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Are you thinking about shipping your car to the United Kingdom from Panama?

 

We can help with the entire process of getting your car here. The entire process is managed on your behalf, including the transport to the port in the foreign country and then the onwards customs clearance.

If your car requires collection in Panama then we can also take care of that. We ship hundreds of cars each month to the United Kingdom and use three ports that are the best located for containers arriving in the United Kingdom from across the globe.

We also have the facilities to Devan containers at our premises which means that your car is usually unloaded at our facilities straight out of the container.

What’s more? We can also assist with the entire process of registering your car once it arrives.

For more information on shipping your car from Panama to the United Kingdom don’t hesitate to fill in a quote form.  By doing so you give us all the information that we require to give you an accurate assumption of what it will cost to get your car here and register it for you.

Every car is different, and answering questions like “How much does it cost to ship a car from Panama to the United Kingdom” is best left to a quotation as this means you are getting the best price as we quote prices based on the best deal we can get for you.

If you want to find out more about the process of shipping your car we have a very detailed guide here.

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Will I pay import tax?

Are you moving to the UK?

If you are moving to the UK, have lived outside the UK for more than 12 months and have owned the car for more than 6 months, you will be eligible for a tax and duty free import.

To qualify, you will complete a Transfer of Residency application with HMRC. Customers of My Car Import have access to handy guides to complete this application.

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Have you bought a car from the EU?

Vehicles registered in the EU attract 20% import VAT, based on the purchase price of the car and any associated transport costs to bring it to the UK. The import VAT is calculated on your purchase invoice for the car, or a recent valuation if the invoice is more than 3 months old.

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Have you bought a car from outside the EU?

Vehicles registered outside the EU attract 20% import VAT and 10% import Duty, based on the purchase price of the car and any associated transport costs to bring it to the UK. The import VAT is calculated on your purchase invoice for the car, or a recent valuation if the invoice is more than 3 months old.

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Have you bought a classic car?

Vehicles over 30 years old qualify for a special rate of taxation, due to their historical interest, similar to an antiquity.

You will pay 5% import VAT and no import Duty, based on the purchase price of the car and any associated transport costs to bring it to the UK. The import VAT is calculated on your purchase invoice for the car, or a recent valuation if the invoice is more than 3 months old.

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Have you got a car that was formerly UK registered?

If you exported a car from the UK and are now returning with it, you may be able to import the car back into the UK tax free, as long as you can provide a UK purchase invoice when you acquired the car, along with a copy of your former UK V5C logbook.

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For a no obligation quotation to import your car fill out our quote form.

We have imported thousands of cars from around the world into the United Kingdom and we have over 25 years experience doing so.

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