BYD Seal 05 DM-i to Kenya: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $10,500 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.
$25,377DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $13,414· Sea/land freight reference $2400 per car
| Ex-works price | $10,500 |
| + Domestic transport & export clearance | $447 |
| = FOB | $10,947 |
| + Freight & insurance | $2,467 |
| CIF · per car | $13,414 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $400 |
| DAP · per car | $13,814 |
| + Import duty 25% | $3,353 |
| + Excise 20%（1498cc） | $3,353 |
| + VAT 16% | $3,219 |
| + IDF 3.5% | $469 |
| + RDL 2% | $268 |
| + KEBS PVoC inspection 0.6% | $300 |
| + Port & customs + customs | $700 |
| + Registration | $300 |
| = Landed costs total | $11,964 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $25,377 |
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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
- • 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 Seal 05 DM-i in other countries
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