Starting from the 2nd of April, government issued Statutory Instrument 89 of 2021 which among other things notes that the importation of second-hand vehicles aged 10 years and above would require an Import Licence from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Please note this is not a BAN but controlled importation.
Extracts from number 54 of the SI states as follows:
“54. Second-hand motor vehicles which are ten (10) years older from the date of manufacture classified under headings 8702, 8703, 8704:2120, 8704:2130, 8704:2140, 8704:2190, 8704:3120, 8704:3130, 8704:3140 and 8704:3190 of the customs tariff.”
Many of us do not understand the codes listed above and so the following table lists the tariff codes and their vehicle types. The list tries to explain the codes and give examples but it is not exhaustive.
| TARIFF | TARIFF DESCRIPTION | TYPES OF VEHICLES |
| 8702 | Vehicles for the transport of 10 or more people | Mini buses, Buses, Commuter buses, kombis, |
| 8703 | Passenger Motor Vehicle | Sedans, Station Wagons, SUVs, Sports cars, hybrid and electric vehicle |
| 8704:2120 | Transportation of Goods | Double Cabs (Petrol Driven) |
| 8704:2130 | With a payload not exceeding 800kg | Small pickup trucks, Nissan Vanettes, Madza Bongo, NP200 etc… (Petrol) |
| 8704:2140 | Payload between 800kg but not exceeding 1400kg | Hiace, 1Tonne trucks, Nissan ELF, All Bakkies/Pickup trucks (Petrol) |
| 8704:2190 | Other GVM less than 5 tonnes | 2 Tonne trucks whose GVM does not exceed 5 tonnes (Petrol) |
| 8704:3120 | Transportation of Goods | Double Cabs (Diesel Driven) |
| 8704:3130 | With a payload not exceeding 800kg | Small pickup trucks, Nissan Vanettes, Madza Bongo, NP200 etc… (Diesel) |
| 8704:3140 | Payload between 800kg but not exceeding 1400kg | Hiace, 1Tonne trucks, Nissan ELF, All Bakkies/Pickup trucks (Diesel) |
| 8704:3190 | Other GVM less than 5 tonnes | 2 Tonne trucks whose GVM does not exceed 5 tonnes (Diesel) |
Importation of vehicles older than 10 years of the above vehicles now require a licence from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Failure of which will attract a fine of ZWL 800 000.00.
Please note you can use our free vehicle duty calculator tool on this website and estimate the duty you might be paid on importation.
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