hamill_glen Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Planning on return to live in the uk some times this year and hoping to bring my two trials bikes with me . Was wondering if anyone has done this before and did they have much hassle when the bike arrived in the uk ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 From the EU ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamill_glen Posted February 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Sorry for got to say returning from Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Unless they are rarities or you have a great personal attachment I would have thought that the cost of getting them here would be out of proportion to their usefulness. There's no shortage of used bikes over here, though good used bikes may be a different matter, depending on age. There are some remarkably young and scarcely used bikes advertised at times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Pretty sure youll have to pay vat at least on them, as stated above forget it get em sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 http://www.dutycalculator.com/dc/310660/cars-motorcycles/motorcycles/engine-capacity-more-than-800-cc/import-duty-rate-for-importing-motorcycle-from-oman-to-united-kingdom-is-6/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey125 Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) I would suggest you contact HMRC (Her Majesties Revenue and Customs) direct to clarify what you can/can’t do and how much it costs. I believe that the import duties are different if you are relocating to the UK rather than just bringing goods in. This is a link to the government site it implies that you probably won’t need to pay import duties, https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/vat-duty-and-tax-vehicles-from-outside-the-eu If you’re going to be filling a container with all your stuff it might be cheaper to sling the bikes in as well rather than buying replacements over here. If you've got to ship them separately its probably not worth it. Edited February 15, 2016 by smokey125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thats the complete opposite of the first .gov.uk so yes bring it in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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