For many people, one of the most important needs of our age is, of course, the kind of automobile that they can use individually. There is an extremely wide scale at this point for a phenomenon whose automobile subject is extremely wide-ranging. Both domestic brands and foreign brands have cars with very different designs and features. Moreover, with the advancement of technology, the automobile issue turns into an endless alternative. In this article, we have prepared a guide for those who want to bring a car from abroad.
Bringing a Car from Abroad
At this point, there is another case. Bringing a car from abroad. In this article, we will try to give you answers to all the questions you are wondering about. If you wish, after this simple information, without further ado, let us answer all your questions about bringing a car from abroad.
The information given in this article is the kind of information that is prepared in accordance with the current legal legislation and will clear all the question marks in the mind. If you have such an opinion, the information below is information that will be extremely useful for you.
Who Wants to Bring a Car from Abroad?
Some people are particularly interested in bringing cars from abroad. Here are some things that people who want to go into this business should know. These are also explained step by step in this article. Especially those who want to use foreign license plates, not Turkish ones, go to such a method, regardless of whether they are men or women, young or old. For some people, the appearance of cars with foreign license plates much cooler and more prestigious may become much more important, which is why they want to bring and drive a car from abroad.
Another group that wants to bring a car from abroad is people who want to bring a car from abroad and trade in this business, which is extremely important at this point, where some legal procedures and obligations come into play. Therefore, it is necessary to take a very conscious and controlled step when making a decision and taking steps.
Is it possible to bring a car from abroad?
The answer to the question of whether it is possible to bring a car from abroad is, of course, that it can be brought by following the relevant rules. There are two main points at this point. These should be particularly noted. The first of these is that our own country has legal regulations. Another important issue is the legal regulations of the country to which the vehicle will be brought. Knowing the rules of both countries, it is definitely possible to bring vehicles with foreign license plates at this point. At this point, there is no limitation or restriction in our country saying that cars cannot be brought from abroad.
What are the Conditions of Buying a Car with a Foreign License Plate?
It is possible for people who want to bring a car from abroad, but especially with a foreign license plate, to bring such a vehicle to our country, but naturally there are certain conditions. These are as below:
Vehicles brought from abroad are brought for a certain period of time. If people want to bring a car from abroad for a long time, then the situation changes a little more. In such a case, some taxes have to be paid.
The maximum stay of the vehicle brought to our country from abroad is 730 days.
Only the person who brought the vehicle from abroad can drive the vehicle brought from abroad. Apart from this, even first-degree relatives cannot use this vehicle for short or long-term under any circumstances, regardless of the reason. There are very serious sanctions in our country in this regard.
At this point, one of the most important issues is that the person who will bring the vehicle from abroad must have actually lived in the country to which the vehicle will be brought for at least 185 days and must not have left that country in any way for 185 days. For this, the passport control of the person who brings the vehicle is done completely and clearly. Even for 184 days, the brought vehicle is not allowed to enter the country. Proof of residence and proof of residence are required. Those who go as tourists are not subject to this process.
And the most important condition is that vehicles brought from abroad cannot be sold, nor is it possible to transfer them to someone else in any way.
What are the Conditions for Buying a Duty-Free Car?
If you want to bring a car from abroad without customs duty, then the steps to be taken and things to know can be listed as follows:
For public employees who are assigned by the Republic of Turkiye to fulfill a duty abroad, they have the opportunity to bring vehicles without customs duty, without the requirement of 2 years.
If a citizen of the Republic of Turkiye who lives abroad dies, then the relatives of the heirs who are citizens of the Republic of Turkiye and live within the borders of Turkiye can easily bring the vehicle of the deceased person without any problems, since they are legal heirs.
Individuals who have lived outside of Turkiye for 2 years and will relocate to our country by moving their residence can also benefit from this situation.
There is no 2-year requirement for individuals who will acquire Turkish citizenship and move their residence permanently within the borders of Turkiye.
Here, of course, the situation is not completely tax-free. VAT and SCT are paid.
Who Are the Persons Who Can Bring Tax-Free Vehicles From Abroad?
The list of people who can bring a car from abroad to our country without tax or as Taxfree is as follows:
Blue card holders who have renounced their Turkish citizenship and those who study in Turkiye by residing in Turkiye. Individuals who are working, foreign nationals.
Foreign lecturers and students
Foreign personnel working under NATO
Foreigners who have a work permit while residing in Turkiye
Foreigners retiring from abroad and living in Turkiye
Foreign athletes who are affiliated with the Federation
Employees of foreign press companies residing abroad and living in Turkiye
Civil servants without diplomatic status and mission representations with diplomatic status
Specialized foreigners who are temporarily in different Ministries within the scope of European Union projects and programs.
How Much Are Taxes?
Let’s come to another important point of the work. Of course, as with all kinds of products coming from abroad, there are 2 types of taxes for people who want to bring a car from abroad. The first of these is the special consumption tax, which is called SCT, and the other is the Value Added Tax, which is also briefly called VAT. Value Added Tax is standard and is worth 18% regardless of the make and model of the vehicle. Special Consumption Tax, on the other hand, varies completely according to the vehicle. It is calculated over the tax-free price of the vehicle at that moment. After the value-added tax is paid in the SCT, it is collected as 18% on all values. This is especially important to know.
How to Buy a Vehicle from Abroad?
Whether Germany is a bitter homeland, as in the movie, or whatever it is, we have constant and unbreakable ties with Germany for years. Moreover, Germany is one of the first countries that come to mind when it comes to the automotive giant in the world. Moreover, it can be much easier to bring a car from Germany.
