Importing a car from Korea to Azerbaijan: 15% duty, excise by displacement, 18% VAT
Azerbaijan is not in the EAEU and there is no single rate here: duty, excise and VAT are charged separately. We take the manat rate from the Central Bank of Russia and the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Customs uses the CBAR rate, so the total may differ slightly from the customs bill.
Current as of 10/22/2026
How long does a car from Korea take to reach Azerbaijan
From purchase to handover in Baku, 45–60 days. The route is the same as to Armenia: sea Pusan — Poti or Batumi 28–38 days, then road on to Baku 4–7 days. Clearance 5–14 days. Times are approximate; we agree the route for your car.
| Leg | Days | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase to handover | 45–60 | |
| Purchase, inspection and preparation in Korea | 10–14 | C |
| Pusan → Poti or Batumi, sea | 28–38 | C |
| Georgian port → Baku, road | 4–7 | C |
| Customs clearance | 5–14 | C |
Sources
- From carriers' and freight forwarders' data. Times are approximate, checked 10/22/2026, C — a «from …» price or a retelling, not used in the calculation
What is the import duty on a car from Korea to Azerbaijan in 2026
Azerbaijan is not in the EAEU and there is no single rate: duty, excise and VAT are charged separately. The duty is 15% of the customs value but not less than €0.6/cm³ under 3 years, €1.0/cm³ under 5 and €5.0/cm³ over 5. Excise is charged by engine displacement. VAT is 18% on top.
Duty = the greater of two: 15% of the customs value, or the floor in euro per cm³ for the age band. VAT = 18% × (customs value + duty + excise): both duty and excise are in the base. The clearance fee is not in the VAT base.
The 0.15% charge (other sites quote it as «≈0.3% of CIF») was abolished in 2001; we do not include it.
| Age, year of manufacture included | Rate | Floor |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 years | 15% | none |
| 1–3 years | 15% | €0.6/cm³ |
| 3–5 years | 15% | €1.0/cm³ |
| over 5 years | 15% | €5.0/cm³ |
Sources
- ПКМ АР от 22.04.1998 № 91 «О ставках таможенных пошлин по экспортно-импортным операциям в Азербайджанской Республике», приложение, группа 87, коды 870321900, 870322900, 870323900, 870324900, 870331900, 870332900, 870333900, checked 10/20/2026, A — checked against the text of the law
What is the excise on a car from Korea to Azerbaijan
Excise is charged by engine displacement and by nothing else. Up to 2,000 cm³ it is 0.30 manat per cm³; above that the scale steps up. On our three cars it comes to ₼479.40, ₼599.40 and ₼3,085. Over 7 years the sums are multiplied by 1.5 for petrol and 2.0 for diesel.
For a displacement over 3,000 cm³ combined with an age over three years, a separate and higher scale applies. Excise is set in manat per cubic centimetre, so no exchange rate enters it at all — unlike the duty and VAT, where the customs value has to be converted into manat first.
| Displacement, cm³ | Amount |
|---|---|
| up to 2,000 | ₼0.30 per cm³ |
| 2,000–3,000 | ₼600 + ₼5 per cm³ above 2,000 |
| 3,000–4,000 | ₼5,600 + ₼13 per cm³ above 3,000 |
| 4,000–5,000 | ₼18,600 + ₼35 per cm³ above 4,000 |
| over 5,000 | ₼53,600 + ₼70 per cm³ above 5,000 |
Sources
- НК АР, ст. 190.4.1, checked 10/20/2026, A — checked against the text of the law
Which cars will not get into Azerbaijan
Importing passenger cars older than 10 years is prohibited; in 2026 that means model year 2016 and newer. ABS, at least one airbag and Euro-4 or better are compulsory. Important: after five years the €5.0 per cm³ floor is almost always more than 15% of a Korean used car's price.
For 2.0 l the €5.0/cm³ floor works out at about €10,000 of duty. Azerbaijan makes sense only under five years, even though the formal limit is 10.
