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Duty and VAT default to 0 and must be set by the caller; results are estimates.","url":"https://irish-auto-arbitrage-production.up.railway.app/api/v1/a2a/import-calculator?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET","HEAD","DELETE"],"type":"string"},"queryParams":{"type":"object","required":["uk_price_gbp","co2_g_km","fuel_type"],"properties":{"make":{"type":"string","default":"Toyota","example":"Toyota","examples":["Toyota"],"description":"Optional; with model, year and mileage_km enables the margin calculation."},"year":{"type":"integer","default":2020,"example":2020,"examples":[2020],"description":"Optional model year."},"model":{"type":"string","default":"Corolla","example":"Corolla","examples":["Corolla"],"description":"Optional."},"co2_g_km":{"type":"integer","default":125,"example":125,"examples":[125],"description":"WLTP CO2 emissions in g/km (drives the VRT band)."},"fuel_type":{"enum":["Petrol","Diesel","Electric","Petrol Hybrid","Diesel Hybrid","Petrol Plug-in Hybrid","Diesel Plug-in Hybrid","petrol","diesel","electric","petrol hybrid","diesel hybrid","petrol plug-in hybrid","diesel plug-in hybrid"],"type":"string","default":"Diesel","example":"Diesel","examples":["Diesel"],"description":"Fuel type, e.g. Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Petrol Hybrid, Petrol Plug-in Hybrid."},"nox_mg_km":{"type":"number","default":40,"example":40,"examples":[40],"description":"NOx mg/km for the NOx levy. 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Default 0 (GB-built cars may attract ~10%)."}}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}}}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"costs":{"vrt_eur":1599,"nox_levy_eur":200,"uk_price_eur":11700,"total_landed_cost_eur":14599},"gbp_eur_rate":1.17,"estimate_only":true,"is_arbitrage_deal":true,"expected_margin_eur":2351}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.01","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.01/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_DfCNMVgArCBld4lCeQEKY","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.01","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Converts a UK car's GBP asking price into a full EUR landed cost for Ireland, including shipping, customs duty, import VAT, VRT, NOx levy, and a cost buffer, with optional Irish market margin estimate.","exampleAgentPrompt":"I'm thinking of importing a 2021 Volkswagen Golf petrol from the UK for £18,500 — it has 45,000 km on the clock, CO2 of 128 g/km, and NOx of 35 mg/km. Can you work out the full landed cost in Ireland, assuming 10% customs duty and 23% import VAT?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Private buyer assessing UK import profit","prompt":"I found a 2020 BMW 3 Series diesel on a UK site for £22,000 — it's done 60,000 km, CO2 is 115 g/km, NOx is 80 mg/km. With 10% customs duty and 23% VAT, what would it cost me landed in Ireland and is there any margin against the Irish market?"},{"title":"Car dealer screening bulk import candidates","prompt":"We're looking at a 2022 Toyota RAV4 Petrol Hybrid from the UK at £28,000, CO2 of 102 g/km, NOx 40 mg/km, 30,000 km — no customs duty, no import VAT since it's a hybrid. Give me the full landed cost in euros including shipping and VRT so I can decide if it's worth bringing over."},{"title":"Electric vehicle import feasibility check","prompt":"There's a 2021 Tesla Model 3 long range electric on Auto Trader UK for £31,500 with 25,000 km — CO2 is 0 g/km since it's electric and NOx is 0. Can you calculate what it would cost to land it in Ireland, assuming zero customs duty and zero import VAT?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a breakdown of the full EUR landed cost for a UK car imported to Ireland, including the converted GBP price, shipping, customs duty, import VAT, VRT band estimate, NOx levy, and a cost buffer. If make, model, year, and mileage are provided, also returns the Irish market median price and the estimated margin the importer could realise.","failureModes":["Missing required fields (uk_price_gbp, co2_g_km, fuel_type) returns a validation error","Invalid fuel_type string outside expected enum values may produce incorrect VRT band","Customs duty and import VAT default to 0 if not explicitly set, so caller must supply the correct percentages for their situation","Results are estimates and may differ from actual Revenue/VRT assessments","Exchange rate defaults to service rate if gbp_eur_rate not provided, which may be stale","No market margin returned if make, model, year, or mileage_km are omitted"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need a complete, all-in landed cost estimate for importing a specific UK car to Ireland, including statutory costs like VRT and NOx levy that are unique to the Irish market. Prefer this over the sibling VRT-only endpoint when you need to account for all import costs together. Use this when you also want to see the margin potential against Irish market pricing for a specific make/model/year/mileage combination.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-15T06:35:26.215Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"irish-used-car-uk-import-cost-calculator-7a070abf"}