Author: The Customs Guru

The procedure for the Importation of vehicles from South Africa vehicles has changed in Zimbabwe with the advent of the preclearance system by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA). A number of people have been duped by some people who try to make the whole process as complicated as possible.

Here are a few things you need to know:

• You can actually check the estimate duty here on our website using our calculator www.zimdutycalculator.co.zw
• Vehicles are now being precleared, meaning assessment should be done before the vehicle arrives
• Duty can be paid from anywhere within Zimbabwe where there are ZIMRA offices
• You need to do an export bill of entry at South Africa side
• Proof of payment helps In the case where the ZIMRA wants to uplift values
• You need a SARPCCO certificate for motor clearances, SARPCCO stands for Southern Africa Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization.
• You need an ITAC certificate authorizing you to export the vehicle to Zimbabwe. ITAC stands for International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa

Documents needed are:

• Tax Invoice
• Copy of Passport or ID
• Completed Form 47
• Completed ZIMRA Motor Vehicle Valuation Sheet
• Export bill of Entry SAD 500
• South Africa Vehicle Registration book
• SARPCCO certificate
• ITAC Certificate
• Proof of Payment (optional)
• Licence from Ministry of industry and trade if vehicles is more than 10 years old for selected vehicles see our post on second hand vehicles

Once all the above documents are there, scan all of them and send email to

BeitbridgePrivateImports@zimra.co.zw

Failure to preclear attracts a fine of ZWR 120 000.00

To use our car duty calculator, please click the following link www.zimdutycalculator.co.zw

A number of changes took place as to the procedure for the importation of vehicles at Beitbridge border post. The most prominent of the changes is the new pre-clearance system where the vehicle documents should be submitted, captured and assessed with ZIMRA system before the vehicle physically arrives at the border. Failure to preclear your vehicle will result in you paying level 7 fine of $120 000.00

This is a step by step guide as to the procedures for the importation of vehicles into Zimbabwe.

Background check on your vehicle of choice

Whether you are going directly to a car sale in South Africa that sells ex-jap vehicles or you are directly importing from japan, you need to first of all do some background checks on the type of vehicle that you need to buy. You need to understand some incoterms like CIF, FOB etc. Directs imports from Japan are usually sold as CIF Durban or CIF Beitbridge. CIF simply means Cost, Insurance and Freight has been paid up to either Durban or Beitbridge. After ascertaining the cost, then you might need to estimate just how much duty might be payable on the vehicle that you need to import. For this you can click www.zimdutycalculator.co.zw

Pay for the vehicle

After doing all the background checks, you can pay for your vehicle and get the invoice. If it’s a direct import, they will email you the invoice and advise on the shipping date. Later on, they will send you or your agent the Bill of lading confirming that the car is onboard the shipping vessel.

Get the export documents done

An agent will process the export documents for you at the South African Revenue Services for that vehicle. Please note, this should be done before the vehicle is loaded onto the carrier, or before the vehicle crosses the border otherwise a fine will be raised.

Email all the documents including the export documents to ZIMRA

Email all documents to Zimra beitbridge, email to beitbridgemotorvaluations@zimra.co.zw

Zimra will upload documents on Asycuda World and raise an assessment starting with letter P

You can pay your duty from any ZIMRA office within ZIMBABWE

You can now load your vehicle on to the carrier or the carrier can now cross into Zimbabwe with your vehicle

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