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Originally Posted by SYT_Shadow
Super expensive to import into Europe. Even in an uncivilized country like Spain (where I'm from) you're going to pay 20% VAT + 15% carVAT to even begin the conversation. And they'll base VAT on whatever the hell they want, probably market price in Europe.
If you're a Spaniard returning to Spain and you've owned the car for over 6 months there's a slight break, but overall still a tough thing to do.
Growing up over there I permanently fantasized about bringing American cars over.
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To bring one to Germany, the total cost is price of car + 29% VAT + other costs (CoC, shipping, etc). That's definitely a lot.
But the cheapest one in Germany is $130K. And you can get very good examples in the US for $80-$85k. Even with the hassle of international purchasing, shipping, duties, VAT, obtaining a CoC and legalizing the car, you still are saving a significant chunk of change.
Shipping is maybe $2k containerized, CoC is cheap ($130), the car + VAT is around $110k.
Saving 15k EUR seems like it might be worth it to someone. And that's just using the cheapest car in the Euro market. The price for a typical low mileage car in Europe is probably closer to $150k.