Regulation by countries
Important information for importing vehicles to your countries
Botswana
Major Shipping Destination:Durban (South Africa)
Recommended routeDurban >> Johannesburg >> Tlokweng >> Gabarone
)Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:No specific inspection required officially.
Import Tax rates:Duties 30 -65% if the car is for outside SADEC regionVAT 12%Excise Tax 5-35%
Recommended banks of Botswana:BARCLAYS BANK, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, STANBIC BANK,ABC BANK,BANK GABORONE,CAPITAL BANK, ABN AMRO, FIRST NATIONAL BANK and etc.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Burundi
Major Shipping Destination:Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya)
Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:No specific inspection required officially.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Congo(DRC)
Major Shipping Destination:Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya)
Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:No specific inspection required officially.
Recommended banks of Congo DRC:ACCESS BANK, BARCLAYS BANK, CITY BANK, STANBIC BANK, BANQUE COMMERCIALE DU CONGO, TRUST MERCHANT BANK and etc.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Kenya
Major Shipping Destination:Mombasa (Kenya), Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
Age restriction:Only less than 8 years old vehicles are permitted for importing.
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-8 weeks
Regulation:All vehicles imported to Kenya must be Right Hand Drive . JEVIC inspection is required
Recommended banks of Kenya:BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, CFC STANBIC BANK, EQUITY BANK, BANK OF INDIA, BANK OF AFRICA, CITIBANK,
KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK, ABC BANK, ECO BANK, and etc.What is JEVIC (Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Center) inspection?JEVIC is a Japanese
registered company and has been involved in pre-shipment inspections / certification of used vehicles in various forms since 2002.
Kenyan government requires JEVIC inspection for the vehicles to be imported to the countries.Inspection will be arranged by GREEN NET CO., LTD. before shipment.
This may take up to 10 days depending on how busy the inspectors are.
Booking of your vehicle for shipment will be arranged once the JEVIC inspection is completed.JEVIC Inspection fee of US$200 is included to your invoice and mentioned on it.
Please note that without JEVIC inspection certificate, penalty will be charged by your customs office.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Malawi
Major Shipping Destination:Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Durban (South Africa), Maputo (Mozambique)
Age restriction:No age restrictions BUT less than 9 years old cars have less taxes
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:No specific inspection required officially. Import Tax rates:Taxes are about 60% for vehicles less than 9 years old
Recommended banks of Malawi:NATIONAL BANK OF MALAWI, RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI, STANDARD BANK MALAWI,FIRST MERCHANT BANK MALAWI, MALAWI SAVINGS
BANK and etc.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Mozambique
Major Shipping Destination:Maputo (Mozambique), (partly: Beira, Nacala (Mozambique)) Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Durban (South Africa)
Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-8 weeks
Regulation:INTERTEK inspection is required.Once the payment is confirmed by supplier in Japan.
Recommended banks of Mozambique:MILENIUM BANK, BCI BANK, STANDARD BANK, BARCLAYS BANK, ICB BANK, BANK ABC and etc.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Tanzania
Major Shipping Destination:Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya)
Age restriction:Less than 10 years old vehicles do not have extra damping fee . More than 10 years old cars will be charged extra 30% of CIF value as a damping fee.
Age of the vehicle mentioned above is since the date of manufacture.
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-8 weeks
Regulation:JAAI inspection is required
Recommended banks of Tanzania:BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, STANBIC, BANK OF INDIA, EQUITY BANK, CITIBANK,INVESTRUST BANK, ABC BANK, ECO BANK,
FINANCE BANK, BANK OF AFRICA and etc.What is JAAI (Japan Auto Appraisal Institute) inspection?JAAI was established in 1966 under the approval
of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Transport in Japan. Tanzania government requires JAAI inspection for
the vehicles to be imported to the countries.Inspection will be arranged by GREEN NET CO., LTD. before shipment.This may take up to 10 days
depending on how busy the inspectors are.Booking of your vehicle for shipment will be arranged once the JAAI inspection is completed.
JAAI Inspection fee of US$200 is included to your invoice and mentioned on it.Without JAAI certificate, consignees will be required to pay 30%
penalty of the CIF value.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Uganda
Major Shipping Destination:Mombasa (Kenya), Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-8 weeks
Regulation:JEVIC inspection is required but not a must.
Recommended banks of Uganda:BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, STANBIC, EQUITY BANK, DIAMOND TRUST BANK,CITIBANK, ABC CAPITAL BANK, ECO BANK,
KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK and etc.What is JEVIC (Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Center) inspection?JEVIC is a Japanese registered company and
has been involved in pre-shipment inspections / certification of used vehicles in various forms since 2002.Ugandan government requires
JEVIC inspection for the vehicles to be imported to the countries.Inspection will be arranged by GREEN NET CO., LTD. before shipment.
This may take up to 10 days depending on how busy the inspectors are.Booking of your vehicle for shipment will be arranged once the
JEVIC inspection is completed.JEVIC Inspection fee of US$200 is included to your invoice and mentioned on it.
Please contact your local clearing agent and ask them if you need JEVIC inspection before shipment or not.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Zambia
Major Shipping Destination:Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Durban (South Africa)
Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-8 weeksRegulation:JEVIC inspection is required
Recommended banks of Zambia:ZANACO, BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, STANBIC, INDO BANK, FINANCE BANK,INVESTRUST BANK, ABC BANK, ECO BANK,
and etc.What is JEVIC (Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Center) inspection?JEVIC is a Japanese registered company and has been involved in
pre-shipment inspections / certification of used vehicles in various forms since 2002. Zambian government requires JEVIC inspection for the
vehicles to be imported to the countries.Inspection will be arranged by GREEN NET CO., LTD. before shipment.This may take up to 10 days
depending on how busy the inspectors are.Booking of your vehicle for shipment will be arranged once the JEVIC inspection is completed.
JEVIC Inspection fee of US$200 is included to your invoice and mentioned on it.Please note that without JEVIC inspection certificate,
penalty will be charged by your customs office.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Zimbabwe
Major Shipping Destination:Durban (South Africa), vehicle is delivered to Beitbridge by your Clearing Agents.Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Maputo (Mozambique)
Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:No specific inspection required officially.
Import Tax rates:60-80% for all non commercial vehicles40% for vehicles with an engine smaller than 1500ccSurtax is 35%Recommended banks of
Zimbabwe:CBZ BANK, KINGDOM BANK, BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, STANBIC,METROPOLITANT BANK, FBC BANK and etc.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Papua New Guinea
Major Shipping Destination:Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kavieng, Alotau, Wewak (Papua New Guinea).
Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 4-5 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:No specific inspection required officially.
Import Tax rates:For vehicles with the engine size up to 2,700cc customs duty is 60% of CIF amount.For vehicles with the engine size more
than 2.701 cc customs duty is 110% of CIF amount.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Solomon Islands
Major Shipping Destination:Honiara (Solomon Islands)
Age restriction:Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:Approximately 4-5 weeks depending on the vessel scheduleRegulation:No specific inspection required officially.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
Guyana
Major Shipping Destination:Georgetown (Guyana)
Age restriction:No age restrictions BUT under 5 years old cars have less taxes (eg, 2008 and onwards).
Delivery Time:Approximately 8 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:No specific inspection required officially.
Note: All information is subject to change without notification.
Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates
