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Germany → Serbia car import calculator

Estimate what importing a used car from Germany to Serbia costs: the car, export plates, tolls, customs duty, 20% VAT, homologation and first registration. Every fee is prefilled with September 2026 rates and can be edited. The result is an estimate, not a quote.

Car price

Customs base, net (€)
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The dealer invoices the car without the 19% German VAT because it leaves the EU, so the customs base is the net amount: the advertised price divided by 1.19. Most dealers keep 19% until they receive the export confirmation (Ausgangsvermerk). It's refunded, so it's cash flow rather than a cost.

Car

Model year sets the age used for the vehicle-use tax. CO₂ only affects the small German road tax on the export plates. Power sets the compulsory-insurance premium; enter that amount yourself in the Registration section.

Dealer's charge for filing the export with German customs and getting the EUR.1 stamped. Some include it, some charge more. Without EUR.1 you pay 12.5% duty.

Only if the seller won't file the ABD and EUR.1 themselves (typical with a private seller).

Customs require a notarised contract when buying from a private person. A dealer invoice doesn't need this.

Free when the CoC comes with the car. A reissue usually runs €70–250 and takes days, so ask before you travel.

The plates are valid only as long as this insurance. The default is an estimate; ask the insurer. You get a paper Doppelkarte, not an eVB number. Check that Serbia (SRB) is listed on it.

The registration office fee for export plates, €31.40 under the federal fee schedule (GebOSt no. 221.3). The car needs a valid HU (TÜV) for the whole plate period, shown at the office.

Red border only. Yellow short-term plates aren't valid outside Germany.

German road tax for the plate period (€)auto
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Charged for at least one month, even when the plates are valid for less; worked out from engine size and CO₂ when you press Calculate.

Rarely asked for on this route. Some offices offer it with the plates for €10–15.

Foreign payment charges from your bank, or cash withdrawal fees abroad. Agree the payment method with the dealer in advance.

Press Calculate to see the cash you need at the dealer.

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How the car gets home

Driving it yourself needs export plates, fuel and tolls. With a transport service the car travels as cargo, so those fall away and one transport price replaces them.

Fuel for the drive home (€)auto
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German pumps averaged €2.36 for petrol and €2.43 for diesel on 14 September 2026 (EU Weekly Oil Bulletin); Austria, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia were cheaper, so fill up after the border.

Tied to the plate number. The 18-day wait for vignettes bought online applies only to the annual and 2-month ones. No section tolls on the A8/A1/A4 route via Salzburg and Vienna.

Registered to the plate number.

Category I car: 850 RSD from Subotica to Belgrade on the Putevi Srbije price list valid from 1 July 2026, entered here in euros at the rate above. Change it for another destination.

Your own outbound trip. Off by default so the total matches the car's landed cost.

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Customs value (€)auto
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Invoice price plus the cost of getting the car to the border (fuel and vignettes). Customs can substitute a catalogue value if the invoice looks low.

Leave at 0 unless you expect customs to change the value. It changes duty and VAT.

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With EUR.1 the duty is 0%. Without it, 12.5% of the customs value. An origin statement on the invoice can replace EUR.1 up to €6,000, or at any value when the seller is an approved exporter. Origin means the factory country, not where you buy: a car built outside the EU (Japan, China, Korea, USA) cannot get a valid EUR.1 and pays 12.5%.

Import duty (€)auto
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VAT, 20% (€)auto
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20% of customs value plus duty. Paid in dinars at the inland customs office before the car is released.

Prepares the JCI, books the inspection, handles the terminal. Get two or three quotes before you go.

Confirms the car meets Serbian technical rules. Estimate: about 10,000 to 12,000 RSD; with a CoC it's a paperwork check.

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Every dinar amount below is converted to euros at this rate.

The Government's 2022 decision sets 3,070 to 6,020 RSD for a passenger car.

Priced by engine power and bonus-malus class. A 200+ kW car with no claims history starts around 30,000 RSD.

MUP administrative fees (€)auto
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Estimate: request 430, registration document 880, sticker 270 and a pair of plates 1,490 RSD, 3,070 RSD in all. The amounts are adjusted every year; the police station has the current ones.

