← Importing a car from China to Côte d'Ivoire: full landed-cost guide 2026
BYD Han EV to Côte d'Ivoire: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $22,000 in China, new car. Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Côte d'Ivoire, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
$37,868DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $25,273· Sea/land freight reference $2700 per car
| Ex-works price | $22,000 |
| + Domestic transport & export clearance | $447 |
| = FOB | $22,447 |
| + Freight & insurance | $2,826 |
| CIF · per car | $25,273 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $100 |
| DAP · per car | $25,373 |
| + Import duty 20% | $5,055 |
| + Statistical tax + community levies 2.5% | $632 |
| + TVA 18% | $5,459 |
| + Port & customs + customs | $700 |
| + Registration fee | $750 |
| = Landed costs total | $12,595 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $37,868 |
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Can this car get in?
- • Age limit 5 years
- • Who can import: Individuals and companies can import; a SYDAM Auto file is required before loading, individuals usually use a transitaire
- • Age counts from first registration
- • File on SYDAM Auto before loading
Rules and sources
- Duty 20% (passenger cars, ECOWAS common external tariff) + statistical tax 1% + community levies PCS 0.8% / ECOWAS 0.5% / AU 0.2% + VAT 18% (on CIF + duty); excise 10% for ≥13 fiscal hp ↗ verified 2026-09-05
- Passenger cars / taxis ≤5 years old (from first registration), minibuses and trucks ≤5 t 7 years, buses and heavy trucks 10 years (décret 2017-792, adopted 2017-12-06, enforced from 2018-07-01); violations fined XOF 2,000,000 with re-export or destruction ↗ official 2026-09-06
- A SYDAM Auto file (four-side photos + VIN + odometer) must be created before loading — it is a precondition for shipment ↗ official 2026-09-05
Largest francophone West African port, left-hand drive. Passenger cars must be ≤5 years old — which favours new and nearly-new Chinese cars. Duty 20% + community levies ~2.5% + VAT 18%, about 45% of CIF in total. File on customs' SYDAM Auto platform before loading.
BYD Han EV in other countries
UAERussiaPortugal / EUKazakhstanKyrgyzstanSaudi ArabiaNigeriaKenyaGhanaMexicoPoland / EUGermany / EUUnited KingdomGeorgiaEthiopiaSenegalTanzania · Dar es Salaam
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