export new Mercedes Benz?

Question

MB doesn't allow new vehicles to be exported and all new cars must be registered in the states. Is there any legal way to export new Mercedes Benz without paying any penalties & taxes?

Answer 1

It depends somewhat on the country to which you want to export the vehicle. If you wanted to export a MBz to anywhere in Europe, for example, you could save 10% by buying the car from a U.S. dealer, and picking it up in Stuttgart, Germany. When you get to Stuttgart, you go directly to the factory to pick up your purchase, all ready licensed and ready to drive away. You can buy a one, two, or three month tourist license plate and insurance coverage for 16 or more countries in Europe. If you decided to stay in Europe, however, you would be required to pay the local registration and insurance charges which are surely much higher than any state in the U.S. You would have to surrender the tourist license plates, etc. Returning to the U.S. after the car is six months old or has accumulated 4,000 miles, would allow you to declare the car as a "USED" car with a significantly lower value from the new car purchase price. In some states, the value of the car is used to calculate the applicable sales tax (or use tax), assessed on the first U.S. registration. The purchase of a new BMW, Audi, VW, or MBz purchased in the U.S. for European Delivery includes transportation and/or shipping costs back to the U.S. It is a neat way to acquire such a vehicle. MBz cars manufactured in the U.S. would not be elligible for this tourist benefit. New American cars manufactured in the U.S. can be exported by the purchaser but not licensed by the buyer, can qualify for an Excise Tax Rebate after proof of the exportation has been made.

Answer 2

MB doesn't have any say in exporting a vehicle; it's entirely up to the laws of the countries involved. Once you've purchased it you are free to do whatever you want within the laws of the country that you're shipping it to.

GIs do it all the time! (OK, not many GIs own new Benzes but those who do have no trouble exporting them to Europe when they PCS there, for example.)

Answer 3

What makes you imagine a automobile broking service deliver cares what you do with their automobile once you purchase it? automobile agencies favor to promote vehicles. despite the indisputable fact that many countries have regulations that would want to be met to promote a automobile in that usa. So what you want to carry close is what the regulation is in the rustic you export to. case in point you are able to not export to Cuba from the U.S. also many vehicles in ecu international places do no longer meet U.S. criteria. So if the broking service instructed you what you're trying to do isn't criminal perchance they the position attempting that would truly help you from making a mistake.

Answer 4

There is no way around it. You will get penalized, and the dealer you bought it from will get hit with a fine 3% the value of the car.

Answer 5

If what you are doing is trying to get out of the original license and taxes, then you are out of luck