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TRANSFER OF RESIDENCE

Come home with your car. Zero tax.

If you meet three conditions, transfer-of-residence relief removes the customs duty, the import VAT and the registration tax. You pay no tax at all: only our work.

0%
Customs duty

versus 10 % on an ordinary import

0%
Import VAT

versus 21 % on the customs value

0%
Registration tax

versus 4.75–14.75 % depending on CO₂

The three conditions

  1. 01

    Twelve months outside the European Union

    You must have had your habitual residence outside Union territory for at least twelve consecutive months.

  2. 02

    Six months of using the vehicle

    The car must be yours and must have been used at your former residence for at least six months before the move.

  3. 03

    Twelve months to import

    The import must take place within twelve months of establishing your residence in Spain.

If you do not meet all three conditions, the relief does not apply and the import becomes an ordinary one. We tell you before we start, not after.

How it works

This is the smoothest case we handle, and the one most people do not know about. If you are moving back to Spain after a spell in Switzerland and bringing your car with you, transfer-of-residence relief removes the entire tax burden on entry: no duty, no import VAT, and exemption from registration tax.

It does not work for buying a car and bringing it over: the vehicle has to be yours and to have been used beforehand. There is also a condition not to sell it for a set period after import. Selling early loses the exemption.

What remains is the work: the Swiss export declaration, transport, type approval, the roadworthiness test, the tax filing with the exemption correctly claimed, and registration with the traffic authority. That is exactly what we do.

What it costs

Customs duty0 €
Import VAT0 €
Registration tax0 €
Our feefixed, in writing, before we start900 €

Plus the real costs, with no markup: transport, roadworthiness test and DGT fee.

Check it in the calculator: tick “it is my car and I am moving back to Spain” and the three tax lines drop to zero.

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What we handle

  • Export declaration at Swiss customs
  • Application for the relief and recognition of the exemption
  • Transport by car carrier
  • Homologation with the EU certificate and import roadworthiness test
  • Form 576 with the exemption correctly claimed
  • Registration with the DGT and delivery to your door