Documentation to import a vehicle
Documents to submit to customs and how to calculate the customs debt
Documentation to submit at the customs office
A customs declaration (DUA) must be submitted, to which the following documentation must be attached:
- Proof of ownership of the vehicle (original bill of sale, if applicable. Failing that, the circulation permit).
- Technical documentation of the vehicle (ITV card or technical sheet). In Links of interest you have more information.
- Identification document of the owner and contact information or clearance authorization, if the customs processing has been carried out through the services of a customs representative.
- If you have the right to the franchise due to a change of residence, the documents proving such right:
- Registration in the registry in the new municipality of residence where the date of said registration is recorded.
- Document proving residence outside the customs territory of the Union for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the transfer. In the case of Spanish citizens who transfer their residence to Spain, the accreditation document will be the deregistration as a resident in the Spanish Registry of Consular Registration Abroad (consular deregistration). In the case of citizens of other nationalities, consular registration or any other document through which the change of residence is communicated or requested to any local authority of the country of origin (communication of the change of residence to the tax, health, pension, etc.).
- Vehicle ownership document indicating the start date of that ownership.
- If you benefit from the franchise due to inheritance, the documents accrediting such right: death certificate of the deceased, justification of the status of heir of the vehicle by the interested party, of a notarial nature or any other means of proof admitted by law, both documents legalized and legitimized by the Spanish diplomatic or consular authority in the country of origin.
- Insurance contract, which covers mandatory civil liability (the Certificate signed with an insurance entity adhered to the Green Card Agreement will be accepted). It will not be necessary if it is proven that the vehicle is not transported self-propelled (on a trailer, container...).
- Customs declaration (DUA)