How to Import a Chinese EV to Albania (2026)

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New cars can be imported into Albania. To register a new car, you must hand in the original Certificate of Conformity (CoC) issued by the manufacturer, in the format set by EU type-approval rules.

• DPSHTRR refuses a CoC that does not meet the legislation in force or lacks the required security features: check that the exact version has a European CoC before you buy.
• New passenger cars that were never registered must meet at least the Euro 5 emission standard, which concerns models with a combustion engine.

Used passenger cars previously registered in another country can be imported if they meet at least the Euro 4 emission standard.

• Cars from Persian Gulf countries, from European countries outside the EU, and cars built in 2006 or earlier go through a special verification by DPSHTRR.
• DPSHTRR offers an online check of a vehicle's environmental category before import.

There is no maximum age for used passenger cars: the condition is the Euro 4 emission standard. The 15-year limit applies only to used buses and light commercial vehicles (categories M2 and N1).

For passenger cars (heading 8703), Albanian Customs collects only VAT, on the customs value (the purchase price plus any adjustments). New electric cars with zero kilometres that were never registered are exempt from VAT.

• The VAT exemption comes from article 51(p) of Law 92/2014 on VAT and has applied at customs since 2020. It ends once the car has been registered and used, so a used electric car pays the standard rate.
• If customs doubts the declared value, it can use other valuation methods to set the customs value.

The car is registered at a regional road transport directorate (DRSHTRR). A new car needs its original manufacturer CoC in the EU format; a used car must meet the Euro 4 environmental category, which DPSHTRR can verify online.

Albania drives on the right, so a left-hand-drive Chinese EV matches local traffic.

Durrës handles about ninety per cent of Albania's container traffic and sits about 40 km from Tirana.

• Durrës

• Personal ID registered in the customs ASYCUDA World system (send a scan of your ID card to customs before clearance)
• Purchase invoice (the customs value is based on the purchase price)
• Bill of lading, packing list and certificate of origin
• Original Certificate of Conformity issued by the manufacturer (new cars)
• ID card or biometric passport to register the car; a valid residence permit for foreign residents

Through journey from China to Durrës, including transshipment at a Mediterranean hub. Clearance at Durrës then takes several working days.

• Indicative transit time28–35 days

1. 1

   Check that your car can be imported

   New cars: Allowed. Used cars: Allowed. There is no maximum age for used passenger cars: the condition is the Euro 4 emission standard. The 15-year limit applies only to used buses and light commercial vehicles (categories M2 and N1).

2. 2

   Choose the model and the right steering side

   Right-hand traffic (left-hand drive cars). Make sure the car you buy matches it.

3. 3

   Estimate the landed cost

   Add the purchase price, export fees, sea freight, insurance, import duty, taxes and registration costs before you commit.

4. 4

   Ship the car

   Main ports of entry: Durrës. Expect about 28–35 days at sea from China.

5. 5

   Clear customs

   Prepare the documents listed above and pay the duties and taxes at clearance.

6. 6

   Homologate and register

   The car is registered at a regional road transport directorate (DRSHTRR). A new car needs its original manufacturer CoC in the EU format; a used car must meet the Euro 4 environmental category, which DPSHTRR can verify online.