Question 1

Ile kosztuje sprowadzenie auta z USA? What does it cost to bring a car from the USA to Poland?

Accepted Answer

Duty of 10% on the vehicle value plus freight, excise of 3.1% (engines up to 2.0 L) or 18.6% (larger) on the value plus duty, VAT of 23% on the total, shipping and inland transport, then inspection and registration. Fully electric cars pay no excise. Broker calculators give the numbers; none of them prices the risk of a bad title.

Question 2

Is a car bought at Copart or IAAI always damaged?

Accepted Answer

Copart and IAAI sell mostly insurance write-offs, but also fleet, repossessed and dealer vehicles with clean titles. The lot page states the title type and damage codes for that sale. Whether the car was auctioned before, and what it looked like then, is only in the VIN history.

Question 3

Can I check a US car's history for free?

Accepted Answer

Partly. Free auction archives show bid history and sometimes photos for cars that went through Copart or IAAI. The NICB VINCheck shows theft and some total-loss records. None of the free tools shows the state title brand, the odometer sequence or events after the auction. The free preview on this site shows which of those records exist before you pay for the report.

Question 4

Does the Polish dowód rejestracyjny show that a car was imported from the USA?

Accepted Answer

It shows the date of first registration abroad, and the VIN itself (a first character of 1, 4 or 5 means built in the United States, 2 means Canada). It shows nothing about title brands, accidents or auctions.