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Chery Tiggo 8 Pro to Malta / EU: what it costs landed

Reference ex-works price $15,300 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Malta / EU, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.

Example configuration (reference price) · Petrol/diesel · 1,598 cc

$30,609DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $20,723· Sea/land freight reference $4,000 per car

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Ex-works price$15,300
+ Export handling (arranged by LandedCar)$1,341
= FOB$16,641
+ Freight & insurance (insurance 0.4%)$4,083
CIF · per car$20,723
+ Inland transport in destination$500
DAP · per car$21,223
+ Import duty 10%$2,072
+ VAT 18%$4,103
+ Single-vehicle approval + customs clearance (estimate)$2,700
+ Registration tax (BEVs currently exempt; 1.5T petrol at registration value EUR 20,000 / WLTP 140–150 / 4.4 m length approx. EUR 3,900–4,140) (estimate)$0
+ Administration EUR 15 + inspection EUR 55 + plates EUR 70$160
= Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal$9,036
+ Service fee (LandedCar)$350
DDP delivered duty paid · per car$30,609

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Rules and sources

Malta drives on the left, but left-hand-drive cars can be registered (Transport Malta has no steering ban; confirm before the first order); inspection and registration must be completed within 30 days of arrival. EU duty 10% + VAT 18%, plus the registration tax: BEVs are currently exempt under Cap. 368 (PHEVs need ≥50 km electric range); petrol cars pay registration value × a CO2-band percentage + registration value × a length-band percentage, about EUR 3,900–4,140 (roughly 20%) for a 1.5T at EUR 20,000 / WLTP 140–150 / 4.4 m, and used cars over five years old have a minimum tax; administration EUR 15 + inspection EUR 55 + plates EUR 70. New China-built BEVs and range-extender cars carry the EU countervailing duty: 35.3% unless a listed manufacturer issues the invoice with the required declaration; used cars (registered over 6 months and driven over 6,000 km) are outside it. Sea freight to Malta Freeport. China-spec cars without an EU CoC need single-vehicle approval (SVA; cost estimated).

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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.