🇩🇪 Importing a vehicle into Germany
Vehicles must pass TÜV inspection + meet Euro 6. Returning expats / new residents get duty + VAT exemption under TOR for vehicles owned + used 6+ months abroad. RHD discouraged but legal.
Headline rules
- Age limit
- None
- Emission standard
- Euro 6
- RHD allowed
- No (LHD only)
- Personal-import allowance
- 1 vehicle for residence transfer (TOR) duty-free; otherwise 19% VAT + customs
Last verified 2026-04-28.