Is there tax to pay on a US import scooter never registered

[ninja_butler]

I spotted a scooter on eBay that might be worth a punt if it goes cheap, but it has been imported from the USA and is not registered. My question is, as well as paying for registration, would there be a nasty sting in the tail from vehicle import duty?

link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aprilia-Scarabeo-150-scooter-Spares-or-Repair-/151124511681?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item232fb90bc1

[gixerladsw]

my understanding of this having looked at importing a car is that it is the person who imported it who should have paid tax. The import tax is paid at point of import not point of registration. I could have been told wrong but I dont think so.

[TheSmiler]

A local motorcycle dealership imports from the USA (DK motorcycles) and sell them on eBay unregistered.

Below is just one of their many listings tells you how to register it, doubt it would be to hard to register the scooter. However proving the year of manufacture may be the interesting part of registering that particular bike.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Circa-1984-Kawasaki-KZ1000P-Ex-Police-CHIPS-Unregistered-US-Import-Restoration-/310749829673?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item485a221a29

Regarding vat and duty it depends if they have proof if not you might get the sting.
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[gixerladsw]

"Importing your motor vehicle to the UK from outside the EU

If you are importing a motor vehicle into the UK from outside the EU you must declare the vehicle to Customs and pay the VAT and duty due. HMRC will give you confirmation that you have paid the VAT and this will allow you to register the vehicle with the DVLA or DVA".....

from here...

https://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/sectors/consumers/personal-vehicles.htm

From reading that, I guess if they have paid the duty they will have paperwork to prove it, if not then assume they have not and adjust the offer accordingly?

[Minty]

[Rogerborg]

Unless you value your time very cheaply, I'd let someone else scoop that "bargain".

For starters, have you found an insurer who will touch it, and at what cost?
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[gixerladsw]

no worries, sounds like the bargain may turn out to be a total ball ache!

[TheSmiler]

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[cb1rocket]

I think custom, vat, import duty are paid at the time it landed on the British isles. Ie as soon as the shipper hit the harbour for unloading that is when you pay
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