Quoted configuration · International Edition · Battery electric
$26,539Estimated landed cost (DDP basis) · per car· CIF $16,765· Sea/land freight reference $5,500 per car
Sea freight above uses a single-car reference rate; final price at booking · Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $10,608 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $524 |
| = FOB | $11,132 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.8%) | $5,633 |
| CIF · per car | $16,765 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $1,200 |
| DAP · per car | $17,965 |
| + Import duty 20% (BEV) | $3,353 |
| + VAT 18% (BEV) | $3,697 |
| + Statistical fee (RS) 1% | $168 |
| + WAEMU solidarity levy (PCS) 0.8% | $134 |
| + Community levy (PCC: ECOWAS PC 0.5%, AES PC-AES since 2025 ⚠) 0.5% | $84 |
| + African Union levy (PUA, no official text found ⚠) 0.2% | $34 |
| + Advance tax on profits at import (AIB: 1% for régime du réel taxpayers, 5% otherwise; base includes TVA, 1% case = 1.18% of the TVA base) 1.18% | $242 |
| + BESC cargo tracking note (applied for by the exporter at the port of loading, itemised on the PI at cost: CBC price €35 per RoRo vehicle, €55 per TEU; €55 used) | $62 |
| + Transit-port handling (THC, estimate ⚠) | $200 |
| + CCVA technical and value assessment (estimate ⚠) | $140 |
| + Registration card and plates (carte grise, estimate ⚠; includes the official 10,000 FCFA stamp duty) | $85 |
| + Research and innovation contribution (2026 finance law art. 42, 15,000 FCFA per vehicle) | $26 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $8,224 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| Estimated landed cost (DDP basis) · per car | $26,539 |
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Can this car get in?
- Age limit 10 years
- Who can import: Individuals or companies; the advance tax on profits (AIB) at import is 1% for régime du réel taxpayers (with an IFU tax ID) and 5% for other importers
- Pre-shipment inspection: BESC cargo tracking note (requested at the port of loading by the shipper or forwarder from a CBC agent); used cars valued by CCVA ⚠
- Landlocked: cars are landed at Lomé, Tema, Abidjan or Cotonou and carried on by road
- Every bill of lading needs a BESC issued at the port of loading; it cannot be obtained at destination (CBC)
- Used cars are valued on the CCVA assessment (press report, official text not verified ⚠)
- Right-hand-drive ban and 10-year age limit: no official text found ⚠, check with a customs broker first
- Cars of 13 fiscal hp or more pay a further 5% (tax code art. 382), not in the calculator
Rules and sources
- Passenger cars (HS 8703, petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric, new and used): ECOWAS CET duty 20%, RS 1%, PC 0.5%, PCS 0.8%, TVA 18% (TEC CEDEAO 2022 schedule published by Mali customs; Burkina Faso and Mali apply the same WAEMU/ECOWAS schedule; douanes.bf was unreachable) ↗ official 2026-10-26
- WAEMU members: RS 1%; ECOWAS PC 0.5%; WAEMU PCS 1%, falling to 0.8% from July 2017 (WTO Secretariat trade policy review of WAEMU, 2017) ↗ official 2026-10-26
- General Tax Code (2023 official edition) art. 317: TVA 18%; art. 310 4°: import base = customs value plus all border duties and taxes assessed by customs ↗ official 2026-10-26
- General Tax Code art. 382: 5% tax on imported passenger cars of 13 fiscal hp or more, on customs value plus customs duties and taxes excluding TVA; not in the calculator (no fiscal-hp input) ↗ official 2026-10-26
- General Tax Code arts. 200, 202, 203: advance tax at import (AIB) 5%, reduced to 1% for régime du réel taxpayers; base = customs value plus duties and taxes collected by customs, including excise and TVA; creditable against income tax ↗ official 2026-10-26
- 2026 finance law (Law 021-2025/ALT, Official Journal special issue of 2 January 2026) art. 42: research and innovation contribution of 15,000 FCFA per motor vehicle with four or more wheels, collected under customs procedures ↗ official 2026-10-26
