← Importing a car from China to Senegal: full landed-cost guide 2026
BYD Dolphin to Senegal: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $11,000 in China, new car. Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Senegal, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
$15,791DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $14,318· Sea/land freight reference $2800 per car
| Ex-works price | $11,000 |
| + Domestic transport & export clearance | $447 |
| = FOB | $11,447 |
| + Freight & insurance | $2,871 |
| CIF · per car | $14,318 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $100 |
| DAP · per car | $14,418 |
| + Import duty BEV exempt | $0 |
| + Statistical tax + community levies 2.9% | $415 |
| + TVA BEV exempt | $0 |
| + Registration fee 2.5% ⚠ | $358 |
| + Port & customs + customs | $700 |
| = Landed costs total | $1,473 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $15,791 |
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Can this car get in?
- • Age limit 10 years
- • Who can import: Individuals and companies can import; a NINEA tax number or a licensed transitaire is required
- • BSC cargo tracking note required
Rules and sources
- Duty 20% + statistical tax 1% + community levies PCS 1% / PCC 0.5% + COSEC 0.4% + VAT 18% (on CIF + duty); about 45–46% of CIF in total for a used passenger car ↗ verified 2026-09-05
- Passenger cars and light vehicles under 3.5 t ≤10 years old, buses and heavy trucks ≤15 years (presidential decree of 2025-10-24, relaxed from 8 years; earlier rule: décrets 2001-72 / 2012-444); right-hand drive banned ↗ verified 2026-09-06
- Battery-electric cars exempt from duty, VAT and domestic taxes (continued in the 2026 Finance Law) ↗ verified 2026-09-05
Left-hand drive, RHD banned; passenger cars ≤10 years old (relaxed from 8 in Oct 2025). ICE cars: duty 20% + community levies ~2.9% + VAT 18%, about 45% of CIF; battery-electric cars pay no duty and no VAT, only levies and port charges. Clearance through the Gaïndé 2000 e-system; a BSC cargo tracking note is required.
BYD Dolphin in other countries
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Indicative figures: exchange rates, freight and tax rules change. If our rules library is wrong we recompute for free; liability is capped at the subscription fee — see Terms.