🇲🇩 Importing a car to Moldova

Active corridor LHD drive MDL

Who may import — the lanes

everyone ✓ Verified rules

car max 10 years old

Taxes: excise by fuel type × engine cc × age + 20% VAT on customs value; EVs excise-exempt, plug-in hybrids -50%, hybrids -25%

engines/bodies older than 10 years barred from import (historic/collector vehicles exempted); excise level confirmed unchanged into 2026 (government decision 2025-10-20)

returning Moldovan citizens (Law 319/2025) ✓ Verified rules since 2026-01-01

car max 10 years old · engine ≤ 3000 cc

Conditions: lived abroad ≥36 of the last 60 months (or 10+ years); apply ≥30 working days before import ([email protected]); then reside in Moldova ≥183 days/year for 3 consecutive years

Taxes: DUTY-FREE — one vehicle, value ≤550,000 MDL, no visible damage, personal use only

Shipping from Europe

overland via Romania · ~same day days at sea · get a quote

On the ground

Where the cars come from: EU used cars via Romania dominate; the huge EU-resident diaspora makes the 2026 duty-free return lane a genuine corridor (mirrors Algeria's CCR)

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