No Age Limit

Importation of right-hand drive vehicles is allowed in Antigua and Barbuda.

St John’s

• Import license from the Ministry of Trade;
• Refrigerant form from the National Ozone Office within the Ministry of Trade;
• Commercial or Purchase Invoice;
• Bill Of Lading;
• Environmental Levy Form;
• Certificate of Title and Registration;
• Insurance Policy & logbook showing the length of ownership.

The duties and taxes to be paid are determined by the applicable Tariff Code and the Customs Procedure Code (CPC).

• VAT-15% of the total value of the vehicle.
• Customs Duty- utmost 60% depending on the CIF of the vehicle.
• Environmental Levy imposed- $6000.

• The Importer/Broker will prepare the warrant i.e. Customs Declaration Form using the invoice and Bill of Lading.
• Once the warrant has been submitted to the transit shed a valuation officer will examine the vehicle to verify the cost of the vehicle and the quantity and type of refrigerant.
• When the valuation has been completed the refrigerant form will be taken by the importer/broker to the National Ozone Office for approval and documentation.
• The next step is collecting the Environmental Levy form from the Environmental Protection Unit. Waiver of Environmental Levy is determined based on the age of the vehicle.
• The warrants along with the supporting documents listed above can now be submitted to Customs for processing and collecting of applicable duties and taxes.
• Once payment has been made, the Importer/Broker will take the warrant to be stamped by the Port Authority, which is located at Deep Water Harbour. The warrant is then taken by the Importer/Broker to the Deep Water Harbour Transit Shed, where the Customs Officer will verify the payment was made, the documents are then stamped and released to the port authority, which is responsible for releasing the vehicle from the port.

Please note that the import regulations and the process of registering vehicles imported from Japan can be changed for some countries. We publish the information and changes to the extent practicable.

Please, always consult with our managers on an issue if there are any changes in the import regulations for your country. 

The information, provided for every country, is not a public offer and is valid at the time of publication.