Apply for an international buyer account for your company
Huutokaupat.com is the largest online auction site in Finland for farming, construction and forestry machines, as well as for trucks and heavy machinery.
Is your company in the EU, but you don’t have Finnish online banking credentials? You now have an opportunity to bid on selected listings on our marketplace. Apply today!
Apply for an international business buyer account
Before you begin, there are three key things we'd like to point out:
1. The international selection is limited
As an international buyer, you can bid on the auction items listed on this page. Offers cannot be made on other items.
2. Our terms of payment
Purchases must be paid for within one (1) business day after the winning bid is accepted, following the seller's payment instructions. We will refund the VAT after delivering documents of exporting the item.
3. Delivery
All purchases are delivered Ex Works (EXW), i.e. the seller delivers the goods by placing them at the disposal of the buyer at a named place at the agreed time of delivery. The purchase must without delay be exported by the buyer to a country where the buyer is registered.
Sounds good? Go ahead and apply for an international buyer account by filling out this form!
After you have submitted this form, our customer support representant will contact you to finalize your account setup.
Please make sure you have read our Terms & Conditions!
The largest heavy machinery online auction site in Finland
FAQ
As a foreign buyer, you are obliged to export the item immediately outside Finland to a country where the buyer is registered.
All international buyers at Huutokaupat.com/Mezzoforte Oy go through a validation process after registration to get an authorised bidding account.
You can log in by clicking the 'Kirjaudu' icon. Enter the requested information in the window that opens. Use the email address and password you provided during registration. Confirm with green button 'Kirjaudu' button.
You can place a bid on the item's listing page. Enter your desired bid in the 'Tee tarjous' field. The default bid is set to the minimum increment for the item, but you may offer a higher amount if you wish. When you click 'Tarjoa,' a window will open to confirm your bid. Confirm by clicking 'Tarjoa'.
Please review the auction listing carefully. If you have any questions, you can contact the Seller of the machinery through buttons 'Soita' or 'Lähetä viesti' provided in the listing.
The offers are binding. Making offers without intention to buy is prohibited.
As a foreign buyer, you have right to make offers on the machinery items listed on this page. Offers cannot be made on other auction items.
As a foreign customer, auction items can be paid by a bank transfer. See the article How do I pay for the auction by bank transfer?
You can also request the invoice from Customer service here. Please note, that the auction must be paid for within one (1) business day after the bid is accepted.
As the buyer of a vehicle from abroad, you receive a Deed of Transfer by email from us. Confirm that your business ID is correct and included. With Deed of Transfer you can submit a notification of vehicle's export at a vehicle registration inspection site.
For purchases made through Huutokaupat.com, VAT or VAT deposit is always included in the invoice (unless otherwise stated). It is important that the buyer pays the full amount including VAT. If the buyer's account is registered as a foreign company and has a valid VAT number, the buyer can request a VAT refund from Huutokaupat.com/Mezzoforte Oy.
In order to receive a VAT refund and reimbursement, the buyer must send valid export documents to asiakaspalvelu@huutokaupat.com within ten (10) days of collection. If the deadline is not met, Huutokaupat.com will not be able to refund the VAT-deposit.
For EU sales VAT refund we require all four following documents:
- Export form (download here) , with information on:
- Item details
- Date of export
- Name of the exporter
- Mode of transport (including e.g. ship tickets, cargo dispatch note)
- Export destination
- Your company's IBAN and SWIFT numbers
- VAT number
- Billing address