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Customs duty, age limits and whether a salvage car can be registered at all: a short guide for each country where buyers ship Copart and IAAI cars.
Kazakhstan
Age: under 5 years for individuals; Euro-5 also from 30/31 Dec 2026
Duty: EAEU flat rate: 3–5 years — €1.5–3.6 per cc
VAT: included in the flat rate; 16% for commercial imports Georgia Age: no limit; over 6 years — excise ×3
Excise: 1.50 GEL/cc (up to 6 years), 4.50 GEL/cc (older)
Import tax: 0.05 GEL/cc + 5% per year of age Armenia Age: no ban found
Duty: EAEU flat rate: 3–5 years — €1.5–3.6 per cc
VAT: 20% for commercial imports Kyrgyzstan Age: no official ban found
Duty: used — 20% + 0.4% fee, or EAEU flat rate
VAT: 12% (commercial clearance) Uzbekistan Age: not officially confirmed; sources conflict
Duty: over 3 years — 40% + $3/cc (per calculators)
VAT: 12% Azerbaijan Age: 10 years max, Euro-4
Duty: used — $0.70–1.20/cc (per calculators)
Excise: up to 2,000 cc — 0.30 AZN/cc Ukraine Age: no ban; excise grows with age
Duty: 10% (EVs — 0%)
Excise: petrol up to 3 L: €50 × litres × age factor Iraq Age (Kurdistan): model year 2025, at most 2 years older
Age (federal): general limit not confirmed
Duty: 15% from 1 Jan 2026 (federal) Jordan Age: petrol/hybrid — 2021+ in 2026; EVs — up to 3 years
Salvage: banned since 1 Nov 2025
Taxes (petrol): ≈ 51% of customs value UAE Age: no general limit found
Duty: 5%
VAT: 5% (≈ 10.25% together with duty) Mexico Age (nationwide): model years 2017–2018 only
Age (border strip): 5 years and older
Duty: 10%; border strip 5–9 years — 1%
Duty: EAEU flat rate: 3–5 years — €1.5–3.6 per cc
VAT: included in the flat rate; 16% for commercial imports Georgia Age: no limit; over 6 years — excise ×3
Excise: 1.50 GEL/cc (up to 6 years), 4.50 GEL/cc (older)
Import tax: 0.05 GEL/cc + 5% per year of age Armenia Age: no ban found
Duty: EAEU flat rate: 3–5 years — €1.5–3.6 per cc
VAT: 20% for commercial imports Kyrgyzstan Age: no official ban found
Duty: used — 20% + 0.4% fee, or EAEU flat rate
VAT: 12% (commercial clearance) Uzbekistan Age: not officially confirmed; sources conflict
Duty: over 3 years — 40% + $3/cc (per calculators)
VAT: 12% Azerbaijan Age: 10 years max, Euro-4
Duty: used — $0.70–1.20/cc (per calculators)
Excise: up to 2,000 cc — 0.30 AZN/cc Ukraine Age: no ban; excise grows with age
Duty: 10% (EVs — 0%)
Excise: petrol up to 3 L: €50 × litres × age factor Iraq Age (Kurdistan): model year 2025, at most 2 years older
Age (federal): general limit not confirmed
Duty: 15% from 1 Jan 2026 (federal) Jordan Age: petrol/hybrid — 2021+ in 2026; EVs — up to 3 years
Salvage: banned since 1 Nov 2025
Taxes (petrol): ≈ 51% of customs value UAE Age: no general limit found
Duty: 5%
VAT: 5% (≈ 10.25% together with duty) Mexico Age (nationwide): model years 2017–2018 only
Age (border strip): 5 years and older
Duty: 10%; border strip 5–9 years — 1%
This is a reference, not legal advice. Rules change often: confirm the numbers with customs or a licensed broker before you buy.