Example configuration (reference price) · Battery electric
$40,399Estimated landed cost (DDP basis) · per car· CIF $37,757· Sea/land freight reference $4,500 per car
Sea freight above uses a single-car reference rate; final price at booking · RoRo, several cars together: about $2,000–2,800 per car · Shared container (several cars in one box): about $2,200–3,200 per car — you wait for the container to fill and arrival is slower, but freight is lower and so are duties charged on the CIF value · With a shared container, the duty-paid total is about $38,526
| Ex-works price | $30,600 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $2,357 |
| = FOB | $32,957 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.8%) | $4,800 |
| CIF · per car | $37,757 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $150 |
| DAP · per car | $37,907 |
| + Import duty 0% (BEV) | $0 |
| + Excise 0% (BEV) | $0 |
| + VAT 0% (BEV) | $0 |
| + Statistical fee (RS) 1% | $378 |
| + PCS (WAEMU solidarity levy, 0.8% since 1 July 2017) 0.8% | $302 |
| + PC (CEDEAO) 0.5% | $189 |
| + African Union levy (PUA) 0.2% | $76 |
| + Import-verification programme fee (destination inspection / Cotecna, previously recorded as RID) 0.75% | $283 |
| + BESC cargo tracking note (applied for and paid by the exporter in China through Antaser, itemised on the PI at cost, est. $150) | $150 |
| + Cotecna destination inspection (may already be covered by the 0.75% programme fee, to be confirmed with the broker) (estimate) | $250 |
| + Lomé port handling (THC) | $450 |
| + DTRF registration, inspection and plates | $65 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $2,142 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| Estimated landed cost (DDP basis) · per car | $40,399 |
Recalculate with your own price → Reference price — change it in the calculator
Can this car get in?
- Who can import: Individuals and companies may import; a Togolese tax ID (NIF) is required and an approved customs broker (CDA) files through the single window (GUCE)
- Pre-shipment inspection: Cotecna destination inspection (the importer files an intention to import before arrival)
- No official text found on registering right-hand-drive cars (estimate); Togo drives on the right, a LHD China-spec car is fine, ask the DTRF in writing for a RHD car
- No legal age limit found; only vehicles up to 5 years old get the finance-law art. 7 abatement (new passenger car 80%, new electric / hybrid 100%, 1–2 years 50%, 3–5 years 35%); over 5 years no abatement, full duty and TVA
- Battery state-of-health report for used EVs: no official source (estimate)
- The BESC is applied for and paid by the exporter (LandedCar) in China through Antaser and itemised on the PI (Antaser lists Togo as mandatory; the 2017 WTO review said exports only; the broker decides)
- New passenger cars: 80% customs-value abatement (effective duty about 4%) plus exemption from TVA, PNS and the customs advance tax (2025 finance law art. 7; the OTR 2026 fiscal guide says arts. 7–17 were renewed, 2026 text not seen, estimate) — confirm with a Lomé clearing agent before quoting
Rules and sources
- Loi n° 2024-007 (finance law 2025, Official Journal special issue of 30 Dec 2024) art. 6-1 PUA = 0.2% of customs value; art. 6-3 PNS = 0.5% of customs value (non-ECOWAS origin); art. 7: vehicles up to 5 years old enjoy from 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2025 a) a customs-value abatement '100% for new electric or hybrid vehicles; 80% for new passenger cars; 90% for other new vehicles; 50% for vehicles 1–2 years old; 35% for vehicles 3–5 years old' b) PNS exemption c) TVA exemption d) exemption from the IS / IRPP advance at customs; art. 8 lists 87.03 ↗ official 2026-10-26
- OTR 'Cahier fiscal – main provisions of the finance law 2026', p. 8: 'in all, eleven specific measures (Articles 7 to 17) were renewed under the 2026 finance law, two of them amended (Articles 7-3 and 12)'; art. 7-2 laissez-passer tax now 20,000 / 7,000 FCFA. The vehicle abatement article is not reproduced (estimate) ↗ official 2026-10-26
