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Documentation to import a vehicle

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Documentation to submit at the customs office

A customs declaration (SAD) must be submitted and the following documentation must be attached:
  1. Proof of vehicle ownership (original sales invoice, if applicable). Failing this, the driving licence).
  2. Technical documentation of the vehicle (ITV card or technical sheet). More information can be found in Links of interest .
  3. Identity 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.
  4. If you are entitled to a deductible for change of residence, the documents proving such right:
    1. Registration in the census in the new municipality of residence where the date of said registration is recorded.
    2. 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 move their residence to Spain, the supporting document will be the deregistration as a resident in the Spanish Consular Registry abroad (consular deregistration). In the case of citizens of other nationalities, consular discharge or any other document through which the change of residence is communicated or requested to a local authority in the country of origin (communication of the change of residence to the tax, health, pension authority, etc.).
    3. Vehicle ownership document indicating the start date of ownership.
  5. If you are eligible for the franchise by inheritance, the documents proving such right: death certificate of the deceased, justification of the interested party's status as heir of the vehicle, 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.
  6. Insurance contract covering mandatory civil liability (the Certificate signed with an insurance company adhering to the Green Card Convention will be accepted). It will not be necessary if it is proven that the vehicle is not transported self-propelled (on a trailer, container...).
  7. Customs declaration (DUA)