IN CASE I BUY A NEW CAR
Article 39. The A.T.T.T. (Transit Department) can give permits or demonstration tags exclusively to the makers or distributors of vehicles which are authorized by the transit department in case of a trial or demonstration period. This period is for five (5) working days. In case an extension is needed, it is the responsibility of the makers or distributors of vehicles to do the paperwork concerning the temporary tag.
HOW DO I GET A NEW TAG
Article 36. The A.T.T.T. will hand out through the “Municipios” the tag and the sticker of the year, after the person presents the following documents:
- Certificate of vehicle inspection of the year (inspeccion vehicular)
- Certificate of sole title of the vehicle (registro unico de propiedad vehicular)
- “Paz y Salvo” from the “Municipio” of the owner (a paper you do not owe anything)
- “Paz y Salvo” from the A.T.T.T.
- Payment of the National Permit of Circulation tax at the “Municipio” which is assigned to you
My advice: there are people who do this all for you, and service fees in Panama should not be too high. In case you need information about registration, contact us.
ANUAL INSPECTION
Article 37. All motor vehicles will be subject to an annual check which will be conducted by the A.T.T.T. or authorized agents. These checks will be conducted in times and places determined by the A.T.T.T.
When the annual inspection is conducted after the allotted time established by the A.T.T.T., there will be a ten percent (10%) fee on the tax of the inspection of the vehicle.
WHAT IF MY TAG GETS LOST OR STOLEN?
Article 38. In case the tag is lost the owner is obligated to report it to the Policia Tecnica Judicial (the Police) and to the Municipio which you are assigned to. The affected person should ask with a copy of the claim or report for a temporary tag for the time the A.T.T.T. determines. The payment for the duplicate tag must be done at this moment. To be able to obtain a duplicate you must not owe anything to the A.T.T.T. and your Municipio.
Source: DECRETO EJECUTIVO No. 640 (de 27 de diciembre de 2006)
moving to panama , david or santiago next month looking for both car and truck insurance quote. the car is a 2001 kia sephia 4 door. primary driver of this vehicle is a 38 year old female. the second driver of this vehicle is a 50 year old male. both of us have a clean driving records,in the state of florida USA. the truck is an international harvestor 4700 with a 444e diesel engine 24ft. cargo box 23000 GVW. automatic transmition hidrolic brakes, the 50 year old male is the sole driver of this truck. truck is for personal and farm use ONLY. both vehicles have a current florida tags & registration. QUESTION: how long can i drive this vehicles in panama before it is nessesary to both register and tag and transfer title to panamenian? also how do i calculate the import duty?
we also need health insurance in panama for a family of 5, first is a 50 year old non-smoking male, the second is a 38 year old non-smoking female, 3 minor children ages 14, 13, 9. looking for a good policy prefervly with a prescription drug rider. by phone i can be reach at 561-667-4200 or e-mail at Dklemons57@aol.com
im trying to bring a dumptruck to panama for work , it has a loan on it , can i get tag’s for it ? and insurance ? thanks