We undertake the whole process of transportation, customs clearance, MOT, issuing Greek license plates and registration of used and new imported cars from Europe and third countries.
We inform and assist you about the exact import procedure for the car you are interested in.
Before you start to enter the process of importing a car from abroad, you will know the cost you will have to spend on customs duties at the Greek customs.
Attention!!!!
Following the new legislation on importing used cars, and specifically from July 2020, an additional environmental fee of up to €3,000 will be imposed.
In detail:
3,000€ for imported used cars with Euro 4 exhaust emission standards; the same applies to the registration of commercial vehicles.
1,000€ for imported used cars with Euro 5A exhaust emission standards.
0€ for imported second-hand cars with Euro 6 emission standards and above.
Registration duty on hybrid cars: there is a 50% reduction in import duties
Electric cars: Purely electric imported cars, no import duties are paid.
Motor caravans: The method of calculating registration duty is exactly the same as for imported cars.
Also, the importation of used cars and trucks Euro 3, Euro 2, Euro 1 is prohibited.
Relocation of cars: exemption from environmental tax and customs duties for imported vehicles for the purpose of repatriation and permanent establishment in Greece with the transfer of all their rights and the change from foreign to Greek plates.
Imported used cars over 30 years old, which are imported for the purpose of circulating only as historic cars, are exempted from the environmental tax.
When a vehicle is purchased from abroad, it is very important that the vehicle purchase invoice or private agreement is correctly issued if the purchase is made by a private individual and not a professional importing the vehicle. If it does not state the specific paragraph of the country of origin, you will have to pay VAT in Greece in addition to the customs costs.
The documents we will need for customs clearance and registration of an imported vehicle:
Original purchase invoice or private agreement.
Registration certificate or private contract or private private contract.
A valid MOT of the respective country of origin of the vehicle abroad.
Declaration of authority for the transfer and execution of operations in Greece.