1. Basic situation

1. The Republic of Tajikistan (referred to as Tajikistan) is located in Central Asia, bordering Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. The capital Dushanbe has a land area of approximately 143,100 square kilometers. The population in 2024 will remain at around 10.2771 million. In 2024, Tajikistan's GDP will reach 154.3 billion somoni, or about 14.2 billion US dollars, an increase of about 2.09 billion US dollars compared with 11.937 billion US dollars in 2023. The actual growth rate is about 8.4%, and the per capita GDP will increase to about 1333 US dollars.

2. According to China customs data, in 2024, the bilateral trade volume between China and Tajikistan will be US$3.68 billion, a decline compared with 2023, with a decrease of 1.7%. Among them, China's exports to Tajikistan were US$3.512 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 4.5%; China's imports from Tajikistan were US$348 million, a significant increase of 39.4%. China is Tajikistan's second largest trading partner. Tajikistan mainly imports consumer goods such as machinery and equipment, building materials, and clothing from China; it mainly exports raw materials such as non-ferrous metals and rare metals, and various minerals.

3. Tajikistan is rich in mineral resources. There are currently more than 50 known minerals, and more than 600 deposits have been identified for development. Among the metallic mineral resources, silver, antimony, lead, zinc, gold, etc. are the country's advantageous mineral resources, and silver, lead, zinc, uranium and other mineral resources account for the first place in Central Asia.

2. Automobile market situation

1. Tajikistan's domestic automobile industry is developing slowly, and automobiles mainly rely on imports. Regions such as Europe, South Korea and Japan are Tajikistan's main passenger car import areas. China is an important importer of commercial vehicles in Tajikistan. In recent years, Tajikistan has actively promoted the development of the new energy vehicle industry. In the first nine months of 2024, Tajikistan imported more than 8700 electric vehicles, an increase of nearly 5400 vehicles compared with the whole year of 2023.

2. China brands such as BYD, Zero Run, and Weimar have become the main imported electric vehicle brands in Tajikistan. At present, electric vehicles in Tajikistan are still in their initial development stage, with high prices and imperfect supporting charging piles. In order to accelerate the development of electric vehicles, Tajikistan will exempt electric vehicles, electric buses, and trolleybuses from 10-year import tariffs starting from October 2022, and will cooperate with China to build factories, improve charging piles, and promote the localized production of electric vehicles.

Tajikistan's most popular vehicle brands in 2024

3. Policies and regulations on used car import

1. Import policy

Tajikistan has banned the import of cars produced before 2013 to reduce environmental pollution from vehicle exhaust and the increase in waste (batteries, tires, air conditioners) generated by old cars. After a car enters Tajikistan, it can only be registered at the border for 16 days. If it is extended, it must go to the customs office to go through the corresponding procedures. In 2019, Tajikistan adopted the "Transformation to a Green Economy 2019-2030 (Lex. 12, 2019), which stipulates that from 2022, any means of transportation below Euro 4 emission standards will be banned from being sold in Tajikistan.

2. Tax policy

Tajikistan mainly imposes tariffs of US$25 -100 on imported used cars. In order to promote the electrification process of the automobile industry, in June 2019, the Tajik government issued a presidential decree exempting electric vehicles from consumption taxes and tariffs. In 2021, electric vehicles will be exempted from 3% car registration tax. Starting from October 2022, electric vehicles, electric buses, and trolleybuses will be exempted from 10-year import tariffs.

3. Documents required for import

·Vehicle purchase contract or original invoice

·Export certificate

·A copy of the importer's passport or long-term visa

·Automobile related information: type, brand name, manufacturing year, frame number, engine number

·Transport bill of lading

Source: The text comes from Guangdong's good car matching map from the Internet

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