Vehicle taxes

Notify intra-Community acquisition of a new vehicle in another EU country as a foreign mission or professional consular post

As a foreign mission, professional consular post or member thereof, you must submit a VAT return for individual vehicle taxation if you purchase a vehicle in another EU country, import it into Germany and register it there.

Compulsory motor vehicle insurance

You will find important information and regulations here on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles in the event that you wish to take out insurance and in the event that you have been injured in an accident.

Buying and selling a motor vehicle in another Member State

Exemption from vehicle tax for registered electric vehicles

Have you purchased a purely electric vehicle or retrofitted a vehicle with a combustion engine to a purely electric vehicle? Then you can be exempt from vehicle tax for up to 10 years.

Paying vehicle tax

As soon as your vehicle has been registered, you generally have to pay vehicle tax. The amount you have to pay depends on the technical assessment basis of your vehicle.

Apply for a vehicle tax concession for severely disabled persons

If you are the owner of a motor vehicle as a person with a severe disability, you may have to pay less or no vehicle tax under certain conditions. To do this, apply for a vehicle tax concession.

Receive a tax reduction or exemption from motor vehicle tax

If you are the owner of a vehicle, you can apply for a vehicle tax concession in the form of a tax reduction or complete exemption from vehicle tax under certain conditions.

Applying for a stay of execution

Enforcement against you can be temporarily suspended or restricted if there are equitable grounds. Inequity exists if enforcement would cause you an unreasonable disadvantage that can be avoided by waiting a short time.