What documents do you need?
A French company sale needs a few documents beyond what a private seller provides.
- Extrait Kbis
- Your official company registration document — it proves the business exists and who is authorised to sign for it. Request a fresh copy from MonIdenum or Infogreffe if yours is more than three months old.
- Invoice addressed to EV-Remarketing
- Issued by your company, with the car's details and — most importantly — the article stating the VAT status of the transaction.
- Carte grise in the company name
- The registration certificate. At the point of sale it must be crossed out, signed, dated and marked Vendu le….
- Company IBAN
- Payment goes to the business account, not a personal one. The account holder name must match the company issuing the invoice.
→ The standard documents every seller needs
Your VAT status
We buy both VAT deductible and VAT non-deductible cars. What matters is that the invoice states the correct status — getting this wrong is the most common reason a business sale stalls.
- VAT deductible
- Your business deducted the VAT when it bought the car. The sale is subject to VAT and the invoice must say so.
- VAT non-deductible
- The VAT was not deducted on purchase — common for passenger cars (véhicules de tourisme) in France. The sale may fall under the margin scheme or be exempt, and the invoice must state which.
We cannot tell you which article applies to your company — your accountant can. Ask before you issue the invoice, not after.
A missing or incorrect VAT article may delay or invalidate the transaction. We are a Danish company buying from France, so this is a cross-border sale — the wording is not the same as a domestic one.
Deregistration on ANTS
Company cars are deregistered exactly like private ones: through the ANTS portal, after the contract is signed and before pickup. The driver cannot take the car until it is done.
The one thing to watch is the buyer field. We are a foreign company with no SIRET number, so you declare the sale to a buyer established abroad rather than searching for a French company.
→ Step by step: deregistering your car in France
Email us the Accusé d'enregistrement (Déclaration de cession) once you have it, and photograph the crossed-out carte grise before the car leaves. Licence plates stay on the car in France.
Standard requirements still apply
- The car must be at least 6 months old and have at least 6,000 km on the odometer — an EU VAT rule, not our preference.
- All damage must be disclosed and photographed at submission.
- The car must be deregistered before pickup.
- Payment is transferred to your company IBAN before the car is collected.
→ The general company-owned car guide
- Extrait Kbis, carte grise in the company name, and your company IBAN
- Invoice addressed to EV-Remarketing with the correct VAT article
- Do not declare the sale on ANTS until the contract is signed
