← Importing a car from China to Azerbaijan: full landed-cost guide 2026
BYD Sealion 7 to Azerbaijan: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $22,950 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Azerbaijan, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
Example configuration (reference price) · Battery electric
$37,138DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $29,186· Sea/land freight reference $4,750 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $22,950 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $1,341 |
| = FOB | $24,291 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.5%) | $4,895 |
| CIF · per car | $29,186 |
| + Import duty 3% | $876 |
| + VAT 18% | $5,411 |
| + Excise by engine size (up to 2,000 cc AZN 0.3 per cc, 1.5L ≈ AZN 450 ≈ USD 265; 2–3L AZN 600 + AZN 5 per cc above 2,000; over 7 years petrol x1.5 / diesel x2; BEVs have no engine size, so in practice 0) (estimate) | $265 |
| + Poti / Batumi port handling + transit by road through Georgia to Baku (estimate) | $700 |
| + Customs broker + documentation (estimate) | $350 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $7,602 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $37,138 |
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Can this car get in?
- • Age limit 10 years
- • Who can import: Individuals and companies may import; customs pre-checks Euro 4 and age against the VIN, manufacture date and model documents
- • Passenger cars more than 10 years from manufacture cannot be imported (vintage and temporary admission excepted); Euro 4 or better required
- • New BEVs are duty-free, used ones pay the petrol rates: BEVs up to 3 years from manufacture pay 0% duty (Cabinet Decision 411 of 2022, still in the consolidated tariff as of Sep 2026), older BEVs 15%; this page charges BEVs at the petrol rates. The BEV / hybrid VAT exemption was abolished on 1 January 2026, 18% now applies
- • Petrol-car duty is per cc: up to 1,500 cc new USD 0.4, used 0.7; above 1,500 cc new 0.7, used 1.2; a car counts as used once 1 year has passed since manufacture, regardless of mileage
Rules and sources
- State Customs Committee: import duty on electric-only passenger cars up to 3 years from manufacture cut from 15% to 0% (Cabinet Decision 411 of 11 Nov 2022); level 2/3 EV chargers 5% to 0% ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Customs page on importing cars for individuals and its VAT annex: import VAT 18% on customs value + duty + excise; vehicle data submitted for Euro 4 review ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Tax Service 2026 rates booklet: excise on imported cars by cc, up to 2,000 cc AZN 0.3/cc, 2–3L AZN 600 + 5/cc, 3–4L 5,600 + 13/cc, 4–5L 18,600 + 35, over 5L 53,600 + 70; higher table for >3 years and >3,000 cc; over 7 years petrol x1.5, diesel x2 ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Tax Service FAQ: the VAT exemption on import and sale of hybrid cars expired on 1 January 2026 without extension; 18% applies ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Tax Service policy page: passenger cars more than 10 years from manufacture are restricted from import (vintage and temporary admission excepted) ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Musavat (1 Jan 2018, restating the customs tariff): above 1,500 cc new cars USD 0.7 per cc, used 1.2; the bands up to 1,500 cc unchanged (new 0.4, used 0.7) ↗ verified 2026-10-11
- APA, Dec 2025: from 1 January 2026 excise on imported cars over 7 years uses coefficients 1.5 (petrol) and 2 (diesel) ↗ verified 2026-10-11
- APA (customs chairman): EVs subject to VAT from 2026 ↗ verified 2026-10-11
- Consolidated Cabinet Decision 500 of 2017 on the foreign-trade nomenclature and import / export duty rates (amended to 22 Sep 2026): a car is 'used' once 1 year has passed since manufacture; 8703 22 (1,000–1,500 cc) new USD 0.4, used 0.7 per cc; 8703 23 / 24 new 0.7, used 1.2; 8703 80 000 2 BEVs up to 3 years 0%, 8703 80 000 8 other BEVs 15% ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Consolidated Tax Code (18 Sep 2026): Law 297-VIIQD of 9 Dec 2025 rewrote Art. 164.1.41, ending the VAT exemption on imported BEV cars; Art. 173.1 VAT 18%; Art. 190.4 over-7-year excise coefficients petrol 1.5, diesel 2 ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Tax Service 2026 excise leaflet: from 1 January 2026 the excise coefficient for imported cars over 7 years is 1.5 petrol, 2 diesel (formerly 1.2 / 1.5) ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Central Bank of Azerbaijan: 1 USD = AZN 1.7000 (9 Oct 2026) ↗ official 2026-10-11
Passenger cars more than 10 years old cannot be imported; Euro 4 or better required. Duty is per cc (consolidated Cabinet Decision 500 tariff): up to 1,500 cc new USD 0.4 per cc (1.5L ≈ USD 600, about 3%), used 0.7 (≈ 5%); above 1,500 cc new 0.7, used 1.2; a car counts as used once 1 year has passed since manufacture, regardless of mileage. New BEVs are duty-free, used ones pay the petrol rates: BEVs up to 3 years old pay 0% (Decision 411, still in force) and older BEVs actually pay 15%; this page charges BEVs at the petrol rates, overstating new BEVs by about 3% and understating BEVs over 3 years by about 10 points (estimate). Excise is per cc: up to 2,000 cc AZN 0.3 per cc (1.5L ≈ AZN 450 ≈ USD 265, shown as a fixed fee and left out of the VAT base), x1.5–2 for cars over 7 years, BEVs have no engine size so in practice 0; VAT 18% on CIF + duty + excise, the BEV / hybrid exemption was abolished on 1 January 2026. Sea freight to Poti / Batumi (Georgia) then road to Baku, or China–Europe rail direct.
BYD Sealion 7 in other countries
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Indicative figures: exchange rates, freight and tax rules change; what customs actually charges and the quote LandedCar confirms prevail. Free and not a basis for refunds or claims — see Terms.