Licence and Co. called us to let us know that AFTER we'd paid our rego fees, they (DTOP) had "made a mistake" and actually want to charge us extra fees now as all pick-up trucks are considered for commercial use. Well, we certainly didnt want to pay the extra $65 to register it under something that wasnt being used commercially!
The guy that was helping us out at Licence and Co. recommended that we go back to the Hacienda (where we paid our import taxes) and ask that they change the type of vehicle it was on the documents (personal rather than commercial), and then he would take it back to DTOP to prove to them that it is a personal vehicle.
A trip to the Hacienda was better than expected, we came during lunch hour (one of the few government offices that operate during lunch hour), and were served right away.. about 6 people later and we were escorted to the top level of the building to talk to the head honcho. Apparently they could do it - but then the import tax would go up and have to be paid - another 15%, which would've been approximately $500!. So, at the end of the day, we figured its cheaper to classify the truck as commercial and pay a once off fee of $65, then to go through a whole bunch of paperwork to change the classification to a personal truck and pay the outstanding percentage of taxes.
We should almost be ready to hit the road with Puerto Rican plates by Monday!
Another 15%? If I do my math right, you must have paid $3330 import duty?? Wow!
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