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When this vehicle is sold to a foreign country the last owner (in this case OPENLANE Netherlands) is entitled to get a refund of the remainder of this tax amount provided he can submit a foreign registration to the Dutch Tax Authorities as a proof of export.\u00a0For this reason most Dutch vehicles\u00a0have foreign (in this case German)\u00a0car registration documents.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0vehicles without BPM tax\u00a0(mostly vans, light trucks, vehicles with first registration in the Netherlands before 16-10-2006) the de-registered and exported\u00a0Dutch registration\u00a0card (EU model) is offered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vast majority of Dutch vehicles is subject to a special vehicle tax, called\u00a0BPM, which is related to the\u00a0CO2 emissions of a vehicle. Each time a vehicle subject to BPM is sold, the remainder of the BPM tax is charged to the new owner. 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