How much import duty and VAT on a BYD Seal EV in Jordan?

Taxes and fees total about $12,711 on a CIF value of $25,488: Import duty 0% (BEV) $0, Excise 27% (BEV) $6,882, VAT 16% (BEV) $5,179, Aqaba port handling + clearing agent + transfer to Zarqa Free Zone (estimate) $500, DVLD technical inspection + first registration and plates (estimate) $150.

What is the landed (DDP) price of a BYD Seal EV in Jordan?

About $38,548 per car at a reference ex-works price of $ — see the breakdown above; use the calculator with your own price.

Who handles shipping and customs?

LandedCar buys the car from the Chinese dealer and handles export to CIF at your port; customs clearance and registration are done by you or by a provider you choose from the directory.

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BYD Seal EV to Jordan: what it costs landed

Reference ex-works price $21,420 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Jordan, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.

Example configuration (reference price) · Battery electric

$38,548DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $25,488· Sea/land freight reference $2,600 per car

Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order

Ex-works price	$21,420
+ Export handling (arranged by LandedCar)	$1,341
= FOB	$22,761
+ Freight & insurance (insurance 0.5%)	$2,727
CIF · per car	$25,488
+ Import duty 0% (BEV)	$0
+ Excise 27% (BEV)	$6,882
+ VAT 16% (BEV)	$5,179
+ Aqaba port handling + clearing agent + transfer to Zarqa Free Zone (estimate)	$500
+ DVLD technical inspection + first registration and plates (estimate)	$150
= Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal	$12,711
+ Service fee (LandedCar)	$350
DDP delivered duty paid · per car	$38,548

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Can this car get in?

• Age limit 5 years
• Who can import: Individuals and companies may import; used cars normally enter the Zarqa Free Zone, pass the DVLD inspection and are then cleared or resold
• Used cars may be at most 5 years old and battery-electric cars at most 3 years (including the clearance year); salvage cars are banned from 1 November 2025 and every imported passenger car must meet EU, US, GCC or Saudi technical regulations
• Left-hand drive only (not stated on any page opened this round; check with the DVLD before the first order)
• Special tax on battery-electric cars is a flat 27% since 29 June 2025 (no more value bands) plus 16% general sales tax; the published totals of 51% (petrol) / 39% (hybrid) combine special tax and sales tax, which implies about 30% and 20% special tax, with no engine-size bands (estimate)

Rules and sources

Jordan Customs applied Cabinet Decision 4306 from 29 June 2025: lower special tax on vehicles, previous sales-tax exemptions cancelled, 16% GST on all vehicles ↗ verified 2026-10-04
June 2025 Cabinet reform: total tax on petrol cars 71%→51%, hybrids 60%→39%, flat 27% special tax on EVs; EU/US/GCC/Saudi technical regulations, salvage ban and a 3-year age limit for EVs apply from 1 November 2025 ↗ verified 2026-10-06
Petra news agency: government source says no change to the vehicle tax regime; clarifies exemption for pre-June imports ↗ official 2026-10-04
Jordan Customs trade repository (official tariff and import procedure pages) ↗ official 2026-10-04
Relocation industry guide: cars older than 5 years cannot be imported permanently; used cars are inspected at the Zarqa Free Zone (no mention of steering side) ↗ verified 2026-10-06
Petra (4 Mar 2026): June 2025 cuts to total vehicle taxes including general and special tax — petrol 71%→51%, hybrid 60%→39%; EV special tax standardised at 27% ↗ official 2026-10-06
Al-Mamlaka state TV (28 Jun 2025): combined general + special tax on petrol cars 71%→51%, hybrids 60%→39%; flat 27% special tax on all EVs, applied by Customs from 29 June 2025 ↗ verified 2026-10-06
ISTD consolidated Special Tax Regulation 80/2000 (to 21 Dec 2025): petrol car special tax has no engine-size bands (47% up to 5 years, 94.45% older — pre-June 2025 rates); taxable value = customs value + duties due before clearance ↗ official 2026-10-06
Jordan News (14 Sep 2025): all vehicles — petrol, electric or hybrid — now pay 16% sales tax; EVs and hybrids cleared before Decision 4306 are exempt ↗ verified 2026-10-06
U.S. ITA Jordan prohibited imports (26 Feb 2026): vehicles older than five years are banned (the same sentence may also ban diesel passenger cars; wording ambiguous) ↗ official 2026-10-06
World Bank WITS Jordan MFN tariff (2022): all 8703.40 / 60 / 80 lines (hybrid, BEV) at 0; 8703.21–33 petrol / diesel mostly 0, each subheading has one 25% line (scope not identified) ↗ official 2026-10-06

Used cars are limited to 5 years of age (BEVs 3 years), salvage cars are banned from 1 November 2025 and only left-hand drive is accepted (check). Duty on passenger cars is essentially 0 (one petrol tariff line is 25%, check); the burden is the special tax plus 16% general sales tax: since 29 June 2025 battery-electric cars pay a flat 27% special tax (value bands abolished); the official totals of 51% (petrol) / 39% (hybrid) combine special tax and sales tax, which implies about 30% and 20% special tax with no engine-size bands (estimate), and the sales tax is charged on CIF + special tax. Cars arrive via Aqaba and used cars usually go through the Zarqa Free Zone for inspection before clearance; 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.