Auton Tuonti USA:sta Suomeen — Autovero, Rekisteröintikatsastus and the VIN Check

USA to
Finland

Finland is the one market where the motoring authority tells buyers to get a US history report: Autoliitto's guide to buying a car from the United States recommends Carfax or AutoCheck. Finnish enthusiasts call the cars jenkkiautot and the auction photos huutokauppakuvat, and there has been no Finnish page dedicated to finding those photos by VIN.

At a glance

Customs duty
10% (22% for pickups classified as trucks)
VAT (ALV)
25.5%
Autovero
Finnish car tax by CO2 and value, assessed by the Tax Administration
Ports
Helsinki, Hanko, Turku; also Bremerhaven then ferry
Registration
Rekisteröintikatsastus (registration inspection) under Traficom

Copart Suomi is domestic

Copart Suomi Oy auctions Finnish insurance write-offs from Espoo and Oulu. Searchers looking for US cars land on it. US inventory is on copart.com through an international account or a broker.

What to check before you pay

  • Title brand and state.
  • Prior auction records with photos and damage codes (huutokauppakuvat).
  • Odometer in miles, in sequence.
  • Recalls, for the compliance step.

The same check, wherever the car is going

Every guide in this hub ends the same way because every destination shares the same blind spot. Finland's registry, inspection and customs process each verify something real, and none of them reads the American title, the insurer's total-loss declaration or the auction record. Enter the VIN above to see which of those records exist for the car you are looking at. The preview is free; the report is $19.99, once.

Three things to check before money moves

  1. 1

    The US title brand

    Clean, salvage, rebuilt, flood, junk. Issued by a US state, invisible in every European registry.

    How it is checked
  2. 2

    Prior auction records and photos

    Copart and IAAI intake photos, damage codes and sale price, from every sale the car went through, not only the current lot.

    How it is checked
  3. 3

    The odometer sequence in miles

    Readings at US titles, registrations and inspections in date order. A reading below an earlier one is a rollback.

    How it is checked

Frequently asked questions

Mitä auton tuonti USA:sta maksaa?

The US price and fees, freight, 10% duty, 25.5% VAT on the value plus duty, autovero assessed by the Tax Administration, registration inspection and plates. Finnish import agents publish calculators.

Mistä löydän huutokauppakuvat VIN-koodilla?

Enter the VIN on this page. Where the car went through Copart or IAAI, the report includes the intake photos, damage codes and sale price.

Check the vehicle before you pay

Enter the VIN to see which US and Canadian records exist. The preview is free; the report is $19.99, once.