How much is the import duty on a Chinese EV in Colombia? (2026)
Importing a Chinese EV into Colombia: Colombia offers reduced tariff and VAT incentives for electric vehicles. On a $30,000 FOB benchmark EV, the all-in landed cost works out to roughly $36,134, broken down as follows:
- FOB China — $30,000 (benchmark; actual price depends on the model).
- Ocean freight — RoRo from $1,700, container from $2,500.
- Marine insurance — roughly 1.1% of FOB + freight.
- Import duty & taxes — Reduced EV tariff + 5% VAT.
- Port & clearance — from $800.
Typical lead time is 35–50 days into Cartagena and Buenaventura. EV-specific tariff and VAT reductions make Colombia attractive for electric imports.
Get an exact figure for your chosen model and spec with the landed-cost calculator, or see the full Colombia import guide.
Concrete examples: landed prices for three affordable models
To turn the duty math above into real numbers, here are the three lowest-priced Chinese EVs we can currently land in Colombia — all-in (FOB + freight + duty + VAT + clearance), so you can see exactly what "landed" means in practice:
- Changan Benni E-Star — landed from $7,805
- Changan Qiyuan Lumin — landed from $9,194
- Aishang A100C — landed from $9,520
Each link opens the full per-model landed-cost breakdown, with duty, VAT and shipping shown line by line.