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How to drive a car from Germany

 

To date, in our country, buying a used car is usually associated with certain risks. Indeed, instead of the desired vehicle, you can purchase a source of significant costs. A rather limited number of new cars in Ukrainian car markets and sometimes inflated prices make modern potential buyers realize such an idea as driving a car from Germany.

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To date, this country has ample opportunities to search for quality vehicles. There is a wide selection of cars with a certain mileage, which are operated in perfect roads, as well as high-octane fuel. Therefore, their condition deserves the attention of many buyers.

Options for buying a car from Germany

To profitably purchase a car from Germany, it is necessary to take into account a number of the most important stages. First of all, we are talking about the search and selection of a vehicle, as well as its subsequent reservation.

Next, you need to travel to Germany, check the car on the spot, purchase it and prepare the relevant documents for export and subsequent import. Then, of course, there will be a road back, crossing the border, obtaining certification and passing customs clearance, as well as registration with MREO. But first things first.

Currently, Ukrainians, wanting to drive a car from Germany, can take advantage of the three most common purchase options. Among them:

  • car market;
  • the Internet;
  • car showroom.

The largest car market is located in Essen. In addition, specialized markets in Munich and also in Cologne are well known. But they are closed on Sunday. On Saturday, car markets are open, but the schedule is shortened.

Stage 1 - search and selection of a car. Reservation

When planning a trip for a foreign car, it is strongly recommended to calculate the departure time in such a way as to get to the so-called car market on a busy weekday. Then the potential client will be given the right to make a small test drive. The possibility of bargaining is also allowed. The discount can be up to 15%. If a potential buyer finds certain chips on the body, the price will decrease even more.

Some people are more accustomed to order through specialized sites. The Internet search engine will produce a large list of offers. The most popular site is mobile.de. There you have the opportunity to call the car owner and book the necessary car. It is believed that buying a vehicle from individuals is cheaper.

Sometimes Ukrainians still prefer car dealerships. Prices in local German stores are 10-20% higher than on the Internet or in the car market. However, here you can also bargain.

Moreover, a significant advantage of such a purchase is that there is no risk of buying a stolen car. Another advantage is the possibility of VAT refunds at the border. The tax-free system will help with this. As a result, the price goes no higher than the market.

Stage 2 - departure to Germany

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When you plan to deliver a car from Germany, it is important to consider what you have to spend. The costs will affect not only the trip itself, but also the issuance of a Schengen visa. Indeed, at the German consulate, taking into account the services of intermediaries, this will cost about 70 euros. You can get to Germany by bus. Its cost is another 80 euros.

It should also take into account the cost of rental housing, food, as well as travel in Germany. On average, it will cost another 100-250 euros. Making a car, you have to pay for the registration itself, insurance, as well as transit numbers. This will amount to about two hundred euros. The whole trip will be within five hundred euros.

Stage 3 - checking a car in Germany. Purchase, paperwork

Wanting to drive a foreign car from Germany, a citizen must contact the customs state body and request to issue a PDG, that is, a preliminary declaration. This process is possible if a person provides comprehensive information about the car: its make and color, type and model, body number and year of manufacture, identification number, data on the engine capacity and chassis. In this case, certain funds are transferred to the customs authority. They become a prepayment of taxes provided for the import of a foreign car into the country.

Stage 4 - the way back and crossing the border

The road to Ukraine will take no more than three days, if you go on an already purchased foreign car. A transit declaration is drawn up at the border in Poland. The procedure will take no more than an hour, cost 70 euros.

There is another option - a road train. Then the documentary red tape will fall on the shoulders of a particular carrier. He must draw up documentation on the appropriate transit system. Delivery of the car will take 3-5 days, but the haul price is up to 700 euros.

In each of the cases, the border is awaiting inspection by the border service of the Ukrainian state customs. Specialists conduct inspection, draw up a preliminary declaration, as well as documents for monitoring the delivery of vehicles. To register a car directly with the traffic police, you need to obtain a certificate of customs clearance. It is issued at internal state customs.

Stage 5 - Euro 5 certification

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Further, the situation is in the State Standards of Ukraine. So Euro5 certification according to generally accepted standards will cost at least 100 euros. The corresponding procedure takes place during the day. To do this, you need to contact testing laboratories that have a certain certificate.

Directly at the internal state customs, certain taxes also have to be paid. Among them:

  • import duty;
  • excise duty;
  • VAT.

Today, for individuals, the first tax will be 25%, but for legal entities - 10% of the total customs value of vehicles. To calculate the excise tax, they are guided by the indicated engine size.

Let's calculate the excise tax on used cars. As an example, let's take a car of different years of production with the most popular - a 2-liter engine volume and a price convenient for miscalculation, namely $ 5000:

IssueVolume cm3Cost, $Duty 10%, $Excise rate, EuroAmount of excise tax, Euro
199820005000500501900
200220005000500501500
200620005000500501100
20092000500050050800

Stage 6 - car customs clearance procedure

After crossing the border, according to a previously received declaration, Ukrainians are given ten days to deliver the car directly to the customs terminal. There is a meeting with a customs broker, a transfer of documentation. In just a day or two, the car is cleared and you can proceed to the climax of registration and obtaining state Ukrainian numbers.

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Stage 7 - registration with MREO

At the final stage, the car is registered in MREO. In this case, the car owner must pay the transport fee. This amount is always calculated individually. It depends on the indicated engine size, as well as on the age of the vehicle. The cost of registration as a whole will cost around 1000 hryvnia.

In general, customs clearance along with registration seems economically inexpedient for many residents of our country. After all, going to Germany, picking up the necessary car and bringing it back, after which paying for a wide range of services is not much cheaper than buying a new car within Ukraine.

If we take, for example, a five-year-old Volkswagen Passat, which has an engine capacity of 1800 cm³. In Germany, it will cost about 10 euros. Transportation and insurance - 000 euros, import customs duty - up to 1000 thousand euros. At the same time, the excise duty is 2,5 thousand euros and 3,6 euros - VAT. Therefore, the price will be 3220 euros. Moreover, the cost of the corresponding trip is not taken into account.

Today in Ukraine a new car with good general parameters is not worse than the one mentioned above, and it will cost the buyer around 25 euros. Therefore, doubts arise as to whether it is really profitable to drive a car from another country, in particular from Germany. However, here it is worth considering one very important nuance. As a rule, a potential buyer wants to get a reliable car that has previously traveled exclusively on flawless roads on high quality fuel. With this in mind, traveling and bringing a vehicle from Europe is a perfectly reasonable idea.

Questions and answers:

Is it possible to drive a car from Germany yourself? Subject to observance of all laws and execution of all documents, this can be done. If there is no experience in such procedures, it is better to use the services of trusted companies.

What documents are needed to import a car from Germany? Bill of sale (confirms that you bought this car), a valid passport of a citizen of Ukraine, taxpayer identification code. Without these documents, it is impossible to clear the car through customs.

How much does it cost to drive a car from Germany? It depends on the intermediary company, the type of fuel of the car, the volume of the engine, the age of the car and the weight of the vehicle (if it is a truck or a bus).

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