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Germany has more cars, often cheaper, but the listing price is not what you pay. Here is what gets added (transport, taxes and fees), real examples from this month and the paperwork with its official pages. And if you already have a listing, work it out for free in seconds.
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8 cars for sale in Germany, with their real cost delivered to France. AutoScout24 prices from 7 October 2026; taxes and fees calculated with the official tables.
| Car | Price in Germany | Delivered to France | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf2020 · 49,500 km | Dortmund | €10,499 | €11,627 – 11,973 |
| Volkswagen Polo2021 · 71,500 km | Freiburg | €9,999 | ≥ €10,989 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan2022 · 30,860 km | Karlsruhe | €19,500 | €21,356 – 22,156 |
| Audi A32019 · 66,500 km | Mannheim | €13,900 | ≥ €15,028 |
| Audi A42023 · 122,130 km | Dortmund | €16,990 | €18,533 – 18,733 |
| Skoda Octavia2019 · 60,130 km | Düsseldorf | €12,380 | €13,508 – 13,708 |
| BMW X12021 · 103,000 km | Wuppertal | €16,990 | ≥ €18,118 |
| Tesla Model 32020 · 103,000 km | Munich | €20,800 | €21,783 – 23,424 |
Every line of the calculation, how it is done and where it comes from.
Scale for the year of first registration (even if it was in Germany), with a reduction for age.
CIBS, art. L421-58 to L421-70 · service-public.fr
Only from 2022, above the kerb-weight threshold for the year.
CIBS, art. L421-73 to L421-75 · service-public.fr
Fiscal horsepower × the rate of your region, plus fixed fees.
Official simulator on service-public.fr · ANTS
Range of rates published by car transporters, depending on the city where the car is.
Public rates, dated
Estimated from identical new cars registered in the EU.
European Environment Agency
Median of listings for the same model, ±1 year and ±20% mileage. With fewer than 5 listings, it is not shown.
Listings we can read; not an exhaustive list
Whatever is estimated is shown as a range, with the “Estimated” label. We never give you an exact figure that isn’t.
From checking the car to registration. Every step links to the official page.
From Germany to France. Each step links to the official page that explains it.
1.Check the car and its papers
How to do itShow lessAsk for the VIN and photos of: Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I, and of the certificate of conformity (COC). The name on the papers must be the seller’s.
2.Have it inspected before paying
How to do itShow less4 recommendationsAn independent inspector or garage near the car, chosen and paid by you. It is the one cost that can stop you buying the wrong car.
3.Pay in person, against the keys and papers
How to do itShow lessNever a deposit at a distance. Leave with all the originals:
What you need
4.Germany: deregistration and export plates
How to do itShow less3 recommendationsAgree the deregistration (Abmeldung) with the seller. To drive it home you need export plates (Ausfuhrkennzeichen) from the registration office: valid inspection (HU), a special policy and the tax paid. German short-term plates (Kurzzeitkennzeichen) are only valid in Germany.
ADAC: export plates (Ausfuhrkennzeichen)ADAC: short-term plates (Germany only)Example: application in Berlin
5.Decide how to bring it home
How to do itShow less1 recommendationsCar transporter (the calculation gives the price) or collect it with plates valid for the trip. Without valid plates, the car cannot be driven.
6.Tax clearance (quitus fiscal)
How to do itShow lessIt proves the VAT is in order. Request it by email from your département’s tax office (in 57, 59, 62 and 67, directly on the ANTS website).
What you need
Service-public: tax clearance (quitus)impots.gouv: get a tax clearance
7.Roadworthiness test under 6 months old
How to do itShow less1 recommendationsRequired if the car is more than 4 years old. It can have been done in the EU country where it was registered.
Service-public: registering a used vehicleService-public: roadworthiness test
8.Conformity: the COC
How to do itShow lessThe manufacturer’s European certificate of conformity (it can be digital). Without it, you need an individual approval (RTI) from the DREAL.
9.Carte grise application at the ANTS
How to do itShow less1 recommendationsOnline only (FranceConnect or France Identité), or through an authorised professional. You pay the taxes in the calculation and get a provisional certificate to drive 1 month in France.
What you need
Service-public: registering a used vehicleANTS: registration procedures
10.Carte grise by post, plates and insurance
How to do itShow lessThe carte grise arrives by tracked letter. The policy must cover the car from its first trip in France; if the foreign plates are no longer valid, a WW certificate is needed.
Service-public: vehicle bought abroadService-public: registering a used vehicle
Official links checked on 24 September 2026. Rules can change: the official page prevails.
Klaro informs: you do the paperwork yourself or with a professional of your choice.
Commission-free recommendations: Klaro is paid by none of these companies and the order is not paid for. Checked on 26 September 2026.
We compare prices in the 25 largest cities, at equal year and mileage, with the cheapest cars in each.
See the city rankingBecause in France the malus is paid at the first French registration, even if the car comes from another country. The scale for the year of its very first registration applies, with a reduction depending on its age.
We estimate it from identical new cars registered in the EU and give you a range. The exact figure is in box V.7 of the German registration certificate or, for cars first registered between September 2018 and February 2020, in the certificate of conformity (COC). We give you the message to ask the seller for it.
Yes. The regional carte grise tax and the transport cost change with the region; you can change it in the result and everything is recalculated.
No. Klaro calculates and informs you. You buy directly from the seller and do the paperwork yourself; we tell you what it is.
The listing price, the real cost — every line with its source and the true saving —, the risk signals and the German police rules are free and need no account. The purchase report (messages to the seller in their language, 5-step plan, documents and handover-day checklist) costs €49 per car, as a one-off payment. We charge neither sellers nor dealers.
Today, in France, Spain and Italy. In Spain, the registration tax depends on a value table that doesn’t cover every model: when the model isn’t in it, we say so instead of inventing a figure. Other countries will come once their formula has been checked against official sources.
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