Used car ecotax calculation Germany

Calculating the ecotax for used cars in Germany. The ecological malus aims to penalise the purchase or leasing (with an option to buy or for a period of at least 2 years) of particularly polluting vehicles purchased in France or abroad. The tax is calculated according to the number of grams of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitted per kilometre or the fiscal power of the vehicle. To find out how many grams of CO2 your vehicle emits per kilometre, you can refer to field V.7 of the vehicle registration certificate or alternatively use the Ademe Car Labelling service for used cars Germany. When do I have to pay the malus? The tax is due when you register a vehicle, new or used, bought abroad for the first time in France. You pay the malus at the same time as the tax on the vehicle registration document when you register your car on the website of the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS). Please note! The foreign seller is not supposed to inform you or to know the malus applied for your used car Germany in France for used car Germany. It is up to you to find out in advance.

Buying a new car with a German provisional registration IMPORTANT: A new vehicle with a German provisional registration is considered by the French registration authorities as a vehicle that has never been registered abroad. In fact, vehicles registered for import purposes are accepted as new vehicles when they are registered in France. Before buying your car in Germany, check the malus that may apply to you with the simulator of the Direction de l'information légale et administrative (Dila). Click on "bought new in France or abroad" to find out how much used cars in Germany will be taxed. Don't be mistaken because the amount of your penalty will increase sharply if you select a vehicle "imported into France after being registered in another country". For new vehicles, the WLTP 2021 scale will apply to your used car in Germany. Buying a used car in Germany for used cars Germany In the vast majority of cases, the tax will be calculated according to the number of grams of CO2 emitted per kilometre for your used car. This is because most cars have an EU type approval. Only in exceptional cases will the tax be calculated according to the fiscal power of the vehicle. If you buy a used car in Germany, the scale used to calculate the tax will be the one applicable in France in the year of the first registration of the vehicle abroad. The nature of the scale used (NEDC or WLTP) will depend on the date of registration of the vehicle: - If the vehicle is registered abroad before 1 March 2020 with EC type-approval, the NEDC scale in force on the date of the first registration abroad should be used; - if the vehicle is registered abroad after 1 March 2020 and before 1 January 2021 for EC type-approval, the WLTP scale in force on 1 March 2020 should be used; - if the vehicle is registered abroad after 1 January 2021 for EC type-approval, the WLTP scale in force on the date of first registration should be used This amount is then reduced by one tenth for each year since the date of first registration for your German used car. In other words, you will be completely exempted if your German car is more than 10 years old. Example: You buy a German used car registered for the first time in 2015 in Germany. Your penalty will be calculated on the basis of the scale applicable in 2015, and then reduced by one tenth for each year since 2015. Before you buy your car in Germany, check the malus potentially applicable to you with the simulator of the Direction de l'information légale et administrative (Dila). You will need a copy of the foreign vehicle registration document to complete the information requested.

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Car enthusiast Mickael has become an expert on vehicle imports from Dubai and the United States. He knows the costs, transportation and regulations for each vehicle.

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