If you want to bring a car from abroad, whether from Germany or abroad, without a license plate, then naturally there are certain facts you need to know. You have to complete some steps completely and without errors. We will address this issue at this point.
Here are the steps to bring a car from abroad
In order for the vehicle to be brought to Turkiye, it must first be purchased from a foreign country with an invoice. This is the first and most important step.
The car brought to Turkiye must be brought into customs.
In order to buy a car from customs, payments such as VAT and SCT must be made.
After the payment process, the license plate and license of the car must be issued in accordance with the legal provisions.
At this point, we need to make a final addition. It is this. In many European Union countries, VAT is not requested from you if you buy a vehicle and remove your vehicle by shipping within a few days. However, if you want to take out from that country or transport after 1 month by using the vehicle yourself, then it is a situation that you have to pay the VAT value determined by the relevant country where you have made the purchase application. Since you have to pay VAT in Turkiye, you have to pay VAT twice in total. In addition, when you use the vehicle in that country, it may vary according to the countries, but it is possible that you may have to pay taxes similar to the MTV tax in our country, except for VAT tax. For this reason, it is much more profitable to transport the car purchased by sea or land according to the geographical conditions of the country, in terms of reducing costs.
Buying a Car Abroad or Buying a Second-hand Car?
Whether you want to bring a car from abroad or buy a second-hand car from Turkiye, the answer to this question completely depends on the individual preferences of the person. When the cost parts of the work are considered, if the vehicle is not imported without customs duty, then a second-hand quality car with the same values or slightly lower than our country is always a much more profitable and advantageous situation in every sense. When it is considered as resource planning, when the time resource and labor resource are taken into account, it is extremely advantageous in every sense to buy it from our country.
Based on all these, those who want to bring a car from abroad should consider everything to the smallest detail and make the final decision by consulting an auto expert if necessary. This is an extremely rational situation.
How is the SCT Tax Calculation for Bringing a Car from Abroad?
Now, at this point, let’s explain how the Special Consumption Tax is calculated to bring cars from abroad at the point of taxes outlined above. Here is that information.
An excise tax must be paid; 45% for vehicles with a cylinder volume of 600 cm3 and a sales value of up to ₺70 thousand excluding tax,
50% for vehicles with a cylinder volume of 1600 cm3 and a sales value of ₺70 thousand – 120 thousand excluding tax, 60% if more than ₺120 thousand
100% in vehicles with a cylinder volume of 1600 cm3 – 20000 cm3 and with a sales value of up to ₺170 thousand excluding tax
160% in vehicles with a cylinder volume of 20000 cm3 and above and with a sales value of up to ₺170 thousand excluding tax.
What are the other things to know?
In short, bringing a car from abroad is not like buying a car from our country, whether from a person or a dealer. It has long and difficult steps. After the basic information given above, let’s try to explain the answers to other curious questions about the subject under this heading.
How to Bring a Car from Abroad with Disability Report?
In line with the laws of our country, people with disabilities can have the chance to buy a car without paying the Special Consumption Tax, or SCT, in order to make their lives easier and live under a more equal condition. Again, with the latest legal regulations, the process has become much easier for Turkish citizens with disabilities to buy cars from abroad. At this point, the following can be said:
In the past, cars for the disabled, which came to our country as imported, could be sold for the country within 10 years, but now the situation has completely changed here and the period has now been changed to only 3 years. If you think that you do not fully understand the subject, it may be much more enlightening to make an explanation as follows. You can sell the disabled vehicle purchased abroad after using it for 4 years, without having to wait 10 years.
In order to be able to bring a car from abroad through your disability report, the following conditions must be fully and completely fulfilled. Otherwise, it is not possible to bring a disabled vehicle from abroad.
The type of disability should be written in the health report received by the person. The same should be written on his driver’s license. In other words, if the person has a visual impairment, it should be clearly and clearly written on the disabled driver’s license.
If the person has a health report that is over 90%, then it is possible to buy a vehicle that is not a private company.
It is useful to state that cars with special SCT discounts, which will be imported and purchased, also have discounts at MYV, Customs Taxes and VAT.
What are the Conditions for Bringing Cars from Abroad for Dual Citizens?
Now let’s come to another important and curious issue. Persons who have dual citizenship and are not Turkish citizens at the point of bringing a car from abroad, if they come to our country to study or work for a certain period of time; Then, foreigners who are outside the Turkish Customs Zone can bring their private vehicles registered in their own name in their country for temporary use in our country as long as they stay in our country. Persons in this situation are also given a document called a temporary importation document. With this document, they also have the right to use their own vehicles for their personal purposes.
How to Buy a Second Hand Vehicle with Foreign License Plate from Abroad?
Unfortunately, there is no legal regulation on the purchase of second-hand vehicles with foreign license plates, not brand-new cars from abroad. Vehicles from abroad can be brought to our country in accordance with the conditions stated above, regardless of the country, if they are only 0 km. The rules are very clear and clear in this regard.
The only exception here is that vehicles in the 2nd hand classic class can be brought to our country. Classic cars aged 50 and over can be brought to our country by registering with VAT and SCT payments.
These are the things that can be said briefly about bringing a car from abroad.
Note: The information contained herein was written as a result of research for informational purposes. Our company is not responsible for any situation arising from this information. and our company does not carry out transactions related to bringing vehicles from abroad.
After this article, there may be a change in the situation in changes or updates in the Laws.
Source: Experix / Prepared by Irem Yildiz