Exporting a car from the UK to Trinidad help

[craig2003]

I am looking for a bit of advice please
One of my colleagues out here in Trinidad has been thinking about buying a car in the UK and having it shipped down, due to the vast difference in purchasing price between the two countries
Has anyone done this and if so how do you go about it, can you give a rough idea of costs etc and any other considerations he should be thinking about.

[craig2003]

He has accounted for the taxation loss, and yep all right hand drive here

[craig2003]

davepoth said:

Easy answer is bung it into a container, and lash it down.

Duty wise you'll be looking at between 25% and 40% depending on engine capacity, assessed on the cost of the car, the freight and the insurance. Then add 15% on top of that for VAT.

Duty to be paid in Trinidad?

[craig2003]

Thanks Dave, I will pass on this thread details to him.

I had a feeling it was not going to be as clear cut as he thought