Most countries base car import duty on CIF value — Cost, Insurance, and Freight — rather than the sticker price alone, with a percentage tariff plus additional levies (environmental, industry development, or VAT) often stacked on top and compounding on each other. The rate, the levies, and how they compound differ significantly by country, which is why each page here is built with the actual current tariff schedule researched directly rather than a generic estimate applied everywhere.
Most countries base it on CIF value — Cost, Insurance, and Freight. A percentage duty rate applies, often with extra levies stacked on top. Exact rates and how they compound differ significantly by country.
Each country sets its own tariff schedule and automotive-industry protection levies based on its own trade policy. A car that costs 40% of its price in duty in one country might cost 15% or 70% in another.
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