Vehicle import

After bringing our vehicles over from the UK we have had a few interesting  things to deal with. The vehicles cleared in Limassol and we were told to take the forms stamped by Limassol customs to Paphos customs to complete the process. What we did not know was there was a whole load more steps required. We though we just needed to present the Limassol docs along with the insurance, passport and licenses and bobs your uncle. Nope. The whole process started again and we needed copies of

passport

Cypriot bank statements (not possible to open without a bunch of other docs like util bills etc and a dependency on the immigration which also depends on a Cypriot bank account!)

immigration appointment email

uk bank statements covering at least 1 year prior to arrival

uk council tax bills

copy driving license front and back

uk vehicle insurance for the past 1 year

V5 copy front and back

A special form that is certified by the court house as one vehicle is over 5 years old

A Cyprus rental agreement for 1 year or more that has been certified by the local notary in the government building

original sales invoices for the vehicle. They have since agreed due to age this can be omitted

proof the vehicles have been owned in the uk for more than  6 months. Previous insurance seems to prove this.

Confirmation from immigration after the meeting to then finalise the import. They have agreed to extend the temporary import if the immigration is protracted.

Therefore be aware this is a bit of extra work and if you do not have all the docs and copies you will need to go away and get them to return and start the process again. The good news is there is no line at the customs office so you can get seen very quickly!

We will also need to visit the department of transport with the court signed doc to start the registration process and pay 384 euro tax on the diesel over 5 years old!

so be prepared