What importing a car from Germany to the Balearics costs
What you pay, to whom and how much: official fees, taxes and what goes at free market price.
27 Sept 2026 · Read →
Frankfurt to Palma in five days: our own case
A 2019 C-Class Cabriolet, Frankfurt to Palma. What we learned bringing our own.
26 Sept 2026 · Read →
Registration tax in the Balearics: why 16 %
The Balearic rate only touches the top band. A car at 150 g/km pays the same here as in Madrid.
26 Sept 2026 · Read →
How the tax office values your imported car
Average price tables, the percentage for years of use and the formula that strips out the taxes already paid.
25 Sept 2026 · Read →
Electric and hybrid cars: when the tax is 0 %
A pure electric is always 0 %; a plug-in depends on the CO₂, not on having a plug.
24 Sept 2026 · Read →
Is there VAT on a used car imported from Germany?
The 6-month or 6,000 km rule, the German margin scheme and when you have to file form 309.
23 Sept 2026 · Read →
Approved used car or ordinary dealer: what changes
The difference is not the badge: it is the entry requirements and the warranty that cannot be excluded.
22 Sept 2026 · Read →
Road tax in Palma, Ibiza, Maó and Formentera
Tables by fiscal horsepower, how you self-assess it and the green reductions in each town.
22 Sept 2026 · Read →
Junge Sterne, Premium Selection and Porsche Approved
Why one BMW from a dealer has 12 months and another has 24. And why Porsche says "a minimum of 12".
21 Sept 2026 · Read →
The papers a German dealer must give you
The four documents you should insist on, and the two mistakes that delay registration.
21 Sept 2026 · Read →
Odometer fraud: how it is detected
The "one in three" figure is a 2011 estimate. The European Parliament numbers are different.
20 Sept 2026 · Read →
Green plates: driving while your registration runs
60 days, a €20.61 fee, compulsory insurance and a registration file already complete.
20 Sept 2026 · Read →
What to check on a German BMW, Mercedes or Porsche
Official campaigns, what the TÜV says about each brand, and what cannot be claimed engine by engine.
19 Sept 2026 · Read →
The import ITV in the Balearics, island by island
In Mallorca a file is opened with no appointment; in Ibiza by email; in Menorca by phone.
19 Sept 2026 · Read →
Why Germany has the car you want and Spain does not
Two and a half times more new cars, and two thirds of them registered to companies. That is where the stock comes from.
18 Sept 2026 · Read →
Which DGT sticker will your imported car get?
The Euro standard rules, not the date. And on German plates there is no Spanish sticker.
18 Sept 2026 · Read →
Diesel, petrol or electric for living in Mallorca
The 2025 diesel ban does not apply. What does exist is the Palma low emission zone, and it filters by sticker.
17 Sept 2026 · Read →
Insuring an imported car before registering it
The 30-day rule, compulsory insurance on green plates and your German claims history.
17 Sept 2026 · Read →
Is importing a car from Germany worth it?
The honest answer, with the numbers in front of you and the cases where it does not pay off.
16 Sept 2026 · Read →
If the car arrives with a fault, who is liable?
The statutory warranty, what can be cut short on a used car and who to complain to from Spain.
16 Sept 2026 · Read →
How long it takes to bring a car from Germany
How long each leg takes and why the ferry is usually not the bottleneck.
15 Sept 2026 · Read →
Used Porsche Macan: what to check before buying
From the 2.0 to the electric one: which version is which, what to check and what it pays in the Balearics.
14 Sept 2026 · Read →
Used Porsche Cayenne: what to look at first
The plug-in hybrid changed battery four times. And that changes the sticker and the tax.
13 Sept 2026 · Read →
Used BMW X5: generations and what to check
Fifty-five campaigns in the German register. These are the ones that really matter.
12 Sept 2026 · Read →
Used BMW 3 Series: engines and tax bands
A CO₂ table version by version: almost the whole range falls in the low bands.
11 Sept 2026 · Read →
Used Porsche Taycan: battery, charging and checks
Two generations, two batteries and several battery and brake campaigns to check.
10 Sept 2026 · Read →