A look at the import age limits, duty rates and clearance ports across the markets we export to.
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1. What varies country to country 2. Markets with active guides 3. What if your country has an age limit 4. Don't see your country listed
Import rules for used vehicles vary sharply by country — some markets have no age restriction at all, others cap imports at a fixed number of years, and duty rates differ just as widely. Here is how to find the rules for your market.
Three things determine whether — and how — you can import a used car: the maximum vehicle age allowed, the duty rate applied on arrival, and which port handles clearance. All of our active markets are left-hand drive, so steering side is not a variable to worry about.
We maintain a dedicated import guide for every market we serve, each with real age limit, duty rate and clearance port data — including United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Kazakhstan. Browse the full list on our markets page.
If a specific vehicle you want does not meet your country's import age limit, we flag it before you order rather than after — see what if the car I want does not meet my country's import age limit?
If your market isn't on our list yet, message us directly — see how do I contact ChinaUsedCar.net directly? — and we will confirm current import rules before you commit to an order.
