Tulli - selling imported car question

[Toddtheisen]

I imported a car into Finland. At what point would I be able to sell it without paying tax? Is it one year after the date of import or one year after the car was officially registered with finnish plates? I declared the import the day we came but it wasnt registered until about 15. months after that. thanks for any help.

[nidhal]

I imported a car into Finland. At what point would I be able to sell it without paying tax? Is it one year after the date of import or one year after the car was officially registered with finnish plates? I declared the import the day we came but it wasnt registered until about 15. months after that. thanks for any help.

Well you can sell a car in Finland without paying taxation in only one case: u need to own the car at least 6 months before your moving to Finland and you need to be out of Finland at least 2 years! its called MOVING CAR so you dont need to pay any taxation and u can sell it of course. I had the same situation when i moved from Germany to Finland! u can always check www.tulli.fi it will say the same! have a good luck.

[Toddtheisen]

I came to Finland from Germany where I owned my car for longer than six months. I was able to import it without taxation, but I have heard that you cant sell it for one year after arriving or you will have to pay the tax after all. I couldnt find anything on the Tulli site now.

[Richard]

Things may have changed in the 6 years since I imported a motorbike (same rules apply),
but as I recall, the rule was you have to have own the vehicle and had it insured for road
usage for 3 years before you could sell it tax-free.

At least 12 months of those 3 years have to be in Finland, meaning in the case of a motorbike
that is insured for road use 6 months a year, I could only sell it after 2 summers, even though
I owned it in the Uk for 4 years before moving to Finland. (I still have it btw).

[Hank W.]

What you can't find?
Importation of Personal and Household Effects and Private Motor Vehicles as Removal Goods into Finland pp.11

[Toddtheisen]

Thank you!

[Hank W.]

It is confusing as heck with the dates. Back in the "good old days" you had an endorsement in your title stating the date of "release".