Set by each municipality by engine size, from under 1,000 to over 8,000 RSD; 2,600 RSD is an estimate for a 1.6 to 2.0 L car in Belgrade.

Vehicle-use tax (porez na upotrebu motornih vozila) (€)auto
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Paid every year at registration; depends on engine size, age and drivetrain.

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Not due on an import, because VAT is paid at customs. It applies when you later sell the car in Serbia; the buyer normally pays it.

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Summary

Polovnjak.net · Germany → Serbia car import calculator

Rates checked 23/09/2026. Every amount is an estimate, not a quote or a guarantee: customs, the registration authority, insurers and service providers set the final amounts. Check them before you buy.

Enter the advertised price and press Calculate to see the estimated total cost.
Landed and registered-

Cost above the net price: -

  • Cash at the dealer, with the refundable deposit-
  • Cash at home: customs, VAT, registration-
  • Taxes and fees each later year, without insurance and inspection-

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to clear a car from Germany through Serbian customs?

With an EUR.1 certificate the duty is 0%; you pay 20% VAT on the customs value (price plus transport to the border). Without EUR.1 the duty is 12.5%. The calculator above adds every other cost as well.

What is EUR.1 and when do I need it?

A certificate of EU origin stamped by German customs. An origin statement on the invoice does the same job for a car worth up to €6,000, or at any value when the seller is an approved exporter; otherwise EUR.1 is what gets you 0% duty. Origin follows the factory: a car built outside the EU does not qualify.

Do hybrids pay the Serbian vehicle-use tax?

No. Cars with an electric drive, hybrids included, are exempt, so registering a plug-in hybrid costs far less than a petrol or diesel car of the same engine size.

Which plates do I need to drive the car home?

Red-border export plates (Ausfuhrkennzeichen), valid only as long as their insurance. Yellow short-term plates are not valid outside Germany.

Do I pay the 2.5% transfer tax on an import?

No. The transfer tax is not charged when VAT is paid, and VAT is paid at customs. It applies later, when a used car changes hands inside Serbia.

  • Serbian VAT 20% (VAT law, Article 23); duty 0% with EUR.1, otherwise 12.5%, the customs-tariff rate for most used cars. Check the exact tariff line with your customs agent. Source: Poreska uprava: Zakon o porezu na dodatu vrednost.
  • Austria: 2026 vignette. Hungary: 2026 D1 e-vignette at the HUF rate above. Serbia: 850 RSD from Subotica to Belgrade on the Putevi Srbije price list valid from 1 July 2026. Sources: oesterreich.gv.at: Vignette, Nemzeti Mobilfizetési Zrt.: e-vignette fees, Putevi Srbije: cene putarina.
  • MUP fees: an estimate of 3,070 RSD, not checked against the current price list. Technical inspection: 3,070 to 6,020 RSD under the Government's 2022 decision. Source: Odluka o određivanju cene tehničkog pregleda vozila.
  • Vehicle-use tax: hybrids and EVs are exempt. The amounts by engine size are those of the consolidated law as last adjusted for 2026 (Službeni glasnik RS 118/2025). Age reductions: 15/25/40% up to 2,000 cm³ for 5 to 8, 8 to 10 and over 10 years; 25/40/65% over 2,000 cm³; 20 years and older pay 20%. Source: Zakon o porezima na upotrebu, držanje i nošenje dobara.
  • Export plates: the registration office fee is €31.40 (GebOSt no. 221.3), the plates are valid only as long as their insurance (FZV §45), and German road tax is charged for at least one month (KraftStG §5) on the scale for cars first registered from 2021 (KraftStG §9). The insurance (about €80) and the plates (€20 to €30) are estimates. Sources: GebOSt, Nr. 221.3, FZV §45, KraftStG §5, KraftStG §9.
  • Fuel: EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, prices of 14 September 2026: Germany €2.36 petrol and €2.43 diesel per litre. The default of €2.00 assumes you refuel after Germany, where fuel was cheaper. Source: European Commission: Weekly Oil Bulletin.
  • Not included unless you switch them on: your trip to Germany, hotels, repairs, tyres, a pre-purchase inspection and later resale costs. The VAT deposit is refundable and never counted in the total.
  • Transport service: 650 € for one car on a car transporter is the middle of 2026 price lists (500 to 800 €), not a quote.
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