EXPORT REGULATIONS FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Botswana

Botswana

Major Shipping Destination:

Durban (South Africa)

Recommended route:

Durban>>Johannesburg>>Tlokweng>>Gabarone)

Age restriction:

Age of the vehicle does not matter, no restrictions

Delivery Time:

Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule

Regulation:

No specific inspection required officially.

Recommended banks of Botswana:

BARCLAYS BANK, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, STANBIC BANK,

ABC BANK,BANK GABORONE,CAPITAL BANK, ABN AMRO, FIRST NATIONAL BANK and etc.
BRUNDI:

Burundi

Major Shipping Destination:
Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya)
Age restriction:
Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:
No specific inspection required officially.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.

 
CONGO (DRS):

Congo(DRC)

Major Shipping Destination:
Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya) => cheaper freight cost because of ro-ro shipment.
Matadi (Congo DRC) => quite expensive freight because of container shipment.
Age restriction:
Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule (in case of ro-ro shipment)
More than 8-9 weeks depending on container banning schedule (In case of container shipment)
Regulation:
No specific inspection required officially.
Recommended banks of Congo DRC:
ACCESS BANK, BARCLAYS BANK, CITY BANK, STANBIC BANK, BANQUE COMMERCIALE DU CONGO, TRUST MERCHANT BANK and etc.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
KENYA:

Kenya

Major Shipping Destination:
Mombasa (Kenya), Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
Age restriction:
Only less than 8 years old vehicles are permitted for importing. (eg, 2005 and onwards).
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-8 weeks
Regulation:
All vehicles imported to Kenya must be Right Hand Drive except special purpose cars (e.g. ambulance, fire engine and etc.)
QISJ inspection is required
Recommended banks of Kenya:
BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, CFC STANBIC BANK, EQUITY BANK, BANK OF INDIA, BANK OF AFRICA, CITIBANK, KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK, ABC BANK, ECO BANK, and etc.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
MOZAMBIQUE:

Mozambique

Major Shipping Destination:
Maputo (Mozambique), (partly: Beira, Nacala (Mozambique)) Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Durban (South Africa)
Age restriction:
Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-8 weeks
Import Tax rates:
Taxes and clearance charges will be applied by the Mozambique government
Recommended banks of Mozambique:
MILENIUM BANK, BCI BANK, STANDARD BANK, BARCLAYS BANK, ICB BANK, BANK ABC and etc.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
NIGERIA:

Nigeria

Major Shipping Destination:
Lagos, Apapa (Nigeria)
Age restriction:
Not more than 8 years old vehicles (eg, 2005 and onwards)
Delivery Time:
Approximately 8-10 weeks depending on the container & vessel schedule
Regulation:
All vehicles imported to Nigeria should be Left Hand Drive.
No specific inspection required officially.
Certificate of Road Worthiness is required.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
UGANDA:

Uganda

Major Shipping Destination:
Mombasa (Kenya), Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
Age restriction:
Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-8 weeks
Recommended banks of Uganda:
BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, STANBIC, EQUITY BANK, DIAMOND TRUST BANK,CITIBANK, ABC CAPITAL BANK, ECO BANK, KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK and etc.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
GHANA:

Ghana

Major Shipping Destination:
Tema (Ghana)
Age restriction:
Not more than 10 years old vehicles (eg, 2010 and onwards)
Delivery Time:
Approximately 8-10 weeks depending on the container & vessel schedule
Regulation:
All vehicles imported to Ghana should be Left Hand Drive.
No specific inspection required officially.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
MALAWI:

Malawi

Major Shipping Destination:
Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Durban (South Africa), Maputo (Mozambique)
Age restriction:
No age restrictions BUT less than 9 years old cars (2009 and onward models) have less taxes
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:
No specific inspection required officially. (Radiation inspection is done by seller).
Import Tax rates:
Taxes are about 60% for vehicles less than 9 years old
Recommended banks of Malawi:
NATIONAL BANK OF MALAWI, RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI, STANDARD BANK MALAWI,FIRST MERCHANT BANK MALAWI, MALAWI SAVINGS BANK and etc.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
NAMIBIA:

Namibia

Major Shipping Destination:
Durban (South Africa), recommended route (Durban>>Johannesburg>>Nakop>>Windhoek)
Age restriction:
Not more than 4 years old vehicles (eg, 2008 and onwards)
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
TANZANIA:

Tanzania

Major Shipping Destination:
Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya)
Age restriction:
Less than 10 years old vehicles do not have extra damping fee (2003 and onward models).
More than 10 years old cars will be charged extra 30% of CIF value as a damping fee.
Age of the vehicle mentioned above is since the date of manufacture.
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-8 weeks
Recommended banks of Tanzania:
BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, STANBIC, BANK OF INDIA, EQUITY BANK, CITIBANK,INVESTRUST BANK, ABC BANK, ECO BANK, FINANCE BANK, BANK OF AFRICA and etc.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
ZAMBIA:

Zambia

Major Shipping Destination:
Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Durban (South Africa)
Age restriction:
Age of the vehicle does not matter, no specific restrictions
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-8 weeks
Recommended banks of Zambia:
ZANACO, BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, STANBIC, INDO BANK, FINANCE BANK,INVESTRUST BANK, ABC BANK, ECO BANK, and etc.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
ZIMBABWE:

Zimbabwe

Major Shipping Destination:
Durban (South Africa), vehicle is delivered to Beitbridge by your Clearing Agents.
Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Maputo (Mozambique)
Age restriction:
Age of the vehicle does not matter, no restrictions
Delivery Time:
Approximately 6-7 weeks depending on the vessel schedule
Regulation:
No specific inspection required officially.
Recommended banks of Zimbabwe:
CBZ BANK, KINGDOM BANK, BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED, STANBIC,METROPOLITANT BANK, FBC BANK and etc.

Note:  All information above is subject to change without notification.Please contact your local customs clearing agent and inquire for latest updates.
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