since plenty ppl ask me to help em out i will just direct them to this post, cause it's easy to reply to everyone in one shot!
well first of all you have to go the the TMA building and just ask for the RORO division.the building is around the roundabout barataria side the one close to the highway flyover...they will give you a form to fill out, let them know you want to bring in a car for personal use....u can go to this website(
www.kobemotor.com) and register they are a legit company because i have brought in a couple of cars from them...there are alot of scammers out there...BTW registration if free, u can order a car from them via email or call, email is easier they understand english better...when you request a vehicle from them make sure to ask to quote the price in USD CIF to Trinidad,w.i, Port-of-Spain,
the CIF price is Cost Insurance and Frieght, now insurance is so if anything happens on the ship while it's in transit ur covered...
next thing you do is work out the price of the vehicle after they reply you just multiply the USD price by 6.34 the maximum units the USD can reach for safety sake cause u don't want to miscalculate price...then on that price u work 25% and 15% TAX so together it's 40% on the vehicle. e.g 7000USD *6.34 = 44380TT, so we will work it as 45,000TT * 40%= 18,000, so the cost of the vehicle will be 45,000+18000 = 63,000TT on the road well u have to register and pay for plates but that's minor cost...
whew, see when u use to tell ur teacher when will i ever use this?now is the time byatch...
so anyways next step, so while u wait on ur car, sailing it's merry lil way for about 6-8 weeks, the dealer will send u the docs which consist of the BL(bill of lading) 3 copies each, C-82, cancellation document, it's basically a card with all the info on the car, chassis number, engine no. all that good stuff, basically it's the registration card for the vehicle and shows the previous owner...it also proves that the car was not stolen...it will be deregistered up there and stamped "cancelled", other docs are the proforma invoice and Caricom invoice....
now u make copies of these docs and invest in a good broker, check global down in south, give the broker these copies and he will let u know when the car is here and will clear it for you...broker normally charges like 500-1000 depending on who u know...
when the car gets down here and u have it in ur hands...to drive it around u need to get some D plates, but as it's private, find out from the RORO ppl at RORO division where u applied on how to move around...
you must get a cover note though normally 25 dollars, duh...u go to the bureau of standards in macoya with some new tyres on ur ride, or if they tires good keep em on, walk with all ur docs and when it's passed they give u a pink slip(no not to the car, but to say that the tires are road worthy), now take all ur docs and head down to the tax office down in town and submit ur docs, then after to license office to register...
end of story....hope this was helpful...anything needs clearing up let me know...
. Well i think dat d only thing d milage might affect is the resale value 
