Posts by Pike Bishop

Pike Bishop

16 Sep 2018

Law / Selling 'imported' car within first year in Poland [7]

It's a long and complicated story so I will just cut to the chase.
I brought my car from Slovenia and started it's registration process (technical exam, document from customs to say I didn't have to pay excise duty, etc)

However I couldn't complete the registration as I couldn't prove I live here.
The customs document states I can't sell the car within the first year of importing it.

Also, I found this online:

"Within the first year of import, the imported vehicle cannot be sold, lent, rented, liened or let to another person. Should you infringe this, you must pay a debt to customs. The value of this debt varies based on the condition the vehicle is in, its value and the duties and tariffs paid when the import was first made."

1) Does anyone know if that restriction is still valid considering I didn't complete the registration process?
2) Does anyone have a ballpark figure for what the debt to customs might be? The car is worth about 16,000PLN

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

Pike Bishop

16 Sep 2018

Law / Selling 'imported' car within first year in Poland [7]

From the Ministry of Finance:

"Excise duty is also levied on motor cars however vehicles are not excise goods in Poland. Excise duty is collected by Polish customs administration...
cars with engine of cylinder capacity above 2000 cm3 - 18,6 % of taxable base and the other cars - 3,1% taxable base."

Pike Bishop

19 Sep 2018

Law / Selling 'imported' car within first year in Poland [7]

You moved the car excise-free as you already owned it in Slovenia, so its a "moving good"

@OP,you have to own the car for 2 years outside Poland to avoid excise duty

This is one of the complicated parts so I don't want to get in to it, but basically it was Urzad Skarbowy who said "ok, let's forget about paying excise duty".

Unbelievable, but of course I said no problem.

I wouldn't have thought selling the car with Slovenian plates would be a problem as I think the extra hassle and cost to a Polish buyer is minimal (plus Slovenian roads are excellent compared to Polish).

If I did sell it and used my Slovenian address on the sales contract, I am just worried that I would still have to pay the 'customs debt', as I'm not really sure if my car is in the system, so to speak.

I mean, someone has a file on my car in Urzad Skarbowy, and someone stamped the excise duty document at Urzad Celny, but as I didn't complete the registration, maybe it won't show up on anyones computer screen when a buyer goes to re-register it.

If the customs debt is minor than I'm willing to take the hit.