{"id":17589,"date":"2025-04-07T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auswanderung-griechenland.de\/faq-items\/do-i-have-to-pay-customs-for-my-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T19:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:54:32","slug":"do-i-have-to-pay-customs-for-my-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/staging.auswanderung-griechenland.de\/en\/faq-items\/do-i-have-to-pay-customs-for-my-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I have to pay customs for my vehicle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"356\">As an EU citizen, you <strong data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"141\">do not<\/strong> have to pay customs when you bring your vehicle to Greece.<br data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"203\">However, there are <strong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"243\">important differences<\/strong> depending on whether you want to <strong data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"302\">permanently import<\/strong> the vehicle or use it in Greece <strong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"325\">only temporarily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"361\">\n<h2 data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"402\">\u2705 <strong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"402\">1. No Customs for EU Vehicles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"498\">Within the EU, there are <strong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"450\">no customs fees<\/strong>, as Greece is part of the EU internal market.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"503\">\n<h2 data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"579\">\ud83d\ude97 <strong data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"579\">2. Temporary Use (No Permanent Residence in Greece)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"671\">If your <strong data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"631\">main residence is still in Germany<\/strong>, the vehicle in Greece may:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"783\">\n<li data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"735\">\n<p data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"735\">be used <strong data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"703\">for up to 6 months per year<\/strong> without re-registration<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"783\">\n<p data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"783\">continue to use <strong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"772\">German license plates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"908\">Important:<br data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"796\">The vehicle <strong data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"833\">must not<\/strong> remain permanently in Greece if the owner does not have a Greek residence.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"913\">\n<h2 data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"977\">\ud83c\udfe0 <strong data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"977\">3. Permanent Use (Primary Residence in Greece)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1041\">If your <strong data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1034\">primary residence is moved to Greece<\/strong>, the following applies:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1304\">\n<li data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1103\">\n<p data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1103\">The vehicle must be <strong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1093\">registered in Greece<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1304\">\n<p data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1242\">There will be <strong data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1134\">no customs fee<\/strong>, but a <strong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1206\">registration tax (\u03a4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7 \u03a4\u03b1\u03be\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2)<\/strong> will be due.<br data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1217\">This tax depends on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1304\">\n<li data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1260\">\n<p data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1260\">Vehicle type<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1278\">\n<p data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1278\">CO\u2082 emissions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1292\">\n<p data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1292\">Engine capacity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1304\">\n<p data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1304\">Age<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1309\">\n<hr data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1781\">\n<h2 data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1806\">\ud83e\udd1d <strong data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"1806\">Our Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1828\">We provide support with:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<li data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"1881\">\n<p data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1881\">the classification of whether the vehicle is &#8220;removal goods&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1931\">\n<p data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1931\">the calculation of the possible registration tax<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"1965\">\n<p data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1965\">the registration in Greece<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<p data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"2001\">the entire document processing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an EU citizen, you do not have to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.auswanderung-griechenland.de\/en\/faq-items\/do-i-have-to-pay-customs-for-my-vehicle\/\"> [weiter lesen]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[882],"class_list":["post-17589","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-vehicle-processing-customs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Do I have to pay customs for my vehicle? 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