EK · EK9 · 1997–2000
Import guides / Tanzania
Importing a car from Japan to Tanzania
Tanzania has no age limit for right-hand-drive cars, but excise duty rises steeply for cars 8 years and older.
Rule verificationPreliminary rules
Not yet verified
Preliminary estimate
Some of the import rules and fees for Tanzania have not yet been confirmed by an official source or a customs broker. Treat this as a rough range and confirm with a licensed customs broker in Tanzania before you buy.
Eligibility
- No age limit.
- Pre-shipment inspection by an approved inspector.
- Right-hand drive only.
What you pay
- Import duty and VAT on the customs value.
- Age-based excise on used cars (Finance Act 2026: from 8 years, higher from 10 and 20 years).
- Railway levy, customs processing fee, clearing and port charges; registration is not included.
Cars from Japan that may be importable to Tanzania — to be confirmed
Model codes whose production years already meet the import rules for Tanzania — part or all of the run. Each model page shows the exact years.
DC2 · 1995–2001
NA1 · 1990–2005
Rules MOTORAVI applies
These are the rules our eligibility check uses today, with their sources.
No age limit (older cars pay more excise)
Source Not yet broker-verifiedTanzania only registers right-hand-drive vehicles.
Not yet broker-verified
Duties, taxes and fees in estimates
Import duty (25%)
25% of vehicle price + export costs + freight + insurance
Source Not yet broker-verifiedExcise on used cars 8–10 years old (18%)
18% of vehicle price + export costs + freight + insurance + duty
Source Not yet broker-verifiedExcise on used cars 10–20 years old (35%)
35% of vehicle price + export costs + freight + insurance + duty
Destination ports
Dar es Salaam
