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Motor vehicles

Register a duty-free vehicle

Members of the mission and their dependent spouses are each entitled to one duty-free motor vehicle. Vehicles are applied for on IPMIS under PRO 1B and allocated a CD registration series.

PRO 1B

Who it applies to

Members and their dependent spouses (one vehicle each); unaccompanied members, one vehicle.

How it works

  1. 1Apply on IPMIS under PRO 1B motor vehicles for duty-free release.
  2. 2On approval, the vehicle is registered and allocated a CD registration number.
  3. 3Pay the applicable registration and number-plate fees on eCitizen.

Conditions and notes

  • The vehicle must be genuinely required for personal use of the member or official use of the mission.
  • Duty-free authority is not transferable, and the vehicle may not be lent, sold, pledged, hired or given away without prior written permission of the customs authorities.
  • The duty-free vehicle privilege runs for a standard four-year tour; earlier replacement may be authorised for irretrievable loss or uneconomical repair.

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