Car export Almelo: export papers, plates and cover per vehicle

Auto Export Almelo helps foreign buyers, expats and businesses take a Dutch-registered vehicle out of the country. We deregister the vehicle for export, issue the papers the buyer needs and supply white export number plates with temporary insurance for the drive home. It all happens at our RDW-approved export desk at Slachthuisweg 135 in Hengelo. There is no desk in Almelo itself; from the Grotestraat it is about a 20-minute drive.

Car export Almelo for private buyers and businesses

For example, we help:

• a buyer from abroad collecting one car from a private seller;
• an expat living in Almelo who is moving home with their own car;
• a dealer, company or exporter buying vans, trucks, trailers or motorhomes from the region.

To export a car from the Netherlands, the vehicle is deregistered from the Dutch vehicle register. The buyer, or the person the export is registered to, receives the export certificate (registration certificate part II) plus the registration card with one corner cut off. The seller receives the indemnification certificate, known in Dutch as the vrijwaringsbewijs: proof that the registration has ended. From then on, the Dutch owner no longer has to insure the vehicle, keep a valid APK (the Dutch roadworthiness test) or pay Dutch road tax for it.

Good to know: the vehicle is not transferred to your name in the Dutch register. The RDW advises that the buyer exports the vehicle in their own name, so you leave with the export documents in your name and the seller keeps the vrijwaringsbewijs.

Several vehicles at once

Buying more than one vehicle, or selling a batch to a foreign customer? Send the details in advance through the request form or WhatsApp, and we prepare everything online. Per vehicle we need:

• registration number and vehicle type;
• the registration card with its registration code, or the old paper parts;
• the yellow Dutch number plates, which are handed in;
• the current mileage;
• whether it drives on its own wheels or goes on a trailer.

For a business buyer we also need the company name, address and VAT number. Please note: if you want the company name on the export certificate, that is only possible at an RDW location, not at an approved export company like ours.

Prices per vehicle

All amounts are starting prices per vehicle, including VAT where applicable. If the car drives home on its own wheels straight after export, the complete export package is the standard choice.

The price can be higher outside office hours, for postal delivery (especially abroad) and for heavy or non-standard vehicles such as a truck, a heavy motorhome or a semi-trailer. You always know the price before we start.

Driving home: what to check

• 14 days in the Netherlands. After deregistration you may drive on Dutch public roads for 14 days, but never beyond the APK expiry date.
• Rules abroad differ. Each country has its own rules for a Dutch export registration, so check your destination and every transit country in advance.
• Policy and Green Card decide. Which countries and which driver are covered is stated on the policy and the Green Card. Read more about our export insurance.
• One or two plates. A car gets two Dutch export plates; a motorcycle, scooter, moped, caravan or trailer gets one, at the rear.
• BPM tip. Whoever exports a car can sometimes reclaim part of the Dutch BPM tax. We do not offer this service; the conditions are on the page BPM refund when exporting a used vehicle.

Address and route from Almelo

The desk is at Slachthuisweg 135, 7556 AZ Hengelo (Overijssel), about 1 km from the A1 motorway with the exit via the Bornsestraat. From the Grotestraat in Almelo it is about 16 km, roughly 20 minutes via the A35 and the A1. Customers from Wierden, Vriezenveen and Tubbergen are welcome too.

Office hours are Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 16:30, and we are closed on Sundays. Outside these hours we work 24/7 by appointment, and a higher rate may apply. You can walk in during office hours, but please call or message us first.