What does it cost to bring a car from Korea to Azerbaijan — examples
The state takes ₼9,121 on a Hyundai Avante 1.6, ₼14,465 on a BMW 420i and ₼30,159 on a Genesis GV80 2.5T. Each of those sums is four charges: 15% duty on the customs value, excise by engine displacement, 18% VAT, and the clearance fees. All three cars are under five years old, so the euro-per-cm³ floor bites on none of them.
| Item | A: Hyundai Avante 1.6 | B: BMW 420i | C: Genesis GV80 2.5T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price on Encar | ₼23,461 | ₼38,033 | ₼73,555 |
| Dealer parking | ₼571 | ₼571 | ₼571 |
| Costs in Korea | not set | not set | not set |
| Customs duty | ₼3,519 | ₼5,705 | ₼11,033 |
| Excise on engine displacement | ₼479 | ₼599 | ₼3,085 |
| VAT | ₼4,943 | ₼7,981 | ₼15,781 |
| Customs clearance fee | ₼120 | ₼120 | ₼200 |
| Electronic customs service, per declaration sheet | ₼30 | ₼30 | ₼30 |
| Certificate of registration for an imported vehicle | ₼30 | ₼30 | ₼30 |
| Broker | not set | not set | not set |
| Shipping | not set | not set | not set |
| Road tax and registration | unconfirmed | unconfirmed | unconfirmed |
| Paid to the state | ₼9,121 | ₼14,465 | ₼30,159 |
Sources
- ПКМ АР от 22.04.1998 № 91 «О ставках таможенных пошлин по экспортно-импортным операциям в Азербайджанской Республике», приложение, группа 87, коды 870321900, 870322900, 870323900, 870324900, 870331900, 870332900, 870333900, checked 10/20/2026, A — checked against the text of the law
- НК АР, ст. 190.4.1, checked 10/20/2026, A — checked against the text of the law
- НК АР, ст. 173.1 (ставка 18 % от стоимости каждого налогооблагаемого ввоза) и ст. 162.1 (стоимость налогооблагаемого ввоза = таможенная стоимость плюс пошлины и налоги, подлежащие уплате при ввозе, без НДС и дорожного налога), checked 10/21/2026, A — checked against the text of the law
- ПКМ АР от 26.04.2016 № 168 «Gömrük yığımlarının məbləğləri», п. 2.1, принят в исполнение ст. 231.2 Таможенного кодекса АР, checked 10/20/2026, A — checked against the text of the law
- ПКМ АР от 26.04.2016 № 168, п. 2.4, checked 10/20/2026, A — checked against the text of the law
- ПКМ АР от 26.04.2016 № 168, п. 2.6.1, checked 10/20/2026, A — checked against the text of the law
- We will price this once we have delivery and broker rates for this country. The state charges above are complete and checked against the law.
- The customs value is taken to equal the Encar asking price. Dealer parking and the Korean costs are not included in it. If customs require freight to be included, the duty and the fees go up.
- Road tax and registration in Baku are level C: we have not yet found the law for them, and the tariff is not checked. So that line is shown separately and enters no total.
What is the duty on an electric car from Korea to Azerbaijan
An electric car goes under its own subheading 8703 80 rather than the age bands of a petrol one. The duty is 0% — but only under three years from the factory build date; over three years it is 15% of the customs value. There are no euro-per-cm³ floors in any band. Excise is nil. VAT at 18% is charged.
Excise is nil: it is charged on engine displacement, and an electric car has none. The VAT exemption from 01.01.2026 covers only factory-built buses; the hybrid relief expired at the same time.
Separately: from 2026 collectors' cars over 40 years old, in original or restored condition, are exempt from VAT, excise and duty.
What do you need from me to start
Full name in Latin letters, passport details, citizenship with address and phone, the delivery city and engine power. Azerbaijan additionally needs the displacement to the cubic centimetre: excise is charged per cm³, and rounding changes the sum.
| What | What for |
|---|---|
| Full name, in Latin letters | Agency contract, invoice |
| Passport: series, number, issuing authority and date | Agency contract and its annex |
| Citizenship, address, phone | Contract, invoice |
| Delivery city | The final total |
| Displacement, cm³ | Excise is charged per cubic centimetre |
Amounts converted at central banks' official rates. The oldest quote in the calculation is dated 10/15/2026.
We charge no commission; it is not in the estimate.
Price it for a specific car
Send us the Encar link, or tell us what you are looking for — we will price it for this country and show you every line.