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VAT and VRT required importing a Maserati from the North?

I am looking to buy a car in Northern Ireland, a 2015 Maserati. It was registered in Northern Ireland since new. If I buy it, do I have to pay VRT or VAT on it in the Republic of Ireland?

Gerrit Van Der Vegt (Blarney, Co. Cork)

Feb 2025 Filed under: importing


Expert answer

Hi Gerrit,

For a car such as that, which was registered new in Northern Ireland, you will only have to pay VRT (at 41 per cent of the car's Open Market Selling Price - OMSP - most likely) and the NOx levy. No VAT or import duty should be payable.

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor


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