Afghanistan

10-50% depending on engine displacement~

9 years max

LHD

Not Required

16-26 days

Australia

5%~; 10% GST; 33% luxury car tax may apply

At least 25 years

RHD

Not Required

14-24 days

Bangladesh

0-40%~; 15% VAT

4 years max

RHD

JAAI

19-24 days

Bhutan

45-100%~

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RHD

---

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Brunei

20% Excise Tax~

3 years max (5 years max for commercial use)

RHD (LHD allowed temporarily)

Not Required

13-20 days

China

25%~; 17% VAT

10 years max

LHD

EURO IV standards; Diesel prohibited

10-15 days

Cook Islands

Up to 120%; 12.5% VAT

10 years max

RHD

Not Required

20-28 days

East-Timor

2.5%

5 years max

RHD

Not Required

20-28 days

Fiji

32%~; 15% VAT; 15% excise duty

8 years max

RHD

JEVIC

34-44 days

French Polynesia

19.6% VAT~

---

LHD

---

21-31 days

Guam

4%~

None

LHD

Not Required

12-18 days

Hong Kong

No custom tax, but accurate & complete declaration is required

7 years max

RHD

Not Required

9-14 days

India

40%~

3 years max

LHD

JAAI

19-24 days

Indonesia

---

---

RHD

---

11-23 days

Kiribati

$500 or 60%~ if up to 1500cc; $500 or 80%~ if more than 1500cc (whichever is higher)

None

RHD

Not Required

14-26 days

Kuwait

5% CIF ~

5 years max

LHD

---

6-8 weeks

Kyrgyzstan

3%~

10 years max

LHD

Not Required

34-36 days

Laos

0%~ (dependent on type of vehicle)

None

LHD

Not Required

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Macau

*used vehicles cannot be imported; new vehicles are subjected to government tax

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LHD

---

7-10 days

Malaysia

30%~; total up to 300%~

5 years max

RHD

---

9-10 days

Maldives

15%~ based on CIF

None

RHD

Not Required

21-30 days

Micronesia

2.5%~

None

LHD

Not Required

34-46 days

Mongolia

5%~; 13% VAT; excise duty applies

None

LHD

Not Required

13-20 days

Myanmar

30-40%~

5 years max

LHD

Not Required

13-22 days

Nauru

---

None

RHD

Not Required

15-24 days

New Caledonia

30%~

None

LHD

---

34-46 days

New Zealand

none; 15% goods & service tax

None (but must comply with safety standards)

RHD

JEVIC and MAF

14-24 days

PNG

60-110%~

None

RHD

Not Required

34-44 days

Pakistan

50-75%~

5 years max

RHD

Not Required

22-26 days

Palau

3%~

None

LHD

Not Required

17-26 days

Philippines

40%~; 10% VAT

None

LHD

PIA

5-8 days

Samoa

5-20%~; 15% VAGST

8 years max

RHD

Not Required

20-26 days

Singapore

20% Excuse Duty; Registration S$10,000

3 years max

RHD

Not Required (but must pass LTA)

9-14 days

Solomon Islands

10-15%~

None

RHD

Not Required

14-20 days

South Korea

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None

LHD

Not Required

20-30 days

Sri Lanka

3-35%~; 12% VAT

2-5 years max depending on type

RHD

JAAI

14-24 days

Taiwan

17.5%~; 5% VAT

10 years max

LHD

---

5-9 days

Thailand

80%~; total up to 300+%

None

RHD

Not Required

14-19 days

Tokelau Island

---

---

RHD

---

every 14 days

Tonga

25 cents - $1 per cc depending on capacity and vehicle age

None

RHD

Not Required

21-25 days

Vanuatu

7%~

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LHD

---

16-22 days

Vietnam

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5 years max

LHD

Must pass Vietnam Customs

10-17 days