Hi All,
Does anyone have experience with buying a used car in Switzerland than exporting straight away to a non-EU country?
I was wandering if you can register it on some sort of temporary/export plates with temp insurance for this purpouse or would you need to do a full blown registration here in Switzerland before you can do this?
Any export taxes/fees associated with this?
Any info would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Marko
Hi All,
Does anyone have experience with buying a used car in Switzerland than exporting straight away to a non-EU country?
I was wandering if you can register it on some sort of temporary/export plates with temp insurance for this purpouse or would you need to do a full blown registration here in Switzerland before you can do this?
Any export taxes/fees associated with this?
Any info would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Marko
The dealers will know best I assume, maybe ask one of them ... though why you would want to buy a car here (one of the most expensive places in Europe to buy a car) is beyond me.
The dealers will know best I assume, maybe ask one of them ... though why you would want to buy a car here (one of the most expensive places in Europe to buy a car) is beyond me.
Dude... it depends on the contry where you are taking the car. There's no such thing as export tax, you would pay taxes only in the country of import. I agree with what Charlie says, why would you buy a car in Switzerland out of all places, I don't know (unless you plan to steal it).
Dude... it depends on the contry where you are taking the car. There's no such thing as export tax, you would pay taxes only in the country of import. I agree with what Charlie says, why would you buy a car in Switzerland out of all places, I don't know (unless you plan to steal it).
Charlie Good pointbeo buy is these days? Germany / Belgium / Sweden? Appreciate any help
Charlie Good pointbeo buy is these days? Germany / Belgium / Sweden? Appreciate any help
Michael...
There are a few firms who will offer to import your car for you for a price.
On new or nearly new cars from Germany etc could save you up to 30% on the value, then you have a import tax into switzerland and some simple docs to fill out plus registration and a test for emissions etc.
Depending on your level of French it may be better to get a firm to do it for you, its still a saving on the initial amount.
Easiest way to compare prices and savings per model is to look at autoscout.ch versus autoscout.de ....or car4you.ch versus car4you.de
For French branded cars obviously France may be the better option....
Even servicing brand cars is cheaper across the border...as an example with my old Audi the full service quote in CH was 5'000CHF ... i went to Audi in Ferney... same service... 2'300Euro....
Go figure.
Michael...
There are a few firms who will offer to import your car for you for a price.
On new or nearly new cars from Germany etc could save you up to 30% on the value, then you have a import tax into switzerland and some simple docs to fill out plus registration and a test for emissions etc.
Depending on your level of French it may be better to get a firm to do it for you, its still a saving on the initial amount.
Easiest way to compare prices and savings per model is to look at autoscout.ch versus autoscout.de ....or car4you.ch versus car4you.de
For French branded cars obviously France may be the better option....
Even servicing brand cars is cheaper across the border...as an example with my old Audi the full service quote in CH was 5'000CHF ... i went to Audi in Ferney... same service... 2'300Euro....
Go figure.
@charlie... 2.300Euro? What kind of Audi do you have ???
The full service incl. Haldex oilchange, special motor oil and DSG oil etc.. for the 3.2l V6 Audi TT was approx. 1.200Euro...
You have an RS6 ???
The only reason to buy a car here in switzerland is the good condition of a young- / old-timer. Normal used car are too expensive and in a horrible shape.. .Believe me. I bought the third car now here and I'm still surprised what I got for my money... 
@charlie... 2.300Euro? What kind of Audi do you have ???
The full service incl. Haldex oilchange, special motor oil and DSG oil etc.. for the 3.2l V6 Audi TT was approx. 1.200Euro...
You have an RS6 ???
The only reason to buy a car here in switzerland is the good condition of a young- / old-timer. Normal used car are too expensive and in a horrible shape.. .Believe me. I bought the third car now here and I'm still surprised what I got for my money...
@charlie... 2.300Euro? What kind of Audi do you have ???
The full service incl. Haldex oilchange, special motor oil and DSG oil etc.. for the 3.2l V6 Audi TT was approx. 1.200Euro...
You have an RS6 ???
The only reason to buy a car here in switzerland is the good condition of a young- / old-timer. Normal used car are too expensive and in a horrible shape.. .Believe me. I bought the third car now here and I'm still surprised what I got for my money...
I needed some more stuff doing to it...
Youre right on the over pricing of the cars here compared to condition Andreas.
I needed some more stuff doing to it...
Youre right on the over pricing of the cars here compared to condition Andreas.
Thanks guys
I am after a 911 ; Targa or Turbo or DB9. Up to 10 years oldeckon these will hold their valuesifferent to lhd or rhd - just dont want a rust bucket or mechanic's early xmas present. UK prices seem unreasonably high right now. Was told Swiss cars are cheap; so thanks for the early warning
Thanks guys
I am after a 911 ; Targa or Turbo or DB9. Up to 10 years oldeckon these will hold their valuesifferent to lhd or rhd - just dont want a rust bucket or mechanic's early xmas present. UK prices seem unreasonably high right now. Was told Swiss cars are cheap; so thanks for the early warning
Get a car from germany!
