Bringing a car to Ethiopia

9POSTS

15 years ago

Hi All

First I want to bring a car from Dschibouti with platenumber from Europe.
After some weeks I want to change the number to an Ethiopian but this depends on a working licence.
Otherwise I want to pay the tax and sell the car.
Can you tell me if it is possible to pass the border Dschibouti -Ethiopia without problems and what is the rate of the tax at the moment?
Thank you for your help,
Paul

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abethiopia Member

17POSTS

15 years ago

I think it depends on the type of car.normally taxed 75%.

olympus ViP

102POSTS

15 years ago

Paul_addis wrote:
Hi All

First I want to bring a car from Dschibouti with platenumber from Europe.
After some weeks I want to change the number to an Ethiopian but this depends on a working licence.
Otherwise I want to pay the tax and sell the car.
Can you tell me if it is possible to pass the border Dschibouti -Ethiopia without problems and what is the rate of the tax at the moment?
Thank you for your help,
Paul

Hi Paul

I have seen cars driven in foreign plates like from europe. The procedure is you would have to declare that you will be taking the car back out and most probably it only allowed for a month or so as a visitor you can arrange this with a transitor in Djibutie. Re : Tax depending on wht car and the size of the engine I can find out for you and let you know but I have to tell you the duty on cars in Ethiopia is crazy if you send me the make,year of first registration,engine size and no of seats then I can tell you exactely how much the duty would be.

I can advise you further on how you can go about it.

Paul_addis New member

9POSTS

15 years ago

Hello Olympus

I will bring a Landcruiser, 12 years old.

But at first for me it is very important what to do to drive from Djibouti to Ethiopia.
Because the car will arrive in Djibouti harbor and I will take it from there. After this I have to pass the border to Ethiopia.
Now some people told me I need a special permission, other told me I need a special insurance and the next told me I need nothing.
What can I believe?
Or where can I ask?
Sometimes I think I should give up and go to another country.

thanks,
paul

Paul_addis New member

9POSTS

15 years ago

Hello there

I need my car in Ethiopia for about 3 to 4 months. It is a Landcruiser from 1998 and 7 seats. The engine number I do not know for the moment because the car is in garage. Maybe you have heard about the tax of similar cars.
I think you know the transport is expensive and so the idea is to sell it after this. I know I have to pay the tax and I know it is high but I hope it will not be too high.
And I know cars are very expensive in Ethiopia and I am not allowed to buy one because now I do not have working permission.
The worst case is to send the car back to Europe.

Abiye Member

2POSTS

15 years ago

Dear Poul,

yes you are right cars are expensive but i think its not hard to sell so please put ao send me the price of the car and if it is possible tell me about the car more.

Regards,

Abiye

ubdai Active member

33POSTS

15 years ago

Paul_addis wrote:
Hello Olympus

I will bring a Landcruiser, 12 years old.

But at first for me it is very important what to do to drive from Djibouti to Ethiopia.
Because the car will arrive in Djibouti harbor and I will take it from there. After this I have to pass the border to Ethiopia.
Now some people told me I need a special permission, other told me I need a special insurance and the next told me I need nothing.
What can I believe?
Or where can I ask?
Sometimes I think I should give up and go to another country.

thanks,
paul

Paul,

I'm looking to do a similar thing. Bring in a 4WD from either Dubai or Saudi. Please let me know how you get on with it.

Thanks
ubdai

Elica New member

6POSTS

15 years ago

Of course you need a special permit to bring a car. I have not heard anyone driving their car from DJ port to AA. I bought my car from UAE and have it shipped to AA.. it took two transit ors working together.. and it came per my request in a 20 f container... the receiving company knew all the requirements... which included ownership , title purchased price etc... then on my part .. my status ..in AA, quite a bit of paper work... Tax is about 100 -150 % when u are done with it...

Once the car is in AA it goes to the government lot and stays there until all paid. So no I do not think you can just drive in.

Good luck

E

Paul_addis New member

9POSTS

15 years ago

Hello Ubdai

The tax depends on the type of car you are bringing in, then you can easily know the amount from there.Do let me know the type of car you are bringing so that I will refer and send you more details.

Usually, cars are taxed up to 180% this moment and Luxury cars are up to 240 %.if you are in the business arena and total investment as a foreign investor is 5million local money you will be exempt from tax.

Keep in touch.

