Importing cars to European countries is a tiresome process, especially if you are a non European. The decision of shipping your car must be made after careful consideration. It is a general fact that shipping old cars is cheaper than buying a new car. However, you should understand that cars must comply with European standards to import your car to Sweden. Further, if you don’t qualify for duty free import, you have to pay import duties plus VAT. The total vehicle transport price to Sweden may become expensive if you have to pay all the taxes and convert your car to meet with European standards. Hence, it is better to import a car to Sweden if it is a part of your household and you can’t live without your expensive car.

For one year, you can drive the car with foreign license plates. After that, you have to pay around 2, 500 SEK to get Sweden license plates. EU country citizens and citizens of Japan and Switzerland can simply exchange their license without paying any free. Annual road tax must be paid by all vehicles and this is determined by the weight of the car. You need to purchase liability insurance and traffic insurance to drive cars in Sweden.

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