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[kaycee]

Hi all I just wanted to know if I was to come to Cyprus to live permanently from a EU country and brought my belongings and car would I need to pay tax on them especially the car? I would appreciate anyones answer
thanks

[Sotos]

Go to this website for info http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/customs/Custo ... enDocument

[phoenix]

How do you work out how much "Duty" you have to pay if you bought a second-hand car from an individual?

I am not officially a resident yet.

[Bill]

How do you work out how much "Duty" you have to pay if you bought a second-hand car from an individual?

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I don't quite understand your question Phoenix ~ if you bought a second hand car say from me or any other individual or in fact a car dealer in Cyprus you don't have to pay any "duty" .

If you brought a car with you from the UK you will probably have to pay a registration fee to get Cyprus number plates and if it's a big engined 4x4 that could run into thousands.

I am not officially a resident yet.

I thought you were Cypriot ~~ or are you asking in respect of your husband.

Bill ~~~~ not Cypriot

[cyprusgrump]

If you want to pay the duty on a car that was imported from abroad or purchased here duty free (you were allowed to do that ‘till we joined the EU) then you need to take the registration documents to the appropriate office at Limassol port.

They will calculate the duty based on a complex formula which involves the age of the car, engine size, type of vehicle (saloon, double-cab, 4x4, etc.), the weather, the number of coffees they have drunk and the number they first thought of…

[phoenix]

How do you work out how much "Duty" you have to pay if you bought a second-hand car from an individual?

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I don't quite understand your question Phoenix ~ if you bought a second hand car say from me or any other individual or in fact a car dealer in Cyprus you don't have to pay any "duty" .

If you brought a car with you from the UK you will probably have to pay a registration fee to get Cyprus number plates and if it's a big engined 4x4 that could run into thousands.

I am not officially a resident yet.

I thought you were Cypriot ~~ or are you asking in respect of your husband.

Bill ~~~~ not Cypriot

Regarding duty:
I enquired about a second-hand car that happened to be getting sold by a Sovereign Base chap (he was really nice and helpful about all sorts of Cyprus issues) but he said the car was "duty free" only for people attached to the Base He then suggested that there was a duty to be paid on every vehicle, with exemptions applying only to SBA people.

Regarding residency:
Well I was born in Cyprus, but all my working life I have been an official UK resident .... British (now EU) passport holder, Tax paid to Her Majesty (now Revenue and Customs) etc.

I assumed I would have to live in Cyprus for 3 years and then apply for residency like any other foreigner?

[Bill]

They will calculate the duty based on a complex formula which involves the age of the car, engine size, type of vehicle (saloon, double-cab, 4x4, etc.), the weather, the number of coffees they have drunk and the number they first thought of…

Plus needing to know everything about you requiring mountains of paperwork including the last time you made a deposit and withdrawal

Bill

[phoenix]

If you want to pay the duty on a car that was imported from abroad or purchased here duty free (you were allowed to do that ‘till we joined the EU) then you need to take the registration documents to the appropriate office at Limassol port.

They will calculate the duty based on a complex formula which involves the age of the car, engine size, type of vehicle (saloon, double-cab, 4x4, etc.), the weather, the number of coffees they have drunk and the number they first thought of…

So how do you know if a second-hand car that is being sold to you has had the duty paid so that you do not have to pay it?

[Bill]

I am not officially a resident yet
Regarding duty:
I enquired about a second-hand car that happened to be getting sold by a Sovereign Base chap (he was really nice and helpful about all sorts of Cyprus issues) but he said the car was "duty free" only for people attached to the Base He then suggested that there was a duty to be paid on every vehicle, with exemptions applying only to SBA people.

Regarding residency:
Well I was born in Cyprus, but all my working life I have been an official UK resident .... British (now EU) passport holder, Tax paid to Her Majesty (now Revenue and Customs) etc.

I assumed I would have to live in Cyprus for 3 years and then apply for residency like any other foreigner?

If you were born in Cyprus and have Cypriot parents then you are Cypriot.

I'm not Cypriot so had to go to the immigration within the first 90 days of arriving here and register for my aliens card and eventually residency so I'm here legally ~ I believe this may change soon .

I don't know where you get the three years bit from

As for your car ~ duty free on the bases is a little different from the duty free say that a retired person coming to Cyprus would enjoy .

There are some cars advertised by sellers that were bought here or brought here and no duty was paid~ the duty has to be paid to the C & E by the seller before they can sell it to you ~ it's the sellers problem not yours to pay any duty owed.

Bill

[phoenix]

I am not officially a resident yet
Regarding duty:
I enquired about a second-hand car that happened to be getting sold by a Sovereign Base chap (he was really nice and helpful about all sorts of Cyprus issues) but he said the car was "duty free" only for people attached to the Base He then suggested that there was a duty to be paid on every vehicle, with exemptions applying only to SBA people.

Regarding residency:
Well I was born in Cyprus, but all my working life I have been an official UK resident .... British (now EU) passport holder, Tax paid to Her Majesty (now Revenue and Customs) etc.

I assumed I would have to live in Cyprus for 3 years and then apply for residency like any other foreigner?

If you were born in Cyprus and have Cypriot parents then you are Cypriot.

I'm not Cypriot so had to go to the immigration within the first 90 days of arriving here and register for my aliens card and eventually residency so I'm here legally ~ I believe this may change soon .

I don't know where you get the three years bit from

As for your car ~ duty free on the bases is a little different from the duty free say that a retired person coming to Cyprus would enjoy .

There are some cars advertised by sellers that were bought here or brought here and no duty was paid~ the duty has to be paid to the C & E by the seller before they can sell it to you ~ it's the sellers problem not yours to pay any duty owed.

Bill

OK thanks Bill, it makes some sense now.

Since you know so much ..... ... May I just ask one more question ?
(Please don't think me too stupid, and don't tell anyone else )

The road speed signs such as 50 or 65 dotted around the place ..... are they Km.p.h or m.p.h?

I assumed they were Km.p.h. (naturally cautious) but everyone keeps overtaking me

Also, I got doubly confused on the motorway to Nicosia where they gave two speeds 100 and 65 which I took to be 100Km.p.h. or 65m.p.h

So I don't know what the lone 65 speed sign really signifies now at all !