vrt import duty for campers into Eire

Was told as classed as commercial they are only 50 euro,but anybody know about this?

As far as I know it's based on weight,and wether is twin wheel or single. 5000 kg comes into my head as regards the 50e .
Give it a while .............someone will give you an answer.

Yeah rip off republic strikes again thanks guys.

AFAIK the 50€ 3 ton thing is no more.

i asked the same question in our nct centre before i bought mine.i asked if i brought one in from uk what would it cost,answer was buy it and bring it to us and we will contact rosslare and give a price.so then i asked if i bought a minibus and converted it myself seeing as duty would have been paid on a bus what would it cost and guess what......the same answer,buy it and bring it to us and we will price it.

hi no i didnt import but bought one from a guy in cork,its a 92 talbot autotrail scout4 as i wasnt interested in converting one to find out i was going to be robbed at centre

Did importing work out cheaper or dearer than buying the same motorhome here in Ireland, Emma?

I wonder do they get valuations from Motorhome dealers who wouldn't like to see motorhomes been imported, competing with sales of their own vans. If that was the case you can be sure they will value them on the high side.

I don't know Tristan, I wasn't having a go at you, I know you and other Dealers also import but what vrt you pay has nothing to do with what you paid for your Motorhome in the UK. Maybe there is some formula based on new prices, but then how do they come up with vrt for home made van conversions?

Daft for sure, Tristan

Hello
We brought our van over in 2009. We paid €50 and were so pleased this amount has now gone ! BUT Because the van is over 3.5 tonne we needed a C license, the one that allows you to drive from 3.7 tonne to 7.5. Lucky we both had this. Also the van has to go to get its NCT equivalent every year now which is €92 per year. This also means that when reselling only someone with the right category licence can drive. In ROI you are restricted in driving speed to 80 Kph. Different speeds in France and the UK Must recheck.

Una

Revenue calculate an Open Market Selling Price on which they then charge you 13.3%.

If you are not happy with their valuation you can challenge it. They set out the process fairly clearly in their online information.

I bought a vehicle in NI and when challenging the OMSP as calculated by Revenue I submitted;

1. My receipt - which was less than what Revenue calculated and
2. 3 other valuations for the same vehicle which I found on the web, one French, one Finnish and some other one - possibly French also.


The average valuation I submitted was significantly lower but it was accepted and I got the appropriate rebate.

It can be quite tricky doing the calculations because different countries (EU) have different VAT rates etc and these must be stripped out of the price and then the Irish VAT rate applied.

As I said, all the relevant info is on the Revenue web site.

When I brought the MH for its NCT it was photographed inside and out and these photos were sent to Revenue as part of their valuation.


By the way, Ireland is not the only EU country charging VRT on imports. I found that quite a few others do it as well, and some charge even more.

I wouldn't hold my breath on that one Paul !

How could they pay back the VRT on every new and secondhand vehicle since 2009? The vrt was paid by the importer and if he get it back then it should go to everyone that owned the vehicle in its lifetime because it was factored into the price every time it was sold.