Regards,
Paul

sophos Member

1POSTS

15 years ago

#10

What if car is a 1979 MG Midget.聽 It is worth about 1,300.00 US
dollars according to a blue book price.聽 Can you tell me if it is possible to bring this into the country.聽 This would be for next summer.聽 I am interested in knowing how long a visitor permit is possible.聽 I am a US citizen.聽 But, if I decided to live permanently in Ethiopia, with a work permit, is it possible to have the car be imported and registered in Ethiopia?

Also...someone wrote that you can drive your car outside the country and renew a visitor permit.聽 Does anyone know how feasible this may be to actaully do?聽 Thank you very much...

binyama Member

1POSTS

15 years ago

#11

Paul_addis wrote:
Hi All

First I want to bring a car from Dschibouti with platenumber from Europe.
After some weeks I want to change the number to an Ethiopian but this depends on a working licence.
Otherwise I want to pay the tax and sell the car.
Can you tell me if it is possible to pass the border Dschibouti -Ethiopia without problems and what is the rate of the tax at the moment?
Thank you for your help,
Paul

hi it is possible and if you pay tax you can change dont woriy about any theng ok

Paul_addis New member

9POSTS

15 years ago

#12

ubdai wrote:
Paul_addis wrote:
Hello Olympus

I will bring a Landcruiser, 12 years old.

But at first for me it is very important what to do to drive from Djibouti to Ethiopia.
Because the car will arrive in Djibouti harbor and I will take it from there. After this I have to pass the border to Ethiopia.
Now some people told me I need a special permission, other told me I need a special insurance and the next told me I need nothing.
What can I believe?
Or where can I ask?
Sometimes I think I should give up and go to another country.

thanks,
paul

Paul,

I'm looking to do a similar thing. Bring in a 4WD from either Dubai or Saudi. Please let me know how you get on with it.

Thanks
ubdai

Hello Ubdai

As i checked the tax price recently for a land Cruiser GX 2008 is around 4,000 USD or 60,000 ETB.

regards

Asef Member

3POSTS

12 years ago

#13

Hey guys my name is asef and I live in Australia but I want go to Ethiopia to stay there for good and I was just wondering is it better for me to buy a car in Ethiopia or get it from Dubai !!! Because the price car in Ethiopia is not cheep... So I need u guys to help me..

ebsabuli Member

1POSTS

11 years ago

#14

Hey team the same question. I live in North America, I will go to Ethiopia to stay for six months, and need my car there. My car is Toyota, Corolla,LE, 2013. I got the agency which will take it for me upto Djibouti port, but have no idea after tha please help me, I want to know how much I have to pay and for what I have to pay. I want to just live my car in Ethiopia

Yuveshen ViP

1378POSTS

11 years ago

#15

Hello ebsabuli,

Welcome to Expat-Blog..

Kindly note that this discussion is not active since August 2013.

You can try to start a new topic on the forum with all your questions if you want.

Regards,
Yuveshen

Haftomatsebha Member

1POSTS

10 years ago

#16

Bhavna Team

43476POSTS

10 years ago

#17

Hi Haftomatsebha聽

Welcome to 大咖福利影院!

Any questions or informations to share with members of the Addis Abada forum on the topic : Bringing a car to Ethiopia ?

Feel free to share informations and even create new threads on the Addis Abada forum if you have any queries聽

Thank you,
Bhavna

Addiss a Member

1POSTS

8 years ago

#18

For Toyota haice 2001 2002 tax shipping another costed how much will cost to reach Addis thank u

Asim koko Member

2POSTS

7 years ago

#19

Dear
i want to bring a toyota corolla 2006 from Saudi arabia to ethiopia , do you know approximetly how much will it going to cost me ( tax and shipping from Djibouti) ?
Note : My nationality is not ethiopian
Also do i need an ethiopian citizen to finish this issue?

Best Regards
Asim Koko

stumpy Laos Expert

18028POSTS

7 years ago

#20

Import tax can be as high as 35%.
Calculated on year of manufacture, number of cylinders, price you paid.

There are 5 different taxes on car imports.
custom duty
Excise tax
V.A.T
Surtax
Withholding tax.

Then you have the cost of freight which would be around $2000 or more.

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Ankah Member

3POSTS

7 years ago

#21

want to ship my car from Germany to Addis but I am totally lost on the procedure and steps to follow聽 in order to obtain the car in Addis once shipped to Djibouti.
Any advice is welcome
thanks