Export the Wuling Starlight to Ethiopia
Compact sedan, 5 seats · Plug-in hybrid / EREV and Battery electric (BEV) · East Africa. Rates below were last checked 2026-09-26 and each one carries its source.
Itemised quote — vehicle, inland transport, export handling and freight shown separately — usually within 24 hours.
What Ethiopia charges on a plug-in hybrid / erev and battery electric (bev)
Assessed on: Customs value (CIF) converted to birr at the customs exchange rate. Customs can replace your invoice with its own valuation. VAT is charged on customs value plus duty. The social welfare levy and the 3% advance income tax are left out of the VAT base.
| Charge | Rate | Calculated on |
|---|---|---|
| Customs duty (fully built BEV) | 15.0–20.0% | CIF value |
| Social welfare levy | 3.0% | CIF value |
| Advance income tax (withholding on import) | 3.0% | CIF value |
| VAT | 15.0% | CIF plus duty |
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About the Wuling Starlight
The Starlight is Wuling's move upmarket — a 4,745 mm mid-size sedan on a 2,800 mm wheelbase, offered as a plug-in hybrid with 9.5 kWh or 20.5 kWh batteries giving 70 to 150 km of electric range, or as a battery-electric car with 41.9 kWh or 54.3 kWh LFP packs rated 410 and 510 km CLTC from a 100 kW motor.
Full Wuling Starlight specificationsSources for these rates
- Ethiopian Customs Commission ↗
- Ministry of Finance — VAT Proclamation No. 1341/2024 with annexes (15% rate, Art. 27 import value, Schedule 3 exempt imports) ↗
- Ministry of Finance — Directive No. 1006/2024 revoking directive-based VAT exemptions ↗
- Social Welfare Levy on Imported Goods Regulation No. 519/2022 (Negarit Gazette copy) ↗
- Ministry of Finance — Directive No. 1023/2024 on social welfare levy exemptions (cars under 8 seats never exempt) ↗
- Ministry of Justice — Federal Income Tax Proclamation No. 979/2016 (Art. 85 advance tax on imports) ↗
- Ministry of Finance — tax directives index ↗
- National Bank of Ethiopia — foreign exchange directives ↗
Rates change mid-year in these markets. Confirm the full stack with your clearing agent before you price a unit.
Common questions
What duty does Ethiopia charge on a plug-in hybrid / erev and battery electric Wuling Starlight?
Customs duty (fully built BEV) at 15.0–20.0% of CIF. On top of that: Social welfare levy at 3.0%, Advance income tax (withholding on import) at 3.0%, VAT at 15.0%. Assessed on: Customs value (CIF) converted to birr at the customs exchange rate. Customs can replace your invoice with its own valuation. VAT is charged on customs value plus duty. The social welfare levy and the 3% advance income tax are left out of the VAT base. Rates last checked 2026-09-26.
What is the landed cost of a Wuling Starlight in Ethiopia?
It depends on your FOB price, freight and insurance. Ethiopia assesses on: Customs value (CIF) converted to birr at the customs exchange rate. Customs can replace your invoice with its own valuation. VAT is charged on customs value plus duty. The social welfare levy and the 3% advance income tax are left out of the VAT base. Put your own numbers into our landed-cost calculator with Ethiopia preselected and it returns the full duty, levy and VAT stack with the source for every rate. We do not publish a single landed figure because freight is your number, not ours.
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