Sell car to export? It is important to note that!

Thomas Wachsmuth July 12, 2022 Test sites, laws, offenses, information

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Vehicles that do not yet have many kilometers on the odometer, such as year-old cars, are best suited to domestic to be resold. In the case of old vehicles, for which it may be questionable whether they will pass the main inspection again, exporting them abroad can be a good option. And maybe that is too without TUV is also possible. In particular used diesel vehicles are very popular abroad due to their robustness, while they are not easy to sell in Germany due to the strict environmental regulations. Outside of the EU, these requirements are sometimes much looser. And also the sale of a defective vehicle going abroad can be worthwhile.

Differences when selling to EU or non-EU countries!

Between selling in another EU country and selling in a country outside of the EU there are significant differences. The differences between a domestic sale and a sale within the EU are relatively small. The most important thing here is a good, if possible multilingual, sales advertisement. The hurdles in a sale outside of the EU however, can be very large.

In the EU!

Movement of goods between EU members is, by partial restrictions apart from that, free. cars are free from restrictions. Selling a vehicle is therefore similar to domestic sales. However, care must be taken that when the value of the vehicle exceeds 1.000 euros, a Registration at customs is required. If the vehicle is a used vehicle, there are no customs duties and VAT. It's different with new vehicles. Vehicles are considered "new" if they less than half a year were registered and less than 6.000 kilometers ran.

In this case, one will be on sale Value-added tax due in destination country from the new owner of the vehicle is payable. For sale abroad are basically the same documents required as for sale in Germany. However, since a possible case of fraud abroad can be more difficult to track down, special care should be taken when selling abroad that the data in the purchase contract is complete. These include:

Buyer's ID number
Full name of both contracting parties

Full addresses of both contracting parties
Date and time of delivery
It is also advisable to make a copy of the buyer's identity card.

It goes without saying that only a deregistered vehicle should be sold abroad License plate for export needed. The prerequisite for issuing the license plate is always a valid one Motor vehicle liability insurance for home and abroad. A export plates provides additional security. These identifiers can be recognized by the fact that they have a red bar on the right side, on which the Expiry Date is fixed.

This type of identifier is also among the names Export license plate or Customs code known. The cost of this type of authorization is at least 35 euros, with a validity of between 15 days and one year. A prerequisite for such a label is a valid general inspection and car insurance, Also Kurzzeitkennzeichen may be used for the export of vehicles. The downside is that this is timed limited to 5 days are and also not from all countries be acknowledged. You should definitely find out about this in advance. The costs for this are 33 euros for the creation and the signs. There is also a requirement valid general inspection and car insurance.

Sale outside the European Union

Also for a sale outside of the EU are they as a private person not taxable. However, the export must be proven with documents and the export approved by customs. However, this is only a formality that takes place at the Federal Office for the Environment and Export Control. An export duty can be levied if customs services such as a supervised or escorted transfer are used.

EORI number (Economic Operator's Registration and Identification number)

Also is a so-called Eori number required for export to non-EU countries. This is applied for at the customs office. This number is used to register and identify the car. It also contains information about the contracting parties and the goods to be exported. The following information is required to apply for export:

Copy of the vehicle registration document.
Information on the type of transport.
A copy of the export invoice without VAT.

Information about the border customs office where you leave the EU.

In addition, to confirm the export, a current TÜV report, License-plates, the Registration certificate Part 1 and 2, a Confirmation of insurance, identity card and Vehicle self used.

MRN (Movement Reference Number)

After successful verification of the registration you will receive a so-called DNR. This enables them to provide evidence of the export declaration during the entire transfer. The customs office stamps this certificate and when leaving the EU it is stamped again by the responsible border customs office. The certificate is definitely to keep, in order to be able to submit them later to the tax office. Selling a vehicle in a non-EU country is therefore quite expensive for a private individual. However, there are dealers who specialize in selling vehicles abroad. They take over the entire sale of the vehicle and the associated formalities.

Beware of fraudsters

If you want to sell your car quickly, you tend to imprudence. Fraudsters like to take advantage of this fact. To avoid becoming a victim of such a scam, here are the most common scams explained. In no case should payment by check be accepted. There is a high risk that this is not covered. So you can experience an unpleasant surprise when you want to redeem it. In that case, your vehicle is gone and so is the money.

Especially if you want to sell your vehicle quickly, it can happen that you are still a scammer put additional pressure on, as details may be overlooked. It may happen that you are sent a contract with the request to complete it as soon as possible to sign. Errors are often intentionally built into such a contract in order to be able to lower the price later. These errors can B. affect the body shape and are quickly overlooked. Later, the scammer reacts angrily that he isn't getting what they signed for and demands one discount.

Personal information like account information, registration document or the copy of ID or driving license should remain private if possible. A popular pretext is that this information for better research would be needed. In fact, this type of scammer has no interest in your vehicle at all; rather, they want to conduct illegal business using your identity.

If an export dealer insists on a test drive, you should always be on the lookout. Make sure the driver has one valid driver's license has and ride in the car. You should too minor or major defects ideally documented in advance. Otherwise, the dealer may make them larger than they are and will use them to trade you down.

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