In this video I tell you how I matriculated my car from the UK to Portugal. I explain what the criteria is for importing your car duty free and avoiding a large import tax bill.
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If you're not interested in matriculating a car I wouldn’t suggest watching this video. No scenery this time!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:48 Should I matriculate my car to Portugal
01:55 Importing a car to Portugal from the US or Canada
05:56 Criteria for importing a car to Portugal tax free
08:08 Forms and paperwork needed
12:30 Challenges matriculating my car
20:11 British Embassy declaration
21:26 How much did it COST to matriculate a car to Portugal?
22:26 Getting help with the process of matriculating your car tax free

THE PROCESS

☑ CRITERIA
You must have lived in your country of origin for minimum of 6 months, consecutive.
You must have proof of living in that country i.e bills, wages
Must have owned the car for a minimum of 6 months
Must have been in Portugal less than one year

DOCUMENTS NEEDED
Residency Certificate
Residence Certificate issued by Junta de Freguesia (this is in addition to the residency Cert to declare where you live)
NIF number
Passport
Drivers licence
Car registration document / V5 / Log book
Certificate of Conformity (COC)
Receipt from when I bought the car
Proof of living in country of origin; ALL of these where requested; council bills, water bills, gas and electric, rent or mortgage, wage slips as I didn’t have these I had to send in credit card statements to prove spending on things like grocery shopping.
IMT Inspection Certificate
Annual funds declaration from finacia (they may or may not ask for this)
Non dept declaration from finacia
Non dept declaration from Social Security Department

COSTS
British Embassy £100 (€119)
EMI inspection €78
Headlamps €300
Customs fee €470
Number plates €15
Registration €65
Rui's fee €300
Total €1,347

⚠ Some things may have changed since I completed my matriculation. This is my experience and you will need to check everything for yourself.

Rui from Luxury Imports Union
Phone or WhatsApp: +351 934 438 514
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://en.rtliuauto.com/
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