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Find out about the taxes and registration requirements for vehicles from EU (European Union) countries...
The
procedures relating to importing and registering a foreign vehicle are complex.
It is possible to complete the process yourself or to use a company which
specialises in providing this service.
In
order to register a car in Spain, a vehicle must undergo a safety inspection
similar to the UK's MOT test. Import taxes as well as IVA may be payable
on imported vehicles.
New
car: If importing a new vehicle, 21 percent VAT (IVA) must be paid.
Used
car: Imported vehicles owned for more than six months prior to the
owner becoming resident in Spain are not subject to import duty, provided that
VAT was paid in the EU country in which the vehicle was purchased.
A
registration tax (Impuesto Especial sobre Determinados
Medios de Transporte) is
due on imported vehicles, and must be paid online rather than in the local tax
office (Agencia Tributaria). This
is a tax based on the vehicle's average market value. It is banded according to
the CO2 emissions rating of a vehicle, and applies to both diesel and petrol
engines:
- 0 percent tax
for vehicles with emissions of less than 120 grams of CO2 per kilometre
- 4.75 percent
tax for vehicles with emissions from 120 to 160 grams of CO2 per kilometre
- 9.75 percent
tax for vehicles with emissions from 160 to 200 grams of CO2 per kilometre
- 14.75 percent
tax for vehicles with emissions of more than 200 grams of CO2 per
kilometre
- 12 percent tax
for vehicles which are not rated for CO2 emissions
In
the Canary Isles, registration tax is one percent lower on all emission
categories.
- ComCar has a
CO2 emissions calculator for various makes and models of car: ComCar
Application
Form (Modelo)
576 from the Spanish Customs Office, for payment of registration tax, should be
completed online and the application fee paid. Form 576 replaces Form 565, and
is submitted online.
- For
Application Form 576, guidance notes and electronic submission visit the: Tax Agency (in
Spanish)
Registering vehicles from another EU country
In
order to register a car in Spain, an NIE (Número
de Identificación de Extranjero) is required.
The
following must be submitted at the local Traffic Department (Jefatura Provincial de Tráfico):
- An application form available
from the local Traffic Department
- Personal identification (residence
card or passport; original and photocopies suggested)
- Proof of
address such
as a lease or deed (original and photocopy)
- Receipt of
payment of local
car tax (impuesto
municipal sobre vehículos de tracción mecánica/IVTM) from
the local town hall or Traffic Department
- Confirmation
of payment of registration
tax (Impuesto
Especial sobre Determinados Medios de Transporte)
- Registration
document (Permiso de Circulación y
Permiso Para Conducción)
- Registration
fee
- Proof
that VAT (IVA) has been paid
in the country of purchase. If it has not been paid because the vehicle is
new, it may be necessary to complete Form 309
- Technical Test
Certificate Card (Tarjeta
de Inspección Técnica) obtainable from an ITV station
(original and photocopy)
- Vehicle
purchase receipt (original
and photocopy)
- Certificate of
Conformity (Certificado
de Conformidad) from the vehicle manufacturer or a certified
representative (original and photocopy). There are two types of
Certificate of Conformity:
- EC Certificate,
which is valid throughout the EU, or
- National
Certificate, generally issued for modified vehicles, buses, trailers and
other large vehicles. It is only valid in the country in which it was
issued.
- If applicable,
declaration of ownership of other Spanish-registered vehicles
- If applicable, declaration of possession of a Spanish driving licence