living accommodation space which contains the following equipment as a minimum:
(a) seats and table.
(b) sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seats.
(c) cooking facilities.
(d) storage facilities.
This equipment shall be rigidly fixed to the living compartment. However, the table may be designed to be easily removable’.

With regard to the six months, ( that is the length of time you own it, not from the time you import it to Malta ) it will be cheaper for you to leave it in Malta, until the time is up. think about having to pay VRT of about €5,000.00.
Don't forget, in order to get the reduced rate camper Insurance and Tax. you will have to be a resident and have a car insured, and that is a problem, in itself, depending on how long you have been out of the country.