With decades of experience dealing with UK customs, My Car Import have become experts in customs clearance, clearing vehicles through the process regardless if they have come inside or outside Europe or type of transportation.

For any imports outside of Europe, our customs handling also involves HMRC NOVA system administration. For any imports within Europe, we also assist HMRC and notify them of arrival, in order to obtain a NOVA reference for the DVLA.

Having a car import expert ensures that no mistakes are made with the variety of custom clearance processes that apply to differing cars, depending on age, place of manufacture, type of vehicle, ownership and more. Our ultimate goal is to make the whole process of importing and clearing customs as easy as possible.

Private vehicle imports into the UK

Vehicle imports that are for a private individual are often referred to as a ‘private import’. We assist with the process of importing your vehicle and as explained above we manage the process of ‘clearing’ your vehicle into the United Kingdom.

A private import will have tax and duty applied upon entering in the UK. It is not considered a private import if you are applying for tax relief through the TOR (transfer of residency) scheme.

Commercial imports?

All of the same rules apply for the importation of vehicles for commercial use except for a VAT number is required to ensure you can claim back the VAT. The process for paying taxes is slightly different for a commercial vehicle but we are on hand to help you with any queries.

Temporary imports?

If you are planning on using your vehicle for a short period of time in the United Kingdom it does not need to be registered permanently in the UK.

In most cases if the vehicle is only going to be in the UK for a period of six months, it can be temporarily imported.