When you want to ship a vehicle from the U.S. to Europe along with the VAT there will be a duty that has to be paid, which is about 10%. This percentage will be based on how old the car is. As it was also confirmed by the Dallas Translation Services, which translated some technical documentation for my brother, there is a way to avoid paying VAT – you must be the owner of the car you want to ship to Europe for at least six months before the transportation is carried out. This thing done, he could get to some other details concerning the shipment.