Vehicle Import Regulations of Paraguay
- Steering handle: LHD (Left hand drive)
Main port: Asuncion
- Import restriction:
- Vehicles older than 10 years cannot be imported (except diplomatic shipments).
- Import Duty Rate:
- Only Diplomats may import vehicles duty free.
- Import taxes are approximately 35-37% on the value determined by Customs.
- Duty rates: Trucks, Lorries and buses - 25%, Cars - 33% + VAT 10%
- General Information
- Vehicles imported by immigrants and repatriates with no diplomatic franchise are required to be inspected at origin prior to shipping by one of two authorised international companies, S.G.S. and Bureau VERITAS (BIVAC).
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- These are regulations from the Paraguayan Customs Authorities. Please DO NOT ship vehicles unless they have been inspected at origin. Otherwise heavy penalties and possible re-exportation of the shipment to origin will be levied by Customs to the consignee.
- PSI (Pre-Shipment Inspection) does not involve additional expenses for the shipper, as he/she does not have to pay the surveying companies.
- The Paraguayan Government pays these costs at first.
- However, this procedure DOES involve additional paperwork for the shipper or agent.
- The consignee, who chooses which of the two companies he/she prefers to use, initiates the PSI at destination. The paperwork needed to start the process is :
- - Commercial invoice.
- - Title of the car.
- - Copy of the Client’s passport.
- - Place and telephone number where inspection will be done.
- - Country where car was manufactured
- - Complete car details.
- Import documents required
- OBL or AWB.
- Pre-shipment inspection certificate.
- SGS or VERITAS verification certificate for all vehicles over US$ 3,000 of value at origin, (except Diplomatic cars).
- Original of the commercial invoice of the vehicle.
- Title or certificate of the vehicle.
- Go to see Shipping Information to Paraguay >>>>
- Reference: http://www.autowini.com/ad/Paraguay/local-trade-information.do#book2
