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grecy wrote:I drove my Jeep down to Patagonia from Canada and I'm trying to sell it now (easier said than done)
The Jeep is used and 11 years old. Does anyone know if I can take it into a Zona Franca and have the customs "temporary import papers" canceled (so I can leave the country) and then someone else can buy it and make the paperwork for it to have Chilean number plates & registration? Do you guy know what kind of tax the new buyer would have to pay? (I think something like 6% + 19% ?)And yes, I understand the vehicle will be a "Zona Fraca" car, and I understand the restrictions that come with that label. at this point I just need to offload it so I can leave.

patagoniax wrote:

grecy wrote:I drove my Jeep down to Patagonia from Canada and I'm trying to sell it now (easier said than done)
The Jeep is used and 11 years old. Does anyone know if I can take it into a Zona Franca and have the customs "temporary import papers" canceled (so I can leave the country) and then someone else can buy it and make the paperwork for it to have Chilean number plates & registration? Do you guy know what kind of tax the new buyer would have to pay? (I think something like 6% + 19% ?)And yes, I understand the vehicle will be a "Zona Fraca" car, and I understand the restrictions that come with that label. at this point I just need to offload it so I can leave.

Send me the details on the vehicle, and where you are now so that I can see it. Msg by PM if you wish. If you can get to Puerto Natales I'd like to have a look. I will be near the Pto Natales aduana tomorrow and I can ask them for the slickest escape for you. I don't actually need a jeep but let's look at what you have down here.

Costs will depend on who buys your vehicle. If we declare the purchase price to be low, you can still receive your actual payment that may differ from the notarised bill of sale. If it is to be "imported" formally into a Zona Franca it can only be purchased by a legal resident of the exempted regions. Importation has to be done at the ZF by an authorised "usuario" registered at the ZF and that involves some additional costs. If the vehicle is not in the homologation database then importation can involve some additional costs. We can also make out a legal bill of sale in coordination with local Aduana immediately so that you can get out of the country even without actually transferring the vehicle through the ZF. If you are leaving Chile you may wish to have payment in CDN or US dollars.

I have imported six vehicles here, 5 of them through the ZF.

PenquistaDeCorazon wrote:
Sorry Px I didn't just hear you suggest that the numbers be fudged

PenquistaDeCorazon wrote:You did something I mull over in my head periodically.

grecy wrote:Thanks for the quick reply. (and damn!)

Not that I want to do it... but do you know what turning it into parts involves?

Also, do you happen to know anything about the importation/sale process in Argentina and if it's any different in Tierra Del Feugo?