If you intend to move to the Netherlands and wish to bring your car with you, you need to fulfill certain demands requested by the RDW (Road Traffic and Transport Authority) and the Tax Office (Belastingdienst)
• Pay for and acquire a vehicle registration certificate
• Pay motor vehicle tax BMP (Bijzondere Verbruiksbelasting van Personenauto's)
• Obtain Dutch number plates
• Take out insurance, at least third party insurance
Print and fill out the exemption form: vergunning vrijstelling BPM bij verhuizing
After having done that, you need to send the filled out form to the following address:
Douane Zuid, afdeling verhuisboedel
Postbus 6470
5600 HL Eindhoven
You should wait for their reply stating whether or not the exemption authorization has been granted. Once you receive the authorization letter, you need to make an appointment at an inspection station of the Dutch Transport Authority (RDW) so that your car can be inspected. The closest RDW inspection station to Maastricht is in Elsloo. Don't forget to take with you the authorization letter!
The car inspection takes approximately an hour and costs about € 150. You will receive a BMP form which you need to fill out and hand it in to the Customs BPM Office, located in the same building of the RDW inspection station. After having submitted the BPM return and paid the due BPM fee, unless authorization is granted, you will automatically receive a vehicle registration certificate by post within 5 working days. After that, it is in your responsibility to obtain a Dutch license plate. You can get one at a certified garage by presenting the vehicle registration certificate.
For a list of authorised licence plate manufacturers click here .
Elsloo
Business Park Stein 160
6181 MA Elsloo
RDW
Tel: (+31) 598 39 33 30.
BPM
Tel: (+31) 43 366 71 01/2
Fax: (046) 437 06 6
