Buying or importing a car in Zambia
Zambia needs specific-duty and valuation-schedule friendly logic, not only percentage-of-CIF math.
Hidden costs to budget for: ASYCUDA processing, motor vehicle fees, surtax, additional agency fees, and corridor delivery costs can all affect the on-road answer.
Age and compliance risk: Schedule freshness matters. If the rule pack is stale, preview against the latest ZRA schedule before publishing a quote.
Popular imports tracked for Zambia
| Vehicle | Body | Source price band (ZMW) | USD reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Toyota Camry | sedan | ZMW 39,500 – ZMW 67,700 | $2,100–$3,600 |
| 2012 Toyota Camry | sedan | ZMW 97,900 – ZMW 169,400 | $5,200–$9,000 |
| 2018 Toyota Corolla | sedan | ZMW 129,800 – ZMW 190,100 | $6,900–$10,100 |
| 2018 Toyota Axio | sedan | ZMW 116,700 – ZMW 175,000 | $6,200–$9,300 |
| 2019 Toyota Axio | sedan | ZMW 128,000 – ZMW 184,400 | $6,800–$9,800 |
| 2015 Toyota Vitz / Yaris | hatchback | ZMW 67,700 – ZMW 116,700 | $3,600–$6,200 |
| 2014 Toyota Noah / Voxy | mpv | ZMW 116,700 – ZMW 190,100 | $6,200–$10,100 |
| 2018 Toyota Noah / Voxy | mpv | ZMW 222,100 – ZMW 335,000 | $11,800–$17,800 |
| 2016 Toyota Prado | suv | ZMW 470,500 – ZMW 809,200 | $25,000–$43,000 |
| 2020 Toyota Prado | suv | ZMW 715,100 – ZMW 1,166,700 | $38,000–$62,000 |
| 2015 Toyota Hilux | pickup | ZMW 178,800 – ZMW 291,700 | $9,500–$15,500 |
| 2020 Toyota Hilux | pickup | ZMW 432,800 – ZMW 696,300 | $23,000–$37,000 |
| 2016 Honda CR-V | suv | ZMW 154,300 – ZMW 237,100 | $8,200–$12,600 |
| 2020 Honda CR-V | suv | ZMW 348,100 – ZMW 583,400 | $18,500–$31,000 |
| 2014 Honda Accord | sedan | ZMW 128,000 – ZMW 218,300 | $6,800–$11,600 |
| 2017 Mazda Demio / Mazda 2 | hatchback | ZMW 79,000 – ZMW 129,800 | $4,200–$6,900 |
| 2015 Nissan X-Trail | suv | ZMW 143,000 – ZMW 233,300 | $7,600–$12,400 |
| 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class | sedan | ZMW 254,000 – ZMW 451,600 | $13,500–$24,000 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class | sedan | ZMW 414,000 – ZMW 733,900 | $22,000–$39,000 |
| 2022 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon | suv | ZMW 2,728,600 – ZMW 4,892,700 | $145,000–$260,000 |
| 2017 Lexus RX | suv | ZMW 432,800 – ZMW 762,100 | $23,000–$40,500 |
| 2016 Lexus ES | sedan | ZMW 272,900 – ZMW 470,500 | $14,500–$25,000 |
| 2018 Hyundai Elantra | sedan | ZMW 146,800 – ZMW 248,400 | $7,800–$13,200 |
| 2017 Kia Sportage | suv | ZMW 216,400 – ZMW 372,600 | $11,500–$19,800 |
| 2018 Ford Ranger | pickup | ZMW 301,100 – ZMW 536,300 | $16,000–$28,500 |
Source-market price bands are planning estimates from the AfroTools car dataset (updated 2026-03-16). Use the interactive directory above for landed-cost, duty, and import-vs-local recommendations. Local amounts use the AfroTools reference FX snapshot and update live inside the directory.