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Articles for dealers on selling vehicles abroad: buyer verification, VAT on cross-border sales, AML obligations and market trends.
Novatrade24 is one of the finalists for the Remarketing Newcomer Award 2026, presented at Fleet Europe Days on 27–28 October 2026 in Lisbon, where co-founder Michel van Roon represents the company.
The EU anti-money laundering authority AMLA will have AML rules enforced the same way in every Member State, also for car dealers, with fines and personal liability for directors.
From 17 August 2027, Regulation (EU) 2026/1743 gives the EPPO and OLAF access to cross-border VAT data, so consistent export files matter more than ever.
Germany’s new €3 billion EV purchase subsidy puts extra pressure on used EV residual values. Dealers who can export spread that risk across Europe’s price differences.
Export compliance should not sit with the salesperson who closed the deal: that creates a conflict of interest. Separate buyer checks and export files from sales and apply the four-eyes principle.
Dutch banks will accept more cash from entrepreneurs, but car dealers stay classed as high-risk: their cash deposits remain closely monitored and a thorough KYC check stays essential.
The Dutch Tax Authority confirmed on 10 June 2025 that a BPM refund remains possible after a short registration in Germany, unless that registration is an artificial construction.
Novatrade24 can help traders defend themselves against accusations of complicity in fraud, but its aim is larger: a trade network that traders, banks and tax authorities trust.
In episode 358 of the #DCDW podcast, host Paul de Vries talks with Novatrade24 founder Michel van Roon about VAT compliance in cross-border vehicle exports.
Cross-border car trade moves used cars to where demand is highest. That lowers residual value risk, and with it purchase prices and lease rates for everyone.
Strict EU rules against VAT carousels and money laundering slow down honest car traders. Michel van Roon argues the sector can only lift that burden by acting together.
Compliance by design builds buyer verification, VAT evidence and AML checks into every cross-border used car deal in the EU, so traders can grow despite fraud risk and stricter VAT and AML rules.
