Car Shipping - Customs Duty Calculations

Custom Duty Percentage (CDP%):
Once Customs appraise your vehicle, they will use that amount to calculate the percentage that your vehicle must pay in order to enter Costa Rica.

The Customs duty percentage is determined by the age of your vehicle that is calculated by adding the number of years between the date of manufacture of your vehicle and the date that your vehicle goes through Customs in Costa Rica.

If your vehicle is from 0 to 3 years old, the duty rate is 59.33% of the total value of your vehicle for Customs Duty Purposes.

If your vehicle is from 4 to 5 years old, the duty rate is 70.63% of the total value of your vehicle for Customs Duty Purposes.

If your vehicle is more than 6 years old, the duty rate is 85.32% of the total value of your vehicle for Customs Duty Purposes.
Time     Customs Formula     Duty Rate
0 to 3     (VCAV * 0.5933)     59.33%
4 to 5     (VCAV * 0.7063)     70.63%
6+     (VCAV * 0.8532)     85.32%

Time: Number of years between the date that your car was manufactured and the time that your car is passing through customs in Costa Rica.

Customs Formula: Formula that Customs will use to calculate the duties that you must pay for your vehicle.

Duty Rate: Percentage that Customs charge for letting your car into Costa Rica.

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