NOTE. The process presented is valid in all cases of vehicle acquisition, for example, in cases of sale, gift, etc. Also, for all vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, trailers, etc.
The process of declaring and registering a change of ownership of a car acquired abroad consists of the following stages:
At this stage, a purchase-sale contract is entered into.
Since a car is registered abroad, no SDK has been assigned to it. Therefore, before importing the car to the territory of Lithuania, a resident of Lithuania must apply to "Regitra", declare the acquisition and obtain the SDK for the first time. This can be done online or at "Regitra" branch, for example, through an authorized person.
At this stage, the new car owner must apply to "Regitra" with the newly generated SDK for its registration in order for a new car registration certificate and, if the applicant desires so, of vehicle registration plates to be issued.
The car registration procedure itself remains unchanged. In other words, since the car has not been previously registered in Lithuania, it must be taken to "Regitra" branch for verification of identity.
IMPORTANT. If the vehicle is not planned to be used in public traffic, then it does not necessarily have to be registered.
Tomas acquired a car from a foreign resident. The transaction was concluded in Belgium. Before he planned to import the car to Lithuania, Tomas logged in to "Regitra" electronic system and declared the car acquisition, and obtained the SDK that was assigned to the car in order he could later register the car in Lithuania in his name.
