ZIMRA car import duty charges
ZIMRA car import duty charges into Zimbabwe is based on the Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value plus other incidental charges and expenses incurred in the purchase of the vehicle and its subsequent transportation up to the first point of entry into Zimbabwe.
This CIF value and the other charges constitute what is known as the Value for Duty Purposes (VDP). Such other charges include, inter alia, and where applicable:
- Port handling charges, e.g. at Durban Port, Walvis Bay, Beira, Dar es Salaam;
- Storage charges; and
- Any other special handling fees, if not already included in the CIF Value.
How to calculate ZIMRA Car Duty
The charges that are levied are Customs duty, Surtax and Value Added Tax (VAT). Surtax is only charged on passenger type motor vehicles that are more than five (5) years old at the time of importation. Please note that both Customs duty and Surtax (where applicable) are calculated on the Value for Duty Purposes (VDP). VAT is calculated on the total of VDP plus the calculated Customs duty payable. This value is known as the Value for Tax Purposes (VTP). Passenger motor vehicles more than five years old are charged surtax at a rate of 35%.
Below is a table showing examples of how to calculate duty payable on the most commonly imported private motor vehicle types using arbitrary CIF values.
**NB: All values are in USD
| Year of Manufacture/Type of vehicle | Engine Capacity/Payload | CIF Value
$ |
Other Charges
$ |
VDP
$ |
Duty
$ |
Surtax
$ |
VTP
$ |
VAT
$ |
Total amount payable
$ |
| 2012
Sedan/ Station Wagon |
1495cc | 6 000 | _ | 6 000 | @40% = 2 400 | _ | 8 400 | @ 15%
=1 260 |
3 660 |
| 2005
Sedan/Station Wagon |
1495cc | 4 000 | 1 200 | 5 200 | @ 40% = 2 080 | @ 35% = 1 820 | 7 280 | @ 15%
= 1 092 |
4992.00 |
| 2001
Sedan/Station Wagon |
1800cc | 5 000 | 900 | 5 900 | @ 40% = 2 360 | @ 35% = 2065 | 8 260 | @ 15%
= 1 239 |
5 664 |
| 2012
Sedan/ Station Wagon |
3000cc | 10 000 | 600 | 10 600 | @ 40%
= 4 240 |
_ | 14 840 | @ 15%
= 2 226 |
6 466 |
| 2004
Pick -up truck |
Payload of up to 800kg | 3 000 | 1 000 | 4 000 | @25%
=1 000 |
– | 5 000 | @ 15%
= 750 |
1 750 |
| 2005
Pick -up truck |
Payload more than 800kg but not exceeding 1400kg | 4 000 | 1 200 | 5 200 | @40%
= 2 080 |
– | 7 280 | @ 15%
= 1 092 |
3 172 |
| 2002
Pick- up truck |
Payload more than 1400 kg but with a gross vehicle mass of less than 5 tonnes | 7 000 | 1 500 | 8 500 | @40%
= 3 400 |
– | 11 900 | @15%
= 1 785 |
5 185 |
| 2007
Double Cab |
2500cc | 7 000 | 1 500 | 8 500 | @60%
= 5 100 |
– | 13 600 | @15%
= 2 040 |
7 140 |
**NB: Please note that ZIMRA at entry points may re-assess values of the motor vehicles if the declared values do not reflect a true market price in the country from where they were bought.
