Drawn a blank with this one, Jan?
May be best getting professional advice (i.e. a Gestor), but for what it's worth, here's my thoughts.
Has VAT been paid on the car? Don't know about Dubai, but if no VAT has been paid, could be that Spain will want 16% IVA.
Registration tax: not an import tax, and charged on all imports, whether from within EU or not presumably. 12%, or 7% if petrol and less than 1600cc or diesel less than 2000cc.
Import duty of 10% for cars imported from outside the EU - although I cannot guarantee the validity of this info.
All these "taxes" will be calculated based on the new value of the car. Check your rmake/model here:
http://www.aeat.es/wps/portal/DetalleTributo?channel=76c1fc3d77ab8010VgnVCM10000050f01e0a____&ver=L&site=56d8237c0bc1ff00VgnVCM100000d7005a80____&idioma=es_ES&menu=0&img=0
by clicking on "vehiculos de turismo", then apply a depreciation factor of 47% if your car is between 4 and 5 years old.
Hope that makes sense!
Oh yes, forgot to mention - I've read somewhere that if you re-register your car within a couple of weeks of becoming resident, you are exempt from all these taxes! Don't know whether that only applies if you're importing from within the EU though, and don't know whether it's true or not - and don't know where I read it...............not much help, am I?
This message was last edited by Roberto on 10/8/2007.