Chinese Car Import Certifications — by Destination

Certificate requirements, issuing bodies, costs, and application process for importing Chinese vehicles to 44 destination countries. Updated quarterly.

Heads up: Certification mistakes are the #1 cause of containers sitting at port at $80–180/day demurrage. Verify per shipment, not per model.

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Gulf

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
LHD · Euro 6+ · ≤10y
T1
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
LHD · ≤5y
T2
🇰🇼 Kuwait
LHD · ≤5y
T4
🇴🇲 Oman
LHD · ≤10y
T4
🇧🇭 Bahrain
LHD
T4
🇶🇦 Qatar
LHD · ≤10y
T5

EU East

🇵🇱 Poland
LHD · Euro 4+ · ≤0y
T2
🇭🇺 Hungary
LHD · Euro 4+ · ≤0y
T2
🇷🇴 Romania
LHD · ≤0y
T3
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
LHD · ≤0y
T3
🇸🇰 Slovakia
LHD · ≤0y
T5
🇭🇷 Croatia
LHD · ≤0y
T5

Balkan

🇦🇱 Albania
LHD · Euro 4+ · ≤10y
T2
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
LHD · Euro 4+ · ≤0y
T4
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina
LHD · Euro 5+ · ≤12y
T6
🇷🇸 Serbia
LHD · Euro 3+ · ≤0y
TS

Ex-Soviet

🇺🇦 Ukraine
LHD · Euro 6+ · ≤0y
T1
🇷🇺 Russia
LHD · Euro 5+
T1
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
LHD
T2
🇲🇩 Moldova
LHD · ≤10y
T3
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
LHD
T3
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
LHD
T3
🇧🇾 Belarus
LHD
T4
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
LHD
T5

Middle East

🇯🇴 Jordan
LHD · ≤5y
T4
🇹🇷 Turkey
LHD
T5

Africa

🇪🇬 Egypt
LHD
T5
🇳🇬 Nigeria
LHD
T5
🇰🇪 Kenya
RHD · ≤8y
T5
🇹🇿 Tanzania
RHD · ≤10y
T5
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
LHD
T5
🇬🇭 Ghana
RHD · ≤10y
T5
🇩🇿 Algeria
LHD · ≤3y
T5
🇲🇦 Morocco
LHD · ≤5y
T5

Southeast Asia

🇻🇳 Vietnam
LHD · ≤5y
T4
🇰🇭 Cambodia
LHD
T5

Latin America

🇨🇱 Chile
LHD · ≤5y
T5
🇨🇴 Colombia
LHD
T5
🇵🇪 Peru
LHD · ≤5y
T5
🇦🇷 Argentina
LHD
T5
🇪🇨 Ecuador
LHD
T6
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
LHD
T6
🇵🇾 Paraguay
LHD
T6
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
LHD · ≤5y
T6

Certification data sourced from country standards bodies, EU/EAEU/GCC regulations, and AutoGlobalAI's field-audit cross-checks (last refresh 2026-04). Verify with a licensed customs broker before placing orders.

Author: Dayong Fan (范大勇), Founder of AutoGlobalAI.