Importing new from EU (1 Viewer)

[Saucer]

Has anyone on here imported a MH from the EU since Brexit? My understanding is that VAT and import tax are payable on used vans, but only VAT on new. Also I believe that purchases in e.g. Belgium or Germany could benefit from VAT refunds from the country it was purchased in. I know that there are various hoops around satisfying UK registration standards, MPH on dash etc, but that doesn’t seem insurmountable. I’d be very interested in anyone who is considering it or (even better) done it since we left.

 

[Lenny HB]

We have imported 3 Hymers all from Belgium dealer drove them to the port for us. Slightly more difficult now but not much.

Hardly any price advantage with a Carthago so we bought from a UK dealer for the first time.

Also, Campirama fitted temporary Belgian plates to the van and drove it to the port for us, using their own insurance.

Emmanual drives the van to the port on Belgium trade plates then changes them for false Belgium plates
Technically you are supposed to drive home without any plates but less chance of getting stopped with false Belgium plates.
Nerve wrecking following your brand new van being driven by a loony, I had trouble keeping up with him I was drving his Discovery sport, also I've been told he doesn't have a C1.