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BYD Atto 2 (Yuan Up) to Bahrain: what it costs landed
Today’s quote: from $14,476 FOB China port (new car, quoted 09-30). Below: every step from there to a registered car in Bahrain, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
Quoted configuration · 2026-09-30 · Smart Drive 1098 · Battery electric
$20,399DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $16,960· Sea/land freight reference $2,400 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $14,178 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $298 |
| = FOB | $14,476 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.5%) | $2,484 |
| CIF · per car | $16,960 |
| + Import duty 5% (BEV) | $848 |
| + VAT 10% (BEV) | $1,781 |
| + Khalifa Bin Salman Port handling + clearing agent (estimate) | $350 |
| + GDT technical inspection + registration and plates (about BHD 35–50) (estimate) | $110 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $3,089 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $20,399 |
Recalculate with your own price → Live quote of 09-30 — prices move; confirm before ordering
Can this car get in?
- • Age limit 10 years
- • Who can import: Residents holding a Bahraini CPR and companies with a commercial registration (CR) may import; clearance usually goes through a licensed broker
- • Imported used private cars more than 10 years from manufacture cannot be registered (GDT decision of September 2022 amending Decision 154/2015 under the Traffic Law); used cars aged 5–10 years pay higher registration fees
- • Left-hand drive only; cars must meet GSO (Gulf) standards and pass the GDT technical inspection; battery-electric cars get no separate duty or VAT relief
- • VAT 10% is collected at customs on CIF + duty
Rules and sources
- Bahrain applies the GCC common external tariff: 5% duty on passenger cars (new, used and electric); main sea port Khalifa Bin Salman Port (Bahrain Customs ports page) ↗ official 2026-10-04
- Standard VAT 10% since 1 January 2022 (up from 5%); on imports it is collected at customs on CIF + duty ↗ official 2026-10-04
- KPMG Bahrain tax alert: VAT rose from 5% to 10% on 1 January 2022, including on imports ↗ verified 2026-10-04
- Amendment to the Traffic Law implementing regulation (4 September 2022): imported private cars more than 10 years from manufacture cannot be registered; other used vehicles over 5 years pay separate fees ↗ official 2026-10-04
- GDN report: registration of imported vehicles older than 10 years banned ↗ verified 2026-10-04
Imported used private cars more than 10 years old cannot be registered and those aged 5–10 years pay higher registration fees; left-hand drive only, GSO conformity and a GDT inspection are required. Bahrain charges the 5% GCC common duty plus 10% VAT (on CIF + duty); there is no excise and no separate EV relief, so new, used and electric cars carry the same rates. Main port Khalifa Bin Salman Port; port and registration fees are estimates.
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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.