← Importing a car from China to Kenya: full landed-cost guide 2026
BYD Dolphin to Kenya: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $11,000 in China, new car. Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Kenya, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
$26,279DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $13,916· Sea/land freight reference $2400 per car
| Ex-works price | $11,000 |
| + Domestic transport & export clearance | $447 |
| = FOB | $11,447 |
| + Freight & insurance | $2,469 |
| CIF · per car | $13,916 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $400 |
| DAP · per car | $14,316 |
| + Import duty 25% | $3,479 |
| + Excise 20% (1500cc) | $3,479 |
| + VAT 16% | $3,340 |
| + IDF 3.5% | $487 |
| + RDL 2% | $278 |
| + KEBS PVoC inspection 0.6% | $300 |
| + Port + customs | $700 |
| + Registration | $300 |
| = Landed costs total | $12,363 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $26,279 |
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Can this car get in?
- ⛔ Right-hand drive only: China-market LHD cars cannot be imported — needs the RHD version
- • Age limit 8 years
- • Who can import: Individuals and companies can import; a KRA PIN is required and clearance goes through a licensed agent
- • Pre-shipment inspection: KEBS PVoC (0.6%, min $300)
- • Used EVs: battery health ≥80%
- • Customs taxes on the KRA CRSP reference price, not the invoice
Rules and sources
- Duty 25% + excise 20% (≤1500 cc) / 25% (>1500 cc) + VAT 16% + IDF 3.5% + RDL 2% ↗ official 2026-09-02
- Age ≤8 years; right-hand drive ↗ verified 2026-09-02
- KEBS PVoC pre-shipment inspection: used cars 0.6% of customs value, min $300, max $3,500; used EVs need battery state of health ≥80% certified by a KEBS-approved body ↗ official 2026-09-05
Right-hand-drive market (KRA: left-hand-drive cars cannot be registered except special vehicles); KRA values cars on the CRSP reference list, not the invoice — this engine uses CIF, so real tax may be higher ⚠; age ≤8 years.
BYD Dolphin in other countries
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Indicative figures: exchange rates, freight and tax rules change. If our rules library is wrong we recompute for free; liability is capped at the subscription fee — see Terms.