Does a sale in the USA mean assembly in the USA?

No. American sales also move cars built in Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Where a car was auctioned has nothing to do with the origin condition, which is why the assembly plant of a F-150 is checked separately, on the VIN.

Who deals with customs clearance?

We do. We put together the proof of origin, prepare the customs declaration and keep contact with the agency. For a F-150 that qualifies on its VIN we apply for the 0% rate, and the customs office decides on the documents.

What about models built in two countries at once?

That is a common case, and it is exactly where the VIN becomes essential. Two F-150 cars from the same model year can carry different rates, 0% and 10%, because they came off lines on different continents.

Can I check a car before the auction ends?

Yes, and that is the point of doing it. Enter the VIN from the lot while bidding is still open, read the assembly plant, and you know whether to count on 0% or 10% before you set the highest figure you are willing to go to.

Does a F-150 get zero duty?

It depends on the car. The preference covers cars finally assembled in the States, and the F-150 is also produced outside the USA. Type in the VIN and we read the country and city of the assembly plant, so you see whether this car meets the 0% condition.

Does a Ford F-150 qualify for zero duty

EU–US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade has applied since 2026-07-01 and cuts duty to 0% for cars finally assembled in the States. The Ford F-150 meets that condition only in the cars genuinely built at an American plant; the rest clear at 10%. Verification runs on the VIN, not on the version name.

Where is the Ford F-150 assembled?

Production of the Ford F-150 is often spread across continents, which is why the question of where it is built has several answers at once. For duty, only the country of the plant your car came off matters: the States mean 0%, any other country 10%. Model history and target market change nothing.

Plant	Country	VIN prefix	Cars in our database	Duty
Dearborn	United States	1FT	83,859	0% duty
Kansas City	United States	1FT	74,961	0% duty
Norfolk	United States	1FT	12,833	0% duty
Claycomo	United States	1FC, 1FT	5,130	0% duty
Kansas City: Claycomo	United States	1FT	2,789	0% duty
Oakville	Canada	1FT, 2FD, 2FT	2,723	10%
Wayne	United States	1FT	813	0% duty
St. Paul	United States	1FT	207	0% duty
Cuautitlan	Mexico	3FT	58	10%
Claycomo, Kansas City	United States	1FT	37	0% duty
Kansas City, Claycomo	United States	1FT	22	0% duty
San Jose	United States	1FT	14	0% duty
Detroit	United States	1FT	5	0% duty
Louisville	United States	1FT	4	0% duty
Edison	United States	2FT	2	0% duty
Alliston	Canada	2HG	1	10%
Talbotville	Canada	1FT	1	10%
—	United States	NCS	1	0% duty
Atlanta	United States	1FT	1	0% duty
Jefferson County	United States	1FD	1	0% duty

Made in USA • Tax 0%

How do you check a specific car?

The VIN settles the matter in seconds. F-150 cars from plants in the USA carry the prefixes 1FC, 1FD, 1FT, 2FT, NCS here, but we look deeper — at the final assembly plant tied to the whole number. Only that answers the question of 0% or 10%.

How much will you save?

Run it down both routes, because the F-150 exists on both: a car from an American line at 0% duty, a car from a plant outside the USA at 10%. The rest of the bill is identical — excise by engine size and 23% VAT. The calculator shows both versions from the same inputs.

Work out the import cost

What the import cost is made of

The structure is the same for every car and only the first line differs. A F-150 off an American line comes in at 0% duty, a car outside the preference at 10%; after that comes excise by engine size (3.1% or 18.6%) and 23% VAT. Customs value follows the hammer price and transport.

Component	Rate
Duty — car assembled in the USA	0%
Duty — everything else	10%
Excise	3.1% up to 2.0 l, 18.6% above 3.5 l
VAT	23%

Rates, not amounts — the calculator works the sum out on current data.

Zero-duty paperwork — our job

You put nothing together yourself. We check the origin of the car by VIN, prepare the papers and run the clearance; if the production data points to assembly outside the USA, we declare it at 10% so the bill does not change when you come to collect.

What to watch for when buying at auction

An auction description talks about damage, not about origin, and the other way round. A F-150 with a wrecked front can be assembled in the USA and come in at 0%, while an untouched car from the same sale comes from Mexico and pays 10%. Check both separately.

Damage	Cars in our database
Front end	76,432
Side	27,634
Rear end	21,338

From the USA or from Europe?

The difference comes down to what you add and what you get back. Buying a F-150 in Europe, you skip the ocean crossing and the clearance; buying in the States you add both, but on a car from an American line duty is 0% instead of 10%. Your choice depends on how much paperwork and repair you take on.

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