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Importing a new or used vehicle in Fiji apply severe import restrictions and duty rates.
- You must contact the Destination Agent for full details before importing and steam cleaning required prior to import
- Importing vehicle must have been owned minimum one year to qualify for lower rate of duty
- Additional charges payable for clearance and related formalities
Documents Require for Importing A Vehicle in Fiji:
- The quarantine/agriculture clearance.
- Your passport.
- Invoice receipt showing total price paid and date of purchase.
- Registration papers or Certificate of Permanent Export (UK), Certificate of Title (USA), or De-registration Certificate (Japan).
- Invoice showing export costs (Japan).
- Invoice showing freight costs and insurance to Fiji.
- Bill of Lading.
- Odometer reading at time of sale for export to Fiji.
- Odometer reading at time of importation into Fiji.
- Additional information if you are also clearing household effects.
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Custom Charges:
Customs duty is levied on the transaction value of the goods (the price actually paid for them). Value Added Tax (VAT) of 12.5 percent is then calculated on the duty inclusive value. If the goods are not imported as accompanied baggage and there are freight and/or insurance charges, these costs will also form part of the calculation for VAT.
Customs payments will only be accepted in Fiji currency.
The Customs value of privately imported new or used motor vehicles is determined in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Tariff Act 1986.
In normal circumstances, the Customs value is determined as the price paid or payable.
- Any overseas duties or taxes included in the price paid which have been rebated or refunded before the vehicle arrives in Fiji.
- An allowance for depreciation if the vehicle has been personally owned and used by the importer overseas for not less than 90 days
Where importer supplies insufficient or unsatisfactory information, the FIRCA may determine a value employing one of the alternative methods provided in the Customs Tariff Act 1986. For example, an alternative method of valuation may be used when:
- The importer has purchased the vehicle overseas at an unrealistically low or token price.
- The vehicle was acquired by the importer as a gift or prize
- The vehicle was constructed overseas by the importer
- The value of the vehicle has been altered significantly after the date of purchase, for example major restoration, modification or improvement
- Use of the depreciation allowance results in an unrealistically high Customs value.
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