← Importing a car from China to Malta / EU: full landed-cost guide 2026
Geely Xingyue L (Monjaro) to Malta / EU: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $17,340 (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 · 1,969 cc
$33,267DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $22,771· Sea/land freight reference $4,000 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $17,340 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $1,341 |
| = FOB | $18,681 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.4%) | $4,091 |
| CIF · per car | $22,771 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $500 |
| DAP · per car | $23,271 |
| + Import duty 10% | $2,277 |
| + VAT 18% | $4,509 |
| + 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 | $9,646 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $33,267 |
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Can this car get in?
- • Who can import: Individuals and companies can import; companies need an EORI number
- • A China-spec car without an EU CoC needs individual approval and a technical inspection before registration
- • EU duty is 10%; new China-built BEVs and range-extender cars also carry the EU countervailing duty, used cars (registered over 6 months and over 6,000 km) do not
- • Inspection and registration must be completed within 30 days of the car's arrival, with a daily late charge; Malta drives on the left, left-hand-drive cars can be registered (to confirm)
Rules and sources
- EU common duty on third-country passenger cars is 10%; import VAT at the national rate ↗ official 2026-10-03
- National standard VAT rates (AT 20 / GR 24 / HU 27 / HR 25 / SI 22 / MT 18) ↗ official 2026-10-03
- Countervailing duty on new China-built BEVs / range-extenders (Reg. (EU) 2024/2754 art. 1): manufacturer rate only with a listed maker's invoice declaration, otherwise 35.3%; used cars (C/2025/330: registered over 6 months and over 6,000 km) outside ↗ official 2026-10-02
- Registration in the EU requires a certificate of conformity or individual approval plus a roadworthiness check ↗ official 2026-10-03
- Transport Malta: documents, fees (administration EUR 15, used-car inspection EUR 55, standard plate pair EUR 70), SVA for non-EU used cars, minimum registration tax for cars over five years; SOPV02 download ↗ official 2026-10-03
- European Commission Clean Energy for EU Islands: in Malta newly registered BEVs and PHEVs with ≥50 km electric range are exempt from registration tax and from the annual licence for the first five years (under Cap. 368) ↗ official 2026-10-03
- Transport Malta: from 2023 PHEV registration-tax relief needs ≥50 km urban electric range; the BEV exemption continues ↗ official 2026-10-03
- Transport Malta downloads: SOPV02 vehicle registration (30-day deadline, registration-tax formula RV × CO2 % + RV × length %) and SOPV33 annual licence table ↗ official 2026-10-03
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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