Thoughts on importing my trike?

Hi,

I am planning to bring my Honda Goldwing Trike from the UK to Ireland. Firstly due to having a vehicle into the country and VRT exempt on transfer of residency (TOR), will I be able to bring my trike in exempt under the same TOR? If not and VRT has to be paid could you give an idea on how much this would be please? The Trike is 27 years old and the 1500 GL model.

Thank you.

Kevin Farrer (Foxford)

Oct 2020 Filed under: importing

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Expert answer

Hi Kevin,

According to the Revenue website, it does only refer to TOR applications in the singular (one vehicle) sense. It does not explicitly state that you can or cannot do this for multiple vehicles; however, my understanding is that it is a one-off thing. That said, with the age of the bike, the VRT should only amount to €185 to register it here in Ireland. Generally, trikes such as the Goldwing are registered as motorcycles. 

Dave Humphreys - Complete Car Advisor
@LordHumphreys