How much import duty and VAT on a BYD Seal 05 DM-i in Thailand?

Taxes and fees total about $16,677 on a CIF value of $13,216: Import duty 50% $6,608, Excise 38%（1498cc） $7,533, VAT 7% $1,915, Laem Chabang port handling + clearing agent (estimate) $500, DLT inspection + registration and plates (estimate) $120.

What is the landed (DDP) price of a BYD Seal 05 DM-i in Thailand?

About $30,243 per car at a reference ex-works price of $ — see the breakdown above; use the calculator with your own price.

Who handles shipping and customs?

LandedCar buys the car from the Chinese dealer and handles export to CIF at your port; customs clearance and registration are done by you or by a provider you choose from the directory.

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BYD Seal 05 DM-i to Thailand: what it costs landed

Reference ex-works price $10,710 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Thailand, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.

Example configuration (reference price) · Plug-in hybrid · 1,498 cc

$30,243DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $13,216· Sea/land freight reference $1,100 per car

Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order

Ex-works price	$10,710
+ Export handling (arranged by LandedCar)	$1,341
= FOB	$12,051
+ Freight & insurance (insurance 0.5%)	$1,166
CIF · per car	$13,216
+ Import duty 50%	$6,608
+ Excise 38%（1498cc）	$7,533
+ VAT 7%	$1,915
+ Laem Chabang port handling + clearing agent (estimate)	$500
+ DLT inspection + registration and plates (estimate)	$120
= Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal	$16,677
+ Service fee (LandedCar)	$350
DDP delivered duty paid · per car	$30,243

Recalculate with your own price → Reference price — change it in the calculator

Can this car get in?

⛔ Right-hand drive only: China-market LHD cars cannot be imported — needs the RHD version
• Used cars may only be imported from the US / Canada (USMCA); Chinese used cars cannot enter — new cars can
• Who can import: New cars: Thai-registered companies with import credentials (usually via the brand distributor); used passenger cars have been prohibited imports since 10 December 2019
• Used vehicles (HS 87.01–87.04) have been prohibited imports since 10 December 2019 (Commerce Ministry notification of 12 June 2019, listed in the WTO import-licensing database); only ambulances, fire trucks, semi-trailer tractors and special-purpose vehicles go through licensing
• Right-hand-drive country: the DLT does not register left-hand-drive passenger cars, so China-spec LHD cars cannot be plated; export the RHD version
• China-built BEVs (8703.80) enter at 0% under ACFTA with Form E; China-built petrol cars pay 50% with Form E (80% MFN without); from 2026 excise is CO2-based: 25% for petrol cars ≤3000cc and ≤150 g/km, BEVs 10% in general and 2% for qualifying makers (e.g. EV3.5 participants), plus a 10% interior tax on the excise amount

Rules and sources

CBU passenger-car duty 80%; China-built EVs fall into the 'others' category at 0% under ACFTA, petrol cars get no concession ↗ verified 2026-10-04
ISEAS Fulcrum (26 Jul 2024): 80% duty on CBU passenger cars, 30% on pickups; China-built EVs duty-free under ACFTA since January 2012; BEV excise 8%, 2% for EV-scheme participants (the 30% ICE figure is the pre-2026 rate) ↗ verified 2026-10-07
Thairath (2 Jan 2026): from 1 Jan 2026 excise is CO2-based, ICE ≤3.0L 13/22/25/29/34%, >3.0L 50%; BEVs cut from 8% to 2% (page states no eligibility conditions and does not cover interior tax or VAT) ↗ verified 2026-10-07
Baker McKenzie: Thailand EV landscape (EV3.0 / EV3.5 conditions, excise and duty relief periods) ↗ verified 2026-10-04
Commerce Ministry notification: used cars are prohibited goods from 10 December 2019 and need prior DFT approval ↗ verified 2026-10-04
WTO import-licensing database: Thailand's used-vehicle import licensing / prohibition legislation ↗ official 2026-10-04
Ministerial Regulation No. 23 on excise rates (Royal Gazette 8 Jun 2022): from 1 Jan 2026 passenger cars are taxed by CO2 — qualifying ICE ≤3000cc 13/22/25/29/34%, other ICE ≤3000cc 25% at ≤150 g/km and 35% above (through 2029), >3000cc 50%; BEVs meeting Director-General criteria 2%, other BEVs 8% through 2025 and 10% from 1 Jan 2026 ↗ official 2026-10-07
Excise Department press release 3/2567 (19 Jan 2024): for EV3.5 participants, BEV passenger-car excise cut from 8% to 2% for 2024–2027, import duty cut by up to 40 points for 2024–2025, with 1:2 / 1:3 local-production offsets due in 2026/2027 ↗ official 2026-10-07
Excise Region 2 Office lecture on car excise: imported CBUs are taxed on the suggested retail price (ex-VAT); without an SRP, SRP = (CIF + duty + clearance + admin + profit) × 100 / (100 − rate − interior tax), interior tax being 10% of the excise; its worked example applies 80% duty (THB 1,557,545 on CIF 1,946,931) ↗ official 2026-10-07
Revenue Department royal decree list: Decree No. 807 (2026) extends the reduced 7% VAT through 30 Sep 2027 ↗ official 2026-10-07
World Bank WITS / TRAINS (Thailand-reported): 8703.80 MFN max 80% (2023, HS2022); preferential rate for China 0% (2021, all 18 lines); petrol 8703.22 / 8703.23 MFN max 80% (2023), preferential for China max 50% (2021) ↗ official 2026-10-07
WTO import-licensing database: Thai Commerce Ministry notification on used motor vehicles dated 12 Jun 2019, published 13 Jun 2019, in force from 10 Dec 2019 and still in force; used cars prohibited, ambulances / fire trucks under automatic licensing, semi-trailer tractors / special-purpose vehicles under non-automatic licensing ↗ official 2026-10-07
WTO QR database Thailand #2684 (v.4, valid from 30 Sep 2024): used vehicles under 87.01–87.04 and 97.06 prohibited (except ambulances, agricultural tractors, semi-trailer tractors) ↗ official 2026-10-07

Right-hand-drive country: China-spec LHD cars cannot be registered, export the RHD version; used vehicles have been banned since 10 Dec 2019, so the used sample here is only illustrative. China-built BEVs pay 0% duty with Form E and China-built petrol cars 50% with Form E (80% without); from 2026 excise is CO2-based: 25% for a 1.5L-class petrol car (≤150 g/km), 10% for BEVs brought in by ordinary importers (2% for qualifying makers such as EV3.5 participants), charged on the suggested retail price plus a 10% interior tax, which this page converts to a CIF + duty base (38% petrol / 12.4% BEV, dealer margin not included, estimate); VAT 7%. Cars arrive via Laem Chabang; port and registration fees are estimates.

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