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Geely Xingyue L (Monjaro) to Uganda: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $17,340 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Uganda, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
Example configuration (reference price) · Petrol/diesel · 1,969 cc
$37,355DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $22,358· Sea/land freight reference $3,500 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $17,340 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $1,341 |
| = FOB | $18,681 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.8%) | $3,677 |
| CIF · per car | $22,358 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $1,800 |
| DAP · per car | $24,158 |
| + Import duty 25% | $5,590 |
| + VAT 18% | $5,031 |
| + Infrastructure development levy 1.5% | $335 |
| + Import withholding tax (WHT; companies with a URA exemption certificate are exempt) 6% | $1,341 |
| + UNBS pre-shipment inspection (used-car CRW about USD 140–235; new-car PVoC 0.5% of FOB, minimum USD 235) (estimate) | $200 |
| + URA first registration fee (about UGX 1.2–1.5 million) (estimate) | $350 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $12,847 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $37,355 |
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Can this car get in?
- ⛔ Right-hand drive only: China-market LHD cars cannot be imported — needs the RHD version
- • Age limit 15 years
- • Who can import: Individuals and companies may import with a TIN through a URA-licensed clearing agent; used cars are valued on the URA used-vehicle database, not the invoice
- • Right-hand drive only; a China-spec LHD car cannot be registered (per URA import guidance; confirm the statute before the first order)
- • Cars over 15 years old are barred (a 2026 amendment bill proposes 13), those aged 9–15 pay a 50% environmental levy; 8 years and under pay none
- • Imported finished BEVs went back to 25% duty in May 2024 (previously 0%) and pay 18% VAT; the exemption for locally assembled EVs does not apply to imports
Rules and sources
- URA import / export FAQ car example: 25% duty, 18% VAT on CIF + duty, 6% withholding tax and 1.5% infrastructure levy on CIF; 50% environmental levy at 9–15 years, over 15 barred, used values from the database ↗ official 2026-10-03
- URA Commissioner General Q&A (23 Sep 2026): restates the over-15-year ban and 50% levy at 9–15 years; the EV VAT relief concerns locally manufactured supplies, not imported finished vehicles ↗ official 2026-10-03
- URA used motor vehicle valuation database, 1 August 2026 release page ↗ official 2026-10-03
- UNBS client service charter (2022/23): USD 140 used-vehicle inspection listed separately from the USD 235 general-goods PVoC minimum ↗ official 2026-10-03
- The EastAfrican: Uganda reinstated the 25% import duty on fully built electric and hybrid vehicles and electric motorcycles at the May 2024 EAC CET review (previously 0%) ↗ verified 2026-10-04
- IEA policy database: Uganda announced import duty on electric and hybrid vehicles and electric motorcycles ↗ verified 2026-10-04
Uganda is right-hand-drive only, so a China-spec LHD car cannot be registered; cars over 15 years old are barred and those aged 9–15 pay a 50% environmental levy. It is landlocked: cars move under bond from Mombasa (or Dar es Salaam) to Kampala. Imported cars pay 25% duty (BEVs too since May 2024), 18% VAT on CIF + duty, a 1.5% infrastructure levy and 6% import withholding tax (waived for companies holding a URA exemption); used cars are valued on the URA database. UNBS pre-shipment inspection is required (a CRW certificate is mandatory for used cars); inspection, registration and the Mombasa–Kampala road leg are estimates.
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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.