The Customs Service is offering details for those willing to import second-hand auto parts into the country. An amendment to the Customs Code has just entered into effect revoking a ban on imports of second-hand car parts, except for brake system and steering system components.

The amendment makes it possible for individuals to import second-hand car parts, provided that they are not intended for commercial use. The parts may be imported duty-free if their customs value does not exceed 300 euros in the case of those introduced by land, or 430 euros for the parts introduced by air or sea. If the customs value exceeds the given non-taxable amounts, import duties will be charged.

When importing used auto parts into the country, at the request of the customs officer, individuals must fill out the standardized Form DV-6 of the customs declaration, even if the customs value does not exceed the non-taxable amount. The form shall indicate the usual technical (commercial) name of the car parts and accessories, their distinctive features, the make and model of the vehicle for which they are intended, the year of manufacture and the value of the parts.

The customs officer will ask the declaring individual to assert in the form that the second-hand parts being brought into the country are not components of the braking and steering systems, whose import is disallowed under the law.