How long does an expat have to bring their car from the UK

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Member since 03 June 2021

paulinesumnerMember11 July 2021 10:28:05

Hi all, Is it possible to bring your own car to Portugal and matriculate it after a year ?
At the end of 2020 I signed up for residency (paniced). I have jow come back to the uk to sort everything out here but its taking longer than expected so I was thinking of flying back to complete my year required for residency and then come back to the uk again next year to tie up loose ends and at that point bring my car over. Would I be able to import it without paying import tax at that point ?

TonyJ1 Contributor

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TonyJ1Contributor11 July 2021 13:26:21

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One year - beginning to end

paulinesumner Member

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paulinesumnerMember11 July 2021 15:45:23

When you say beginning are you meaning from when you take the car into the country as I can’t find anywhere were it states residency ?
Thanks

JohnnyPT Portugal Expert

Member since 23 May 2020

JohnnyPTPortugal Expert13 July 2021 00:31:48

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Hi Pauline,

Please read this:

Importing Vehicles
https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.p … 16#5064097
(post #2)

paulinesumner Member

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paulinesumnerMember13 July 2021 11:56:16

Thank you
Very much appreciated

TonyJ1 Contributor

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TonyJ1Contributor14 July 2021 08:06:38

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Some of the details in the forum post are out of date - I have not gone through it in detail, but for example, the previous ownership requirement is only 6 months (instead of the 12 months as posted)

paulinesumner Member

Member since 03 June 2021

paulinesumnerMember14 July 2021 12:26:42

We bought the car from new but definitely won’t be able to bring it to Portugal until next year

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