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Importing a Vehicle From The US

3 years ago
Greetings,

We would very much enjoy your experience if you have exported a car from the US to import into Portugal. Many people say the process is not worth it (and yes, it is possible, it is complicated and will take a little extra time to save a lot of money over purchasing an equivalent vehicle in Portugal as a first time expat).

So please share your experience both positive and negative on the make and model of vehicle you exported from the US into Portugal when you moved as well as any key information!

I am currently gathering original and third party sources of information, comparing it, scrubbing and then preparing a clean process to follow. Due to my circumstances I will not be moving and exporting a vehicle for at least 6 months, therefore I am going to purchase a fairly new, yet used Toyota Prius or Rav4 Hybrid for our primary vehicle. Both highly serviceable in the EU, economical and have a low annual tax (IUC) due to low combustion and CO2 discharges. Further, both have automatic transmissions which my spouse prefers over manual.

Thank you in advance of sharing your experience importing a US vehicle into Portugal!

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