Export the Xiaomi YU7 to Ethiopia

Mid-size SUV, 5 seats · Battery electric (BEV) · East Africa. Rates below were last checked 2026-09-26 and each one carries its source.

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What Ethiopia charges on a 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
Only a battery-electric car has a rate stack here. The 2022 "tax-free EV" package has been partly unwound. VAT returned at 15% with the August 2024 VAT Proclamation, and the fully built duty is 15% or 20% depending on the source. The excise and 10% surtax exemptions for EVs are still reported as current, but we found them only in Ministry announcements and press, not in legal text. If either one lapses, the unit pays excise plus 10% surtax, and the 3% levy then drops away.
Before you quote: Petrol and diesel passenger cars cannot be imported into Ethiopia. The ban has applied since early 2024, was extended to SKD/CKD kits in May 2025 and to trucks in October 2025. We show no rates for them. Hybrids, PHEVs and EREVs have a combustion engine, and we found no primary text confirming they can be imported. Treat them as not importable unless Customs gives written admissibility and HS classification before the car leaves China. For a BEV, the biggest open item is the duty rate (15% or 20%). We could not reach the Customs Commission site on 2026-09-26 to settle it. Foreign-exchange approval from your bank is often a harder constraint than the tax itself.

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About the Xiaomi YU7

The YU7 is Xiaomi's second model and its answer to the Tesla Model Y — a 4,999 mm coupé SUV on a 3,000 mm wheelbase, launched in June 2025. Batteries run to 96.3 kWh LFP and 101.7 kWh CATL Qilin NMC, with a rear-drive base version rated 835 km CLTC and dual-motor versions up to 508 kW reaching 100 km/h in 3.23 seconds, all on an 871-volt silicon-carbide architecture.

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Sources for these rates

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 battery electric Xiaomi YU7?

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 Xiaomi YU7 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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