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Age restrictions for export
PLEASE NOTE BELOW INFO IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES AND JUST AS INDICATION.
Angola - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Luanda
* 6 years on passenger cars, including Small vans and Big vans
* 10 years on trucks and buses as from empty weight of 3,5 tons
* no age restrcitions to be applied on agricultural and industrial machines ( bulldozers, motorgraders,excavator, crushers etc.), boats ...
Brazil - dd. 18/10/2021
Used vehicles and high and heavy roro, prohibited for Import in Brasil, except on temporary basis and except no similar product available on the market. It is clients responsibility via customs broker.
Fire trucks/ambulances are subject to clearance from the ministry of economic affairs for dual use cargoes.
In case of a booking we will require photographs and details of the end user before acceptance confirmation.
Canada - dd 08/07/2022
Import regulations for vehicles in Canada
Benin - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Cotonou
No restrcitions on age
Cameroun - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Douala
No restrictions on age
Democratic Republic of Congo - dd. 04/04/2017
Ports: Boma, Matadi
RDC - REGULATION ON THE EXPORT OF SECOND HAND VEHICLES
With reference to our last notice (Decree N ° 12/041 - 02/10/2012) regarding new decree issued on 04/04/2017, we hereby complete the instructions as follows:
- For all subsequent vehicles that had restrictions since 2012, depending on the age of first registration, the 1st year of registration has now been extended to 20 years.
CARS
Motor vehicles for personal use, which normal use is the transport of persons and goods.
MINIBUSES
Motor vehicles for the transport of persons and/or goods of less than 10 seats (seats).
MINIBUSES
Motor vehicles for the transport of persons and/or goods of more than 10 seats (seats).
HEAVY VEHICLES (eg TRUCK. TRUCK TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER, AUTOBUS)
Vehicles for the transport of persons and/or goods of 3.5 T or more.
UTILITY VEHICLES (eg VANS, PICK UP, LITTLE TRUCK, AMBULANCES)
Vehicles for professional use with a maximum weight of 3.5 tons.
- There is no restriction on the following vehicles, therefore issuance of FERI is always allowed:
Bicycles / mopeds / motorcycles;
Trailer / semi-trailers / Light semi-trailers;
Vehicles on the track; Heavy vehicles with double or more axles (e.g. 4x4, 6x6, 8x8 ...)
with special equipment agricultural tractors; Civil engineering vehicles
Equatorial Guinea - dd. 20/04/2018
Ports: Bata, Malabo
*Cars: 12 yrs from date of first registration at country of origin
*Vans/Minibus : 15 yrs
*Bus: 18 yrs
*Trucks / others : 18 yrs
Egypt - 9/2019
For high & heavy, trucks & machines: no restriction
Passenger vehicles may only be imported up to one year after the date of manufacture.
https://www.export.gov/apex/article2?id=Egypt-Prohibited-Restricted-Imports
Gabon - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Libreville
* Max. 5 years on vehicles
of less than 10 seats and max 3.500 kos
and public transport vehicles more than 9 seats
* Max. 6 years on goods vehicles over 3.500 kos
* no restriction on special equipment and no motorized vehicles
Gambia - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Banjul
No restrictions on age
Ghana - dd. 01/05/2019
Port: TEMA
NO EXCAVATORS ALLOWED AS FROM BL DATE 01/05/2019
Guinea - dd. 30/06/21
Port: Conakry
Please be advised that the authorities in Guinee will introduce an age restriction for the import of vehicles.
Those ‘in transit’ are exempt.
Effective from a loading / bill of lading date of 15/07/2021
Max 13 years
RHD vehicles remain forbidden.
Ivory Coast - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Abidjan
Cars/Svans/Bvans : less than 7 yrs
Trucks: less than 10yrs
In practice: only vehicles (c,v,t) of 10 yrs and more are subject to a fine
Libya - dd. 09/04/2019
Ports: Misurata/Benghazi/Tripoli/Al Khums
For cars / small vans / big vans - max 10 years
Liberia - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Monrovia
* An age limit of ten years
* A punitive tax is introduced for units over 10 years old as per below
- 11-15yrs : 10%
- 16-20 yrs : 20%
- over 20 yrs : Banned
Mauritania - dd. 20/01/21
Port: Nouakchott
No restrictions on age
Morocco - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Casablanca
No restrictions on age
Nigeria - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Lagos
* No import of used motor vehicle (cars/svans) above 15 years from the years of manufacture
Republic of Congo - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Pointe Noire
No restrictions on age
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia - Import restrictions used HH
New Age limit – For used H/H 5 years max from the current year. Date for calculation of the current year is taken as 1st Jan. For example for 2022 no unit beyond 1st Jan 2017 can be accepted in Saudi Arabia.
Senegal - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Dakar
* cars -> 8yrs
* vehicles for personnel transport -> 8yrs
* vehicles for goods transportation -> 10yrs
Sierra Leone - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Freetown
No restrictions on age
Suriname - dd. 09/04/2019
Port: Paramaribo - Passenger cars max 8 years
Togo - dd. 20/04/2018
Port: Lome
No restrictions on age