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VRT calculator for importing a car into Ireland
Type the UK registration. We identify the car, match it to Revenue’s valuation list and show the Vehicle Registration Tax - with the full breakdown, before you commit to buy.
From UK plate to Irish plate
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Check the tax first
Enter the reg above. You get the OMSP Revenue assigns, the CO2 band, the NOx levy and the total VRT - the biggest single cost of importing.
02
Buy and bring it over
Budget for customs (usually 10% from Great Britain), VAT at 23% on used GB cars, and the ferry. Cars from Northern Ireland can skip customs and often VAT.
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Register within 30 days
Book an NCTS appointment within 7 days of arrival, bring the V5C and purchase invoice, pay the VRT and collect your Irish plates.
Everything else you’ll pay
Total import cost
VRT + VAT + customs + ferry in one number, for GB, NI and Japan routes.
Motor tax calculator
Annual road tax by CO2 band or engine size - know the running cost before you buy.
VRT booking guide
How to get an NCTS appointment, what documents to bring, deadlines and penalties.
VRT rates 2026
All 20 CO2 bands, the NOx levy steps and the EV relief - the full official tables.
Importing from Japan?
Aqua, Prius, Fit, Note - Japanese imports are booming in Ireland. The VRT works the same way, but the car is identified by its Japanese model code (like DAA-NHP10) instead of a UK reg. Our Japanese tool reads it straight from the chassis number or the export certificate.
Japanese import calculatorVRT questions, answered
For passenger cars (category A), VRT is a percentage of the Open Market Selling Price (OMSP) - the value Revenue assigns to the car in Ireland, not the price you paid. The percentage depends on CO2 emissions: from 7% (0-50 g/km WLTP) up to 41% (over 190 g/km). A separate NOx levy is added on top: €5 per mg/km for the first 40 mg, €15 for the next 40, €25 above that.