Registration checklist
Deadlines – Poland
- Seller Report the sale (zbycie) to the starost (vehicle office) or online in mój Pojazd within 30 days – free. Fine if late: 250 zł. An authorised person can do it.
- Seller Within 14 days, tell your OC insurer in writing about the sale and the buyer's details; give the buyer the OC policy confirmation.
- Buyer Register the car within 30 days (fine 500 zł).
- Buyer Pay PCC tax of 2% of the market value with form PCC-3 within 14 days (exempt if the market value is not over 1,000 zł).
Documents at handover
Costs and notes
Sale notification free. Buyer: PCC 2% of the market value.
Summary from public sources (as of 31.10.2026). [KM] = not verified. Check the official page before the sale.
Sources: www.gov.pl · rf.gov.pl · lexeva.pl · podatki.gov.pl · podatki-arch.mf.gov.pl · podatki-arch.mf.gov.pl
Selling to a buyer from another country
- Contract: use the contract for your own country. Your country's law applies, and only that text is binding. The buyer can read the version in their language; it is for information only.
- Plates: the buyer takes the car home on temporary or export plates from your country. Germany: short-term plates (5 days) or export plates. Netherlands: white export plate, up to 14 days after export at the RDW. Poland: temporary registration, up to 30 days. Elsewhere: ask the registration office.
- The buyer registers the car in their own country. Give them every document: registration papers, contract, inspection report.
- You: deregister the car or report the sale in your country. Germany: report the change of owner without delay. France: déclaration de cession within 15 days. Spain: notify the DGT or deregister for export. Italy: radiazione per esportazione at the PRA. Netherlands: the buyer exports the car in their name at the RDW. Poland: report the sale within 30 days.
- Payment: hand over the car and the papers only once the full price is in your account. Be wary of buyers who send a 'transport company' or want to pay in advance with extra fees.
Sources: Rome I, art. 3 + 4(1)(a) · FZV § 42 (Kurzzeitkennzeichen) · FZV § 45 (Ausfuhrkennzeichen) · FZV § 15 · RDW export · gov.pl zbycie · ePUAP czasowa rejestracja · service-public.fr F1707 · DGT baja exportación · ACI radiazione esportazione · mobile.de Export