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Import guides / Cameroon

Importing a car from the US to Cameroon

Duty is 30% of the car, shipping and insurance (CIF), then 19.25% VAT and other levies.

Shipping from the US
$1,200 to $1,750
At sea
22 to 38 days
Arrives at
Douala
Sails from
Baltimore, MD, Newark, NJ and 5 more

What it costs

A car loaded at the US port for $6,000 (winning bid, auction fees and towing), shipped for $1,500. A 2.0 litre car, five years old.

Car at the US port$6,000
Shipping$1,500
Insurance (1%)$75
Import duty (30%)$2,273
CEMAC levies (1.45%)$110
VAT (19.25%)$1,917
Landed, before port and clearing fees$11,874

An estimate from published rates. Port charges, the clearing agent and registration come on top; your agent's quote is the final word.

Rules to know

We have no age limit or ban on file for Cameroon. Check with your clearing agent before you buy.

Find cars worth importing to Cameroon. Ladar searches US auctions every day, checks each car's photos for damage and works out its cost delivered, before you bid.

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Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4. Checked 2026-10-26.