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What it costs to import a car into Spain

Estimate the purchase, tax, transport and registration costs.

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The purchase

As advertised, including any VAT.
Seller’s VAT status
Shown on the listing as “VAT deductible”, “MwSt. ausweisbar” or “IVA dedutível”. Not sure? Choose “Don’t know” to see both outcomes.
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The car

Have a Dutch number plate? Fill in the vehicle details.From the official RDW register: first registration, fuel, CO₂ and engine size.

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First registration
First registration anywhere: it sets the car’s age for the tax tables.
On the registration certificate (field V.7) or the listing.
Test cycle
Cars first registered from 2019 usually have WLTP values.

Registration

Tax tables and age reductions are taken on this date.
Asturias, the Balearics, Cantabria, Catalonia, Murcia and Valencia charge more from 200 g/km. The Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are not covered.
The value Spain’s Ministry of Finance lists for this exact model new (Orden HAC/1501/2025, Annex I). Without it, the asking price stands in for the market value, shown as an estimate.

Transport

Transport
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Registering the car in another EU country? Registration taxes and fees depend on the destination. Check its rules before you buy.

In short

Spain charges a one-off registration tax (IEDMT, Modelo 576) when a car is first registered there, by its official CO₂: 0% up to 120 g/km and for electric cars, 4.75% above 120 and below 160, 9.75% from 160 to below 200, 14.75% from 200 g/km. Asturias, the Balearics, Catalonia and Valencia charge 16% in the top band, Murcia 15.9% and Cantabria 15%. For scale, the median dealer asking price for a used car in Spain on 3 Nov 2026 was €22,900, across 14,084 cars. Tax rules in force on 3 Nov 2026; an estimate, not a tax assessment.

How it works

Taxes on a car imported into Spain

IEDMT (impuesto de matriculación), Modelo 576

Spain charges a one-off registration tax (IEDMT, Modelo 576) when a car is first registered there, by its official CO₂: 0% up to 120 g/km and for electric cars, 4.75% above 120 and below 160, 9.75% from 160 to below 200, 14.75% from 200 g/km. Asturias, the Balearics, Catalonia and Valencia charge 16% in the top band, Murcia 15.9% and Cantabria 15%.

For a used import the tax is not charged on the price paid but on the Spanish market value. Most importers use the Ministry of Finance tables: the value of the exact model new (Orden HAC/1501/2025, Annex I) × an age percentage (84% after one year down to 10% after twelve), divided by 1 + the VAT and registration-tax rates that applied when the car was first registered. Then come the ITV inspection, the DGT registration fee (€99.77) and plates. The Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla have their own rules and are not covered.

Official tools

Official sources

  1. Ley 38/1992, art. 65–70: IEDMT, taxable event, taxable value and rates
  2. Ley 38/1992, art. 65–70: IEDMT, taxable event, taxable value and rates
  3. Orden HAC/1501/2025, art. 5 y anexo IV: used imports, valuation and age reductions
  4. Ley 16/1979, art. 6; Orden de 10 de julio de 2014 (Andalucía): registration and inspection fees

Questions about importing a car into Spain

Which taxes apply when importing a used car into Spain?

Spain charges a one-off registration tax (IEDMT, Modelo 576) when a car is first registered there, by its official CO₂: 0% up to 120 g/km and for electric cars, 4.75% above 120 and below 160, 9.75% from 160 to below 200, 14.75% from 200 g/km. Asturias, the Balearics, Catalonia and Valencia charge 16% in the top band, Murcia 15.9% and Cantabria 15%.

Is VAT due in Spain on an imported used car?

A car that is used for VAT purposes, bought from a dealer under the margin scheme or from a private seller in another EU country, carries no VAT again in Spain. If VAT is shown separately, a VAT-registered buyer can buy without the origin country's VAT and account for VAT at the destination. For a used car under normal VAT rules, a private buyer collecting it abroad generally pays the seller-country VAT. Seller-arranged delivery can change the VAT treatment; confirm the invoice and delivery arrangements. A car first used six months ago or less, or driven 6,000 km or less, is a new means of transport for VAT and is taxed at 21% in the destination country, whoever buys it.

Is the result an official tax assessment?

The import calculator gives an estimate from published tax tables and the details you enter, with the legal basis for each tax line. The tax authority decides the amount due; official simulators are linked below where available.

Estimated cost in Spain