Moldova car import duty calculator
Calculation for a private person under the 2026 rules: excise depends on engine size, the car's age and fuel. No VAT is charged on passenger car imports in 2026.
Enter the year, engine size and value to see the calculation.
How import duty works in 2026
- Excise = engine size in cc × rate. The rate grows with engine size and age: for petrol from 9.56 MDL per cc (new car up to 1000 cc) to 161.84 MDL (over 20 years, over 3000 cc).
- A regular hybrid pays 25% less and a plug-in hybrid 50% less. Electric cars pay no excise.
- Cars worth over 600,000 MDL pay extra excise of 2% to 10% of their value.
- Cars over 30 years old with confirmed historic value pay a flat 40,000, 30,000 or 20,000 MDL.
- Citizens returning from abroad may import one car tax-free (Law 319/2025, conditions apply).
- From 1 January 2027 a 20% VAT on car imports is planned. It is still a draft and the calculator leaves it out.