- BESC: joint order 2009/0012/MT/MEF of 15 Sept 2009 — every bill of lading to or from Burkina Faso needs at least one BESC, new and used vehicles included; only shippers or forwarders at the port of loading can apply, no regularisation at destination or at CBC offices abroad; CBC price €35 per RoRo vehicle, €55 per TEU, €40 per 300 t; the text does not say who pays ↗ official 2026-10-26
- General Tax Code art. 525 5): stamp duty of 10,000 FCFA on the vehicle registration declaration (carte grise); no official schedule found for the other carte grise and plate fees ↗ official 2026-10-26
- Since 2 September 2024 used-car declarations use CCVA data in SYDONIA: press report only; ccva.bf unreachable, not verified ⚠ ↗ verified 2026-09-20
- 10-year age limit and right-hand-drive ban: commercial website only, no official text found ⚠ (in 2021 the transport minister still described an age limit as a plan) ↗ verified 2026-09-20
- Burkina Faso left ECOWAS in January 2025; the AES decided on 28 March 2025 a 0.5% PC-AES replacing the ECOWAS levy: press reports only, no official text found ⚠ ↗ verified 2026-10-26
Burkina Faso is landlocked: cars are landed at Lomé, Tema, Abidjan or Cotonou and driven or trucked to Ouagadougou. Passenger cars (including electric, hybrid and used) pay 20% customs duty plus the 1% statistical fee, the 0.8% WAEMU solidarity levy, a 0.5% community levy and other levies; TVA of 18% is charged on the customs value plus all duties and taxes collected by customs. The advance tax on profits (AIB) is 1% for régime du réel taxpayers and 5% for other importers, on a base that includes TVA. At 1%, the total comes to about 46% of CIF; cars of 13 fiscal hp or more pay a further 5% (not in the calculator). From 2026 a research and innovation contribution of 15,000 FCFA per vehicle applies. Every bill of lading needs a BESC cargo tracking note issued at the port of loading; it cannot be obtained at destination. Used cars are valued by CCVA. The 10-year age limit and the right-hand-drive ban have no official text found ⚠: check with a customs broker before buying a used car.
FAQ
- MG4 EV price in Burkina Faso: how much does it cost delivered with duties paid?
- About $26,539 per car landed in Burkina Faso on a DDP basis (estimate), from $11,132 FOB China port (ex-works $10,608). Taxes and fees about $8,224; see the table above and recalculate with your own price.
- How much import duty and VAT on a MG4 EV in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes and fees total about $8,224 on a CIF value of $16,765: Import duty 20% (BEV) $3,353, VAT 18% (BEV) $3,697, Statistical fee (RS) 1% $168, WAEMU solidarity levy (PCS) 0.8% $134, Community levy (PCC: ECOWAS PC 0.5%, AES PC-AES since 2025 ⚠) 0.5% $84, African Union levy (PUA, no official text found ⚠) 0.2% $34, Advance tax on profits at import (AIB: 1% for régime du réel taxpayers, 5% otherwise; base includes TVA, 1% case = 1.18% of the TVA base) 1.18% $242, BESC cargo tracking note (applied for by the exporter at the port of loading, itemised on the PI at cost: CBC price €35 per RoRo vehicle, €55 per TEU; €55 used) $62, Transit-port handling (THC, estimate ⚠) $200, CCVA technical and value assessment (estimate ⚠) $140, Registration card and plates (carte grise, estimate ⚠; includes the official 10,000 FCFA stamp duty) $85, Research and innovation contribution (2026 finance law art. 42, 15,000 FCFA per vehicle) $26.
- Can a new MG4 EV be imported and registered in Burkina Faso?
- Yes. No blocking rule for a new left-hand-drive car. Rules to know: Age limit 10 years; Who can import: Individuals or companies; the advance tax on profits (AIB) at import is 1% for régime du réel taxpayers (with an IFU tax ID) and 5% for other importers; Pre-shipment inspection: BESC cargo tracking note (requested at the port of loading by the shipper or forwarder from a CBC agent); used cars valued by CCVA ⚠; Landlocked: cars are landed at Lomé, Tema, Abidjan or Cotonou and carried on by road
- Who handles shipping and customs?
- The quote identifies the seller and the party responsible for export. The buyer chooses the delivery term: FOB at a Chinese port or CIF to the buyer's port. Destination customs clearance and registration are handled by the buyer or a service provider they choose.
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