🇰🇳 How to import a car to St Kitts & Nevis
Importing a vehicle into St Kitts & Nevis means paying several duties and taxes to the St Kitts & Nevis Customs and Excise Department, all worked out from the vehicle's CIF value (price + shipping + insurance) in EC$. In short: 45% duty, CSC 6%, environmental levy by age, VAT 17%.
Worked example
A 3-year-old 1,500cc petrol car with a CIF value of US$15,000 (EC$40,753.50):
| CIF value | EC$40,753.50 |
| Import Duty | EC$18,339.08 |
| Customs Service Charge | EC$2,445.21 |
| Environmental Levy | EC$3,500.00 |
| VAT | EC$11,056.42 |
| Total landed cost | EC$76,094.21 |
Steps to import
- Check the vehicle's age and type are allowed into St Kitts & Nevis.
- Get the purchase invoice, bill of lading, insurance certificate and the vehicle's title or export certificate.
- Estimate your full landed cost with our St Kitts & Nevis calculator before you buy.
- Use a licensed customs broker to file the entry and pay duties when the vehicle arrives.
- Register and license the vehicle locally once it is cleared.
Returning nationals
Returning nationals pay no import duty or VAT, but pay a 12% customs service charge plus the environmental levy.
Estimates only; final assessment is by the St Kitts & Nevis Customs and Excise Department.