Yes – and you do not have to do anything differently. On truckoo, verified exporters bid on the same vehicle alongside German dealers. Export, customs, licence plates and transport are the buyer's responsibility; the sales contract, payment and collection run through truckoo. You are selling in Germany, not to a buyer abroad.
The difference between selling to a German dealer and selling to an exporter lies with the buyer, not with you. In both cases your contractual partner is truckoo. You do not issue a tax-free export invoice, you do not apply for an export licence plate, and you do not need an entry certificate.
Anyone selling directly to a buyer abroad carries the burden of proof themselves: checking the VAT identification number, the entry certificate, copies of identity documents, powers of attorney – and the risk that the tax office will demand 19 per cent in arrears if there are gaps. Through truckoo that does not arise, because the sale takes place within Germany.
The sale consists of four steps: list, receive bids, accept a bid, hand over. Until you accept a bid you can cancel at any time at no cost – and even after that you pay nothing.
Photograph the registration certificate, enter the mileage, take six mandatory photos. The listing process guides you through each photo. Around ten minutes.
Every bid is binding and valid for a fixed period. You see all bids side by side, not just the highest.
If none suits, you don’t sell – at no cost. Once accepted, there is no renegotiation.
Handover at a partner workshop or collection from your premises. Then payout by instant bank transfer. Deregistration can be added as an optional service (from 49 €).
Special feature with export: nothing changes for you in the process. The exporter collects the vehicle in Germany and takes care of the export licence plate and customs himself. You cannot see from a bid whether a dealer or an exporter is bidding – you only see the price.
Many trucks that barely find buyers in Germany because of their age, emissions standard or mileage still have a value abroad – often a higher one than at home. Which market pays depends on the emissions standard, make, body and condition.
Euro 6 stays in the EU. Euro 5 goes to Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. Euro 3 and Euro 4 go to North Africa, the Middle East and West Africa, where emissions requirements play no part. A Euro 3 truck that is a problem in Germany is a sought-after vehicle there.
Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, MAN and Scania are traded worldwide, because workshop networks and spare parts are available everywhere. Unusual makes and rare engine variants fetch less on the export market – not because of their quality, but because of how easily they can be repaired locally.
Export buyers pay for leaf suspension, simple electronics, all-wheel drive and high ground clearance. A retarder, a long-haul cab and driver assistance systems, which make the price in Europe, count for little there. Tippers, chassis and flatbeds are more sought after than high-volume box bodies.
To register the vehicle in the destination country, the exporter needs complete documents: registration certificate part I and part II, the COC or a data sheet, and roadworthiness test reports. A vehicle without a COC is not tradeable for many exporters – that depresses the price more than any dent.
Anyone who sells to a buyer abroad themselves takes on tasks for which exporters have entire departments. Between your effort and the purchase price lie:
Through truckoo you sell within Germany. The payout arrives by instant bank transfer on the day of handover, and whether the vehicle then travels to Romania or Morocco is no longer your concern.
On truckoo, 1500+ verified dealers and exporters from 35+ countries place bids. Every exporter is checked for their trade licence, VAT identification number and creditworthiness before being approved – and pays truckoo, not you.
Exporters are specialists for one target market: one supplies haulage companies in Romania, the next construction firms in Morocco, the third transport operators in West Africa. Each of them knows their own demand, their transport costs and their registration rules – and bids accordingly. Because several exporters bid at the same time as German dealers, you get the price of the market in which your truck is worth the most, without having to know that market yourself.
No. Your contractual partner is truckoo in Germany; the sale is a domestic transaction under the usual VAT rules. The export and its tax treatment are the exporter's responsibility.
The buyer. They collect the vehicle in Germany and arrange the export licence plate, insurance, customs declaration and transport themselves. You hand over the vehicle, the keys and the documents – nothing more.
Often yes, especially for Euro 3 to Euro 5, high mileage or vehicles without a valid roadworthiness test. For young Euro 6 vehicles, European dealers usually pay more. You do not have to judge that yourself: both groups bid on the same vehicle and you see the result.
You cannot – and you do not have to. Every bidder on truckoo is vetted before being approved, and the payment comes from truckoo, not from the exporter. The risk of dubious buyers, which is real when selling directly abroad, does not arise.
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Ten minutes to enter the details, the buyer handles the export. For sellers the sale is free of charge – even when you sell.
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