9.2 Why do I receive German car documents for my Dutch car?
The vast majority of Dutch vehicles is subject to a special vehicle tax, called BPM, which is related to the CO2 emissions of a vehicle.
Each time a vehicle subject to BPM is sold, the remainder of the BPM tax is charged to the new owner. When this vehicle is sold to a foreign country the last owner (in this case OPENLANE Netherlands) is entitled to get a refund of the remainder of this tax amount provided he can submit a foreign registration to the Dutch Tax Authorities as a proof of export. For this reason most Dutch vehicles have foreign (in this case German) car registration documents.
For vehicles without BPM tax (mostly vans, light trucks, vehicles with first registration in the Netherlands before 16-10-2006) the de-registered and exported Dutch registration card (EU model) is offered.
Related questions:
When will I receive my car documents?
Can I get a copy of the car documents before the car is delivered?
What do I do if I’ve lost my car documents?
Can I influence the shipping time of car documents?
