EK · EK9 · 1997–2000
Import guides / Zambia
Importing a car from Japan to Zambia
Zambia has no age limit for right-hand-drive cars, but adds a surtax on cars older than 5 years and a carbon emission surtax. Cars usually land at Dar es Salaam and are trucked to Lusaka.
Rule verificationPreliminary rules
Not yet verified
Preliminary estimate
Some of the import rules and fees for Zambia 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 Zambia before you buy.
Eligibility
- No age limit.
- Right-hand drive only.
What you pay
- Import duty, excise duty by engine size and VAT.
- Surtax on cars older than 5 years and a carbon emission surtax — ask a clearing agent for the current amounts.
- Shipping to Dar es Salaam plus trucking to Lusaka; registration is not included.
Cars from Japan that may be importable to Zambia — to be confirmed
Model codes whose production years already meet the import rules for Zambia — 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
Source Not yet broker-verifiedZambia 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 duty (by engine size)
20% of vehicle price + export costs + freight + insurance + duty
Source Not yet broker-verifiedVAT (16%)
16% of vehicle price + export costs + freight + insurance + duty + tax
Source Not yet broker-verified
Destination ports
Lusaka (via Dar es Salaam)
