Tell HMRC you’re importing multiple vehicles
Use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) online service to tell HMRC that you're importing multiple vehicles.
Using the NOVA online service for multiple vehicles
If you’re a VAT-registered business bringing multiple vehicles into the UK, you can attach a spreadsheet to your online notification in the NOVA online service. You can include the details of all the vehicles, rather than entering each vehicle separately.
If you use a spreadsheet, the NOVA online service cannot automatically value new vehicles that have:
- been brought into Northern Ireland from the EU
- been imported into the UK and made available within the EU and arrived or began transiting to Great Britain before the end of the transition period
This may cause a delay in your notification being processed.
A new vehicle is one that has:
- entered into service within the last 6 months
- covered 6,000km or less
Alternatively, if all the vehicles’ details (except for the Vehicle Identification Number) are identical you may be able to use the multiplication facility, which is also available to non VAT-registered businesses, within the NOVA online service.
If you need help with your notification, you can contact the Personal Transport Unit.
Spreadsheets for different vehicle types
Depending on the type of vehicles you’re bringing into the UK you’ll need to download and use a different spreadsheet.
Cars
Use the car spreadsheet if the vehicles have either:
- 3 or more wheels and were built to carry passengers
- roofed accommodation and side windows behind the driver’s seat
Light commercial vehicles
Use the light commercial vehicle spreadsheet if the vehicles are:
- panel vans or any other vehicles with 3 or more wheels
- primarily designed to carry goods
- have an unladen weight not exceeding 3,500kg (3.5 tonnes)
Heavy commercial vehicles
Use the heavy commercial vehicle spreadsheet if the vehicles are:
- generally used to carry goods or burden of any kind
- designed or adapted to have an unladen weight of more than 3,500kg (3.5 tonnes)
Motorcycles
Use the motorcycles spreadsheet for motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, trikes, and quad bikes.
Motor caravans
Use the motor caravan spreadsheet if the vehicles are fitted with all or most of the following items:
- a permanent sink
- cooking facilities
- seats and a table for a meal
- at least 1 bed
- a permanent fresh water tank
Agricultural tractors
Use the agricultural tractor spreadsheet if the vehicles are designed exclusively (or primarily) for agricultural purposes, even if they’re not permitted to be used on UK roads opened to public traffic.
Construction vehicles, plant and machinery and special purpose vehicles
Use the construction vehicles spreadsheet for construction and plant and machinery. This includes:
- excavators
- dumper trucks
- bulldozers
- any ‘crawler tracked’ vehicle
You can also use the spreadsheet for special purpose vehicles like fork lift trucks and street cleaning vehicles.
Updates to this page
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Link to contact details added for users who need help with their notification.
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This page has been updated because the Brexit transition period has ended.
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Information on the multiplication facility added to the introduction.
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First published.