Importing a car from China to Russia: full landed-cost guide 2026
Duties, VAT, who can import, what gets in, shipping — and the DDP price of 19 popular Chinese models in Russia, computed by our rules engine with sources and verification dates.
Who can import and what gets in
- • Who can import: Two regimes: this calculation assumes personal use (unified rate + reduced recycling fee); companies pay duty + excise + VAT + commercial recycling fee
- • ERA-GLONASS unit mandatory (from Apr 2026)
- • Reduced recycling fee for personal use: one car per year, no resale within a year
Tax rules and sources
- Excise by horsepower band (2026) ↗ official 2026-09-02
- Recycling fee, reduced / commercial table (2026) ↗ verified 2026-09-02
- Unified rate for personal import (EEC Decision 107) ↗ official 2026-09-02
- СБКТС + ЭПТС certificates ≈ 45,000 ₽ verified 2026-09-02
- ERA-GLONASS becomes mandatory again for privately imported cars from 2026-04-01 (the 2022 waiver expired); unit + activation about RUB 20,000–40,000 ↗ verified 2026-09-05
- From 2026-04-01, cars re-exported to Russia via Kyrgyzstan / Kazakhstan / Belarus: the recycling-fee formula adds a Ktp coefficient that charges the difference against Russia's direct-import duty, for individuals and companies alike (the transit loophole is closed) ↗ verified 2026-09-05
Official 2026 basis: private import uses the unified rate (duty + excise + VAT combined, by age / cc / value); recycling fee for ≤3000 cc and ≤160 hp is the reduced 3,400 ₽ (5,200 ₽ if >3 years), once a year; above those limits or for companies, the commercial table applies — hundreds of thousands to over a million roubles. Excise per Tax Code art. 193 (2026 bands), recycling fee per Decree 1291 (2026 coefficients). EV/hybrid recycling fee is based on 30-minute power, ≤80 hp reduced — approximated by hp here ⚠.
Popular models: DDP price in Russia
| Model | Ex-works | DDP |
|---|---|---|
| BYD Seal 05 DM-i | $10,500 | $17,653 |
| BYD Song Plus DM-i | $14,500 | $21,673 |
| BYD Atto 3 (Yuan Plus) | $14,800 | $40,676 |
| BYD Seal EV | $21,000 | $54,367 |
| BYD Atto 2 (Yuan Up) | $11,500 | $36,251 |
| BYD Dolphin | $11,000 | $35,748 |
| BYD Sealion 7 | $22,500 | $55,874 |
| BYD Han EV | $22,000 | $49,039 |
| BYD Seal U (Sealion 6) | $17,500 | $43,389 |
| BYD Tang EV | $30,000 | $63,412 |
| Geely Coolray | $10,500 | $35,568 |
| Geely Xingyue L (Monjaro) | $17,000 | $47,326 |
| Zeekr 001 | $33,000 | $66,427 |
| Chery Tiggo 8 Pro | $15,000 | $42,761 |
| Changan CS75 Plus | $13,000 | $38,080 |
| GWM Haval H6 | $13,500 | $43,893 |
| XPeng G6 | $24,000 | $55,069 |
| MG4 EV | $18,000 | $43,892 |
| Tesla Model Y (Shanghai-built) | $30,000 | $61,099 |
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