Get a car from germany!
personaly I would first do pit of eu market research before rushing in to getting a car from switzerland.
personaly I would first do pit of eu market research before rushing in to getting a car from switzerland.
It depends.. Old mercedes or other brands are great to buy here. Less Kilometers for a good price. Except. Porsche and normal daily driver - This is really better to buy in Germany.
Switzerland is to find some famous "Ladies" like the Mercedes W124 500E or the Lancia Delta Integrale Evo... etc..
One day I will give back my "New" cars and buy a minimum 30 years old one....
It depends.. Old mercedes or other brands are great to buy here. Less Kilometers for a good price. Except. Porsche and normal daily driver - This is really better to buy in Germany.
Switzerland is to find some famous "Ladies" like the Mercedes W124 500E or the Lancia Delta Integrale Evo... etc..
One day I will give back my "New" cars and buy a minimum 30 years old one....
I would seriously seek professional device if considering buying a car in Germany..... it's the "national sport" there for "clocking the mileage" (ie for mechanical odometers these are modified to reduce the real mileage: and for more recent digital odometers, it's even quicker to hook up the right computer case and change the mileage). A stamped service book with supporting service invoices and a car condition (seat wear, gear and pedal wear, front bumper and bonnet with lots of stone chips..etc...) will ensure that you are not buying a clocked car. Switzerland is a much safer bet when buying a second hand car, especially for classic sports cars such as 911s. Older cars are generally better maintained in Switzerland due to the stricter technical checks which vehicule ned to go through to be officially road worthy.
As for the export question, I believe that if you purchase any second hand car from a Swiss car dealer or any garage (as long as they are a professional in the automobile trading business) and you specify that it is to export to Europe (or maybe even further afield), you can claim 8% tax back from the invoice. Then as already stated in earlier posts, you'll need to enquire about what the import regulations and taxes (if any) would be for the destination country.
I would seriously seek professional device if considering buying a car in Germany..... it's the "national sport" there for "clocking the mileage" (ie for mechanical odometers these are modified to reduce the real mileage: and for more recent digital odometers, it's even quicker to hook up the right computer case and change the mileage). A stamped service book with supporting service invoices and a car condition (seat wear, gear and pedal wear, front bumper and bonnet with lots of stone chips..etc...) will ensure that you are not buying a clocked car. Switzerland is a much safer bet when buying a second hand car, especially for classic sports cars such as 911s. Older cars are generally better maintained in Switzerland due to the stricter technical checks which vehicule ned to go through to be officially road worthy.
As for the export question, I believe that if you purchase any second hand car from a Swiss car dealer or any garage (as long as they are a professional in the automobile trading business) and you specify that it is to export to Europe (or maybe even further afield), you can claim 8% tax back from the invoice. Then as already stated in earlier posts, you'll need to enquire about what the import regulations and taxes (if any) would be for the destination country.
Thanks guys
I am after a 911 ; Targa or Turbo or DB9. Up to 10 years oldeckon these will hold their valuesifferent to lhd or rhd - just dont want a rust bucket or mechanic's early xmas present. UK prices seem unreasonably high right now. Was told Swiss cars are cheap; so thanks for the early warning
Cars are 25-30% cheaper in the UK with the exchange rate and all.
I would seriously seek professional device if considering buying a car in Germany..... it's the "national sport" there for "clocking the mileage" (ie for mechanical odometers these are modified to reduce the real mileage: and for more recent digital odometers, it's even quicker to hook up the right computer case and change the mileage). A stamped service book with supporting service invoices and a car condition (seat wear, gear and pedal wear, front bumper and bonnet with lots of stone chips..etc...) will ensure that you are not buying a clocked car. Switzerland is a much safer bet when buying a second hand car, especially for classic sports cars such as 911s. Older cars are generally better maintained in Switzerland due to the stricter technical checks which vehicule ned to go through to be officially road worthy.
As for the export question, I believe that if you purchase any second hand car from a Swiss car dealer or any garage (as long as they are a professional in the automobile trading business) and you specify that it is to export to Europe (or maybe even further afield), you can claim 8% tax back from the invoice. Then as already stated in earlier posts, you'll need to enquire about what the import regulations and taxes (if any) would be for the destination country.
You are talking about VAT. You can have VAT deducted only for new cars and only for certain garages that are involved in diplomatic sales etc and in certain conditions. You cannot have VAT deducted on a second hand car in Switzerland or abroad as there is no VAT involved in a second hand transaction.
You are talking about VAT. You can have VAT deducted only for new cars and only for certain garages that are involved in diplomatic sales etc and in certain conditions. You cannot have VAT deducted on a second hand car in Switzerland or abroad as there is no VAT involved in a second hand transaction.
