Registering an imported car in Spain (Balearics)

The five DGT steps

For a used car coming from another EU country, the DGT sums it up like this:

1. Prove ownership. If you buy from a dealer in another country, with their invoice showing their VAT number.
2. Pass the import ITV inspection and get the Spanish technical sheet. You need the original registration document and the European certificate of conformity (CoC).
3. Pay the taxes: registration tax (form 576 — use our registration tax calculator) and your town hall's road tax.
4. Apply for the plates at a traffic office, with fee 1.1 of €99.77.
5. Fit the plates at an authorised outlet and insure the car.

Before the car leaves, it must be deregistered for export in Germany: the DGT requires that to register it here.

Where each step happens

Island	ITV	Traffic office (DGT)
Mallorca	Consell de Mallorca: five stations (Palma I and II, Inca, Manacor, Calvià), which do the pre-registration inspection of imported vehicles	Provincial office, C/ Manuel Azaña 50, Palma
Ibiza	Consell d'Eivissa: the import inspection is done at Santa Gertrudis	Local office, C/ Vicente Serra Orvay 43, Eivissa
Menorca	CERTIO (island council concession): stations in Maó and Ciutadella	Local office, C/ Amazonia 31, Maó
Formentera	Island council station, Can Rufino	No office: handled through Ibiza or online

Registration can be filed at any traffic office by appointment. Offices only see private individuals in person; companies file online.

The taxes

Registration tax. Paid once, based on CO₂. In the Balearics the top band is 16 %, against a state rate of 14.75 %. Work yours out with the registration tax calculator.

Road tax (IVTM). Set by each town hall and registered before the plates are issued: Palma, Eivissa, Maó; in Formentera it is handled by the island council.

Questions people ask

Where is an imported car registered in the Balearics?

At the provincial traffic office in Palma or the local offices in Ibiza and Menorca, by appointment. Formentera has no traffic office. Most people have an agency do it.

How much is the registration fee?

The DGT fee for registering a car (type 1.1) is €99.77. Registration tax, local road tax and the inspection are separate.

Can I drive while it is being processed?

Yes: you can apply for temporary green plates, valid for two months (extendable) with the car insured.

What documents does the car bring from Germany?

The German registration documents, the European certificate of conformity (CoC) and the dealer invoice showing their VAT number. That is what the import inspection and the registration application need.

Registering a German car in Spain

The five DGT steps

Where each step happens

The taxes

Questions people ask

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