Quoted configuration · 2025 · U Edition · Battery electric
Sea freight above uses a single-car reference rate; final price at booking · Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $36,516 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $524 |
| = FOB | $37,040 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.8%) | $3,976 |
| CIF · per car | $41,015 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $2,000 |
| DAP · per car | $43,015 |
| + Import duty 0% (BEV) | $0 |
| + Excise 0% (BEV) | $0 |
| + VAT 0% (BEV) | $0 |
| + Infrastructure development levy (IDL) 1.5% | $615 |
| + African Union levy (AUL) 0.2% | $82 |
| + Quality inspection fee (QIF) 0.2% | $82 |
| + Plastic packaging environmental levy 0.2% | $82 |
| + Vehicle registration fee (Ministerial Order 003/25/10/TC of 2025-04-16: Frw 445,000 for 1,501–3,000 cc; 285,000 for 1,001–1,500 cc and for EVs; this line uses the 1,501–3,000 cc band) | $320 |
| + Pre-shipment inspection estimate (PVoC) (estimate: no RSB vehicle PVoC procedure found; proof of Euro 4 compliance required from 2025-08-18) | $275 |
| + Inland port handling and storage estimate (Masaka DPW / Gikondo) | $275 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $1,731 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| Estimated landed cost (DDP basis) · per car | $45,096 |
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Can this car get in?
- Age limit 10 years
- Who can import: Individuals and companies may import; register with the RRA or use a licensed clearing agent, with a TIN
- Pre-shipment inspection: RSB PVoC
- Left-hand drive only; right-hand-drive cars cannot be registered and may only transit
- 10-year age cap (estimate: no RRA / legal text found); used cars are valued on the EAC depreciation schedule (up to 80%)
- US Commercial Guide: vehicles valued over US$60,000 are exempt from import duties (as written; no RRA text found, estimate)
- Euro 4 or better has been required since August 2025 (cars under 2 years old exempt)
- Battery-electric cars are exempt from duty, excise, VAT and withholding tax until 30 June 2028
Rules and sources
- US Commercial Guide: Rwanda applies the EAC CET on CIF; electric vehicles are exempt from import duty (0%) until June 2028; excise on CIF + duty + handling, VAT 18% on CIF + duty + excise + handling; infrastructure development levy 1.5% and African Union levy 0.2% on CIF; the 0.2% plastic-packaging levy applies to 'goods packaged in plastic' (not confirmed for complete vehicles, estimate); vehicles valued over US$60,000 are exempt from import duties (as written, which differs from a 'value cap', estimate); Euro 4 from August 2025 ↗ official 2026-10-26
- RRA excise duty booklet (Law nº 011/2025 of 27/05/2025): engine capacity under 1500 cc 5%, 1500–2500 cc 10%, above 2500 cc 15%; hybrids by age up to 3 years 5% / 3–8 years 10% / over 8 years 15% ↗ official 2026-10-26
- MINECOFIN note on tax policy reforms (2025-02-11): hybrids keep the 25% import-duty exemption, pay age-based excise, and VAT and the 5% withholding tax are reintroduced for hybrids; 'Electric vehicles will remain fully exempted'; effective FY 2025/26 ↗ official 2026-10-26
- RRA: a 5% withholding tax on the CIF value of goods imported for commercial use is paid at customs; holders of a tax clearance certificate are exempt ↗ official 2026-10-26
- Ministerial Order nº 003/25/10/TC (2025-04-16) registration fees: 0–1,000 cc Frw 75,000; 1,001–1,500 cc 285,000; 1,501–3,000 cc 445,000; 3,001–4,500 cc 748,000; 4,501 cc+ 997,000; electric vehicles 285,000 ↗ official 2026-10-26
- Official Gazette special issue of 2026-03-10, Law n° 014/2026 Art. 29(2): a car eligible for registration in Rwanda is a left-hand-drive car, with exceptions only for cars for persons with disabilities, trucks of 20 tonnes+, cross-border passenger buses etc. ↗ official 2026-10-26
FAQ
- Zeekr 001 price in Rwanda: how much does it cost delivered with duties paid?
- About $45,096 per car landed in Rwanda on a DDP basis (estimate), from $37,040 FOB China port (ex-works $36,516). Taxes and fees about $1,731; see the table above and recalculate with your own price.
- How much import duty and VAT on a Zeekr 001 in Rwanda?
- Taxes and fees total about $1,731 on a CIF value of $41,015: Import duty 0% (BEV) $0, Excise 0% (BEV) $0, VAT 0% (BEV) $0, Infrastructure development levy (IDL) 1.5% $615, African Union levy (AUL) 0.2% $82, Quality inspection fee (QIF) 0.2% $82, Plastic packaging environmental levy 0.2% $82, Vehicle registration fee (Ministerial Order 003/25/10/TC of 2025-04-16: Frw 445,000 for 1,501–3,000 cc; 285,000 for 1,001–1,500 cc and for EVs; this line uses the 1,501–3,000 cc band) $320, Pre-shipment inspection estimate (PVoC) (estimate: no RSB vehicle PVoC procedure found; proof of Euro 4 compliance required from 2025-08-18) $275, Inland port handling and storage estimate (Masaka DPW / Gikondo) $275.
- Can a new Zeekr 001 be imported and registered in Rwanda?
- Yes. No blocking rule for a new left-hand-drive car. Rules to know: Age limit 10 years; Who can import: Individuals and companies may import; register with the RRA or use a licensed clearing agent, with a TIN; Pre-shipment inspection: RSB PVoC; Left-hand drive only; right-hand-drive cars cannot be registered and may only transit
- Who handles shipping and customs?
- The quote identifies the seller and the party responsible for export. The buyer chooses the delivery term: FOB at a Chinese port or CIF to the buyer's port. Destination customs clearance and registration are handled by the buyer or a service provider they choose.
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