Car glossary
Words you’ll see in ads, agencies and at Tráfico.
VIN (chassis number)The car’s “ID”: 17 unique characters.
COCEuropean certificate of conformity: says the car meets EU rules.
Technical sheet (ITV card)Document with the car’s technical data in Spain.
Registration certificateDocument saying whose name the car is in.
Teil I / Teil IIThe car’s two papers in Germany. Teil II is the title.
Registration taxTax paid once when a car is first registered in Spain (form 576).
ITPTransfer tax: paid by whoever buys a used car from a private seller in Spain (form 620/621).
IVTMRoad tax: charged every year by the town hall.
REBUVAT scheme for used goods: you pay VAT only on your margin.
EU VAT number / ROINumber for buying from and selling to businesses in other EU countries.
VIESEuropean system to check whether a VAT number is valid.
DUACustoms declaration for exporting outside the EU.
H1Import certificate that replaces the DUA for registering a car from outside the EU.
Deregistration for transferDGT procedure to take a car out of Spain.
Green platesTemporary permit to move a car that doesn’t yet have a permanent number plate.
Tax valueWhat the car is worth to the tax office according to its tables and age.