🇸🇾 Importing a car to Syria

Emerging LHD drive SYP

🔔 Rules may change soon: USED-BAN LIFT = ML-18 fires: 13-month frozen used supply at 1.5-3x EU prices + live RoRo + 24M people — the day individuals' used imports reopen this corridor explodes; watch Economy Ministry decisions

💱 Two exchange rates apply here: customs values your car at the OFFICIAL rate, but your cash buys euros at the street rate. Our calculator runs both.

post-redenomination (100:1): official ~121.5-122.5 new SYP/USD vs Damascus parallel ~130-131 (2026-07-09) = ~7% gap — duties computed on USD invoice value; dual-FX impact SMALL (unlike DZ)

Who may import — the lanes

everyone ✓ Verified rules

USED BANNED for individuals/local registration since 2025-06-29 (Economy Ministry decision, reported no.676 — prior '462' was wrong; exceptions: truck tractors/trucks/machinery, farm tractors <=10yr, buses 32+ seats <=4yr; pre-bought stock clearance window closed 2025-12-31). Ban still in force 2026-07-10 (verified).

Customs Law 109/2026 (May 2026): fixed USD fees by model year REPLACED % tariffs

free-zone investors (Customs Decision 44/2026, May 2026) ✓ Verified rules

used cars from neighboring countries into FREE-ZONE SHOWROOMS only (Ports&Customs Decision 44/2026, ~2026-05-12, active): display/re-export/scrap — NO local sale/registration

B2B display/re-export/dismantling lane (written pledge: no sale/registration inside Syria) — not consumer eligibility

everyone (commercial import via license; traders) ⚠ Verify before you ship

car max 2 years old

Taxes: 20% ad valorem on USD invoice (EV 10%, armored 40%) + import/service surcharges — Decrees 109+110, effective 2026-06-01

NEW cars only, model year <=2yr excl mfg year; LHD MANDATORY; motorcycles banned since 2026-04-01. The 2025 fixed-USD fee table ($1,000-2,500 by year) is DEAD — superseded 2026-06-01. ⚠️ UNVERIFIED: whether prior-registered (used-but-<=2yr) vehicles qualify under the model-year definition of 'new' — treat eligible counts as UPPER BOUND until confirmed with customs/clearing agent.

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