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GWM
GWM Poer
The work pickup with a new-unit warranty: double cab, diesel, and priced under a used Hilux of the same year.
5 · 4×4 · 1,996 cc
Central Africa · Chad
The best Chinese cars to import into Chad
This is the answer we give when a buyer asks the question in one line: which Chinese cars are actually worth importing into Chad. Each pick below is quoted with its own landed-cost calculation for this market, from the duty band its engine falls into to the port where it clears.
The five we would put on the water
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JAC
JAC T8
The double cab that opened the Chinese pickup market in Latin America: the parts network is already there and the diesel takes local fuel.
5 · 4×4 · 1,999 cc
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Isuzu
Isuzu D-Max
A pickup with a truck maker’s parts bin behind it — the one a fleet can run for a decade in a country where the dealer is 400 km away.
5 · 4×4 · 1,898 cc
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Toyota
Toyota Hilux
The pickup the region’s fleets already run. Parts in every port city, a diesel that survives bad fuel, and resale that never falls off a cliff.
5 · 4×4 · 2,393 cc
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Nissan
Nissan Navara
The other half of the pickup market: 2.3 turbodiesel, coil-spring rear axle, and an automatic that suits city work as well as the site.
5 · 4×4 · 2,298 cc
Three of the five are current stock; the other two are sourced to order. Say which one and the year, and the FOB and CIF figures come back the same day.
Checked September 24, 2026
Stock ready for Chad
Chad
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2019 C200
- Model Year
- 2019
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 9G-TRONIC automatic
Price on Request
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Lexus
Lexