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Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:46 am

if my daughter buys a bus in the usa and keeps it there whilst she is working out there, 12 months does she still have to pay import duty when she brings it back :?:

Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:52 am

now you're talking. :wink:
i'm pretty sure you'll beat the buggers with that time scale.

did ye look at the customs website as i suggested?

Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:48 pm

hi ya mate, couldnt seem to find anything,must be somewhere, you must have a garage or do you just collect vws, nice photo of the bus near the tamar bridge,cheers

Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:59 am

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/ch...mport_Home

:idea:

Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:55 am

I bought my Ghia while living in the US, ( replacement for the one I sold to go out there ) when I came home to the UK, so did the Ghia.
It has to be registered in your name as a personal vehicle for a minimum of 6 months, keep all documentation to prove it i.e, licence tags,date of purchase etc.,
From shipping the car in US to seeing car in the UK took approx. 4/5 weeks. (car shipped from NY)
I got a call from the shippers in the UK to collect it and drove it home on US plates .- No Import duty to pay !
Once home, got MOT, it then took about a month and an inspection ( verify age/car numbers - recommend getting birth certificate from Wolfsburg to validate car age) to get issued with a UK registration (pre- 1963 age related plate).
Also recommend getting spare parts while out there and putting inside/on car as shipping them back over later can be expensive.- Its a shame you can't fill containers up with petrol - as thats a shock when you get back :shock:

Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:22 am

thank you very much, it is much appreciated

Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:45 am

Tall Bloke wrote: I bought my Ghia while living in the US, ( replacement for the one I sold to go out there ) when I came home to the UK, so did the Ghia.
It has to be registered in your name as a personal vehicle for a minimum of 6 months, keep all documentation to prove it i.e, licence tags,date of purchase etc.,
From shipping the car in US to seeing car in the UK took approx. 4/5 weeks. (car shipped from NY)
I got a call from the shippers in the UK to collect it and drove it home on US plates .- No Import duty to pay !
Once home, got MOT, it then took about a month and an inspection ( verify age/car numbers - recommend getting birth certificate from Wolfsburg to validate car age) to get issued with a UK registration (pre- 1963 age related plate).
Also recommend getting spare parts while out there and putting inside/on car as shipping them back over later can be expensive.- Its a shame you can't fill containers up with petrol - as thats a shock when you get back :shock: hi all! very nice forum indeed :) hello tall bloke from another tall bloke, i have just been onto the custom's in the UK and i was told i must add together the cost of the car, shipping, + insurance 1% then with the total of that add another 10% for duty then add the 17.5% vat :evil: is this correct ?
or was i talking to a tw-t

Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:58 am

hi, you may have been talking to a twat,but i think the twat was right with what he said,there has to be around it,robbing bastards