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Customs clearance & VRT registration for imported vehicles

Auto Atlantic makes importing your car easy. Start with customs clearance and add only the services you need: port collection with VRT registration, a full service or NCT, and delivery to your door. Choose as many or as few as you like; the car is registered in your name, or your company's, throughout.

Start your order About 10 minutes online. Your documents and signed letters of authority are submitted securely, and every document is checked before you are invoiced.

Services & prices

  • Customs clearanceDeclaration lodged with Revenue, release sent to the terminal
    €120
  • Car collection & VRT registrationCollected from the port and stored at our yardNCTS appointment on your behalf, Irish plates fitted
    €300
  • Car deliveryCovered transporter to your door, priced by distanceCollection from our yard: free
    from €65
  • Service and NCTOptional, before handover
  • Full service
    €200–€350
  • Pre-NCT inspection
    €70
  • Priority NCT booking
    €100
  • Full valet
    €80

Prices include VAT. Customs duty, import VAT, VRT and the NCT fee are passed on at cost.

Order clearance & registration

Choose your services, add the car details and sign online. Customs duty, import VAT, VRT and the NCT fee are passed on at cost; VRT is estimated first and corrected to the Revenue receipt.

  1. Services
  2. Car & shipment
  3. Your details
  4. Sign
  5. Documents

What should we do for you?

Customs clearance is always included. Add as much or as little as you want after that.

When it's registered
You'll collect the car from the port yourself. We'll email you the customs release as soon as it's cleared, and send it to the terminal too.

The car and its shipment

Copy these from the export certificate and the bill of lading. The chassis number must match the papers exactly.

Vehicle
Purchase
Cars built in Japan pay 0% customs duty. A European or American car bought in Japan pays 10%.
The full total, even if you paid part with points.
Customs value is the invoice total before any points discount. Import VAT is 23% of that value plus any duty.
Shipment
Choose RoRo or container first.
Revenue requires the VRT appointment within 7 days of arrival and registration within 30.

Who is importing the car?

Use the name and address on your ID and proof of address. Customs and Revenue check they match.

Your invoice and updates go here.
Tax numbers
As on your PPS card, which you upload later.

Sign the authority

These let us deal with customs, the port and Revenue in your name. Read each one — your details are filled in already.

Your signature
Sign above the line

Upload your documents

Pick which document you're uploading, choose the file, and it's filed in the right place. PDF or photo, up to 10 MB each. For two-sided documents, upload each side the same way.

We have everything. Thank you.

  1. We check your documents, usually the same working day.
  2. You get the invoice by email, with our bank details.
  3. When your payment lands, we clear the car and send the release to the terminal.
  4. You follow every step on your order page.
Open your order page

Documents required

A clear scan or photo of each, every corner legible. All are checked before you pay.

For customs clearanceNeeded for every order
  • Purchase invoiceIssued by the dealer or auction house
  • Proof of paymentBank statement or transfer confirmation showing the amount paid to the dealer
  • Dealer's listingA screenshot of the advert showing the vehicle and its price
  • Export certificateOr the foreign registration document for vehicles from outside Japan
  • Bill of ladingFrom the shipping line, showing you as consignee
  • Shipping agent detailsRoRo: Celtic or Conway. Container: the agent and container number
Owner identificationDepends on who is importing
  • Individuals: PPS cardFront and back of your Public Services Card, showing your name and PPS number
  • Companies: CRO registrationCRO certificate or a recent CRO printout. A PPS card is not required
  • Companies: EORI numberRequired for a company to import. Individuals provide one only if they already have it
Additionally for VRT registrationOnly if we register the vehicle
  • Two proofs of addressA utility bill and a bank statement, both dated within the last 3 months
  • Original documentsHanded to us or posted before the appointment: original export certificate, bill and bank statement
  • Signed letter of authoritySigned on screen as part of the order
  • CO2 and NOx figuresNo action needed; we obtain these as part of the VRT service. Where the vehicle is not on record with MLIT, a certificate of conformity costs €300 and we confirm with you first