- OTR 'Code général des impôts + LPF', 2025 update: art. 195 TVA 18%; art. 186(7) import TVA base = customs value + all customs duties and taxes (excl. TVA); art. 243 item 9 'passenger cars of 13 fiscal HP or more 5%'; art. 245 excise base = customs value + entry duties; LPF art. 102 the import advance is collected by customs from taxpayers within IS / IRPP business income, art. 103 base = CIF + customs duties and taxes, 1% at customs with a valid tax card; art. 623 new-car carte grise stamp 7,500 FCFA (4–11 HP), 11,000 (12–15 HP), 16,000 (>15 HP) ↗ official 2026-10-26
- OTR 'TEC CEDEAO actualisé' p. 429: 8703.21.19.00 / 8703.22.19.00 (new cars, not CKD) D.D. 20, R.S. 1; ...20.00 used also 20 / 1; CKD ...11.00 5 / 1 ↗ official 2026-10-26
- BCEAO communiqué of the WAEMU Council of Ministers, 30 Jun 2017: 'the reduction of the Community Solidarity Levy rate from 1% to 0.80% from 1 July 2017' (first 2017 budget amendment); kept at 0.8% at the July 2018 Lomé summit (press) ↗ official 2026-10-26
- WTO 2017 WAEMU Trade Policy Review, Togo annex 3.11 / 3.15: COTECNA destination inspection, an intention to import is filed before arrival, the service is paid by the government out of the 0.75% CIF verification-programme fee paid by the importer; clearance documents include the BESC and the verification certificate ↗ official 2026-10-26
- Antaser Afrique (BESC agent for the CNCT): Togo is listed among the countries where the BESC is mandatory; the BESC is issued at loading at the port of loading ↗ verified 2026-10-26
Cleared at the Port of Lomé (PAL). Duty 20% + statistical fee 1% (ECOWAS CET); art. 7 of the 2025 finance law gives vehicles up to 5 years old a customs-value abatement (new passenger car 80%, new electric / hybrid 100%, 1–2 years 50%, 3–5 years 35%) and exempts them from TVA, PNS and the customs advance tax — the OTR 2026 fiscal guide says arts. 7–17 were renewed, the 2026 text has not been seen (estimate); the engine applies the 80% abatement (effective duty 4%) and the exemptions to new cars, and 20% duty + 18% TVA + PNS + advance tax to used cars over 5 years. Excise 5% only on passenger cars of 13 fiscal HP or more (the engine approximates this from 2.0 L, estimate). Levies: PCS 0.8%, PC 0.5%, PUA 0.2%, verification-programme fee 0.75%. Left-hand drive; the BESC is applied for and paid by the exporter in China and itemised on the PI; Cotecna is a destination inspection.
FAQ
- BYD Tang EV price in Togo: how much does it cost delivered with duties paid?
- About $40,399 per car landed in Togo on a DDP basis (estimate), from $32,957 FOB China port (ex-works $30,600). Taxes and fees about $2,142; see the table above and recalculate with your own price.
- How much import duty and VAT on a BYD Tang EV in Togo?
- Taxes and fees total about $2,142 on a CIF value of $37,757: Import duty 0% (BEV) $0, Excise 0% (BEV) $0, VAT 0% (BEV) $0, Statistical fee (RS) 1% $378, PCS (WAEMU solidarity levy, 0.8% since 1 July 2017) 0.8% $302, PC (CEDEAO) 0.5% $189, African Union levy (PUA) 0.2% $76, Import-verification programme fee (destination inspection / Cotecna, previously recorded as RID) 0.75% $283, BESC cargo tracking note (applied for and paid by the exporter in China through Antaser, itemised on the PI at cost, est. $150) $150, Cotecna destination inspection (may already be covered by the 0.75% programme fee, to be confirmed with the broker) (estimate) $250, Lomé port handling (THC) $450, DTRF registration, inspection and plates $65.
- Can a new BYD Tang EV be imported and registered in Togo?
- Yes. No blocking rule for a new left-hand-drive car. Rules to know: Who can import: Individuals and companies may import; a Togolese tax ID (NIF) is required and an approved customs broker (CDA) files through the single window (GUCE); Pre-shipment inspection: Cotecna destination inspection (the importer files an intention to import before arrival); No official text found on registering right-hand-drive cars (estimate); Togo drives on the right, a LHD China-spec car is fine, ask the DTRF in writing for a RHD car; No legal age limit found; only vehicles up to 5 years old get the finance-law art. 7 abatement (new passenger car 80%, new electric / hybrid 100%, 1–2 years 50%, 3–5 years 35%); over 5 years no abatement, full duty and TVA
- 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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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.