Here we answer the questions our customers in Cyprus worry about most.
What you pay, when it is due, and why an imported Euro 4 diesel costs €600 a year. Every figure taken from the law itself.
The duty, the VAT charged on top of the duty, and the excise that no longer exists. Plus why a car from Japan has been duty free since 1 February 2026.
It costs €35, and the law sets that price, not the test centre. There is nothing to shop around for. Plus why your UK MOT does not count here.
The unpaid road tax follows the car to you. The fines stay with the seller. And there is no way to check a car here at all.
The fee is €150 and it is flat. But a Japanese car must be filed by an authorised importer, and ΤΟΜ 119 is not the emissions test everyone calls it.
It is 30 days, not the 6 months everyone repeats. And Cyprus never joined the Vienna Convention, so the 1949 Geneva permit is the one that works here.
Only third party liability is compulsory, and the law expressly excludes damage to your own car. Comprehensive is a product, not a requirement. And the penalty is your licence, not a fine.
The registration list has ten items and none of them is about you. The law mentions residence permits zero times, and nothing ties your car to your permit expiring.
We bring cars into Cyprus every month and go through all of this ourselves. Ask us, we will give you a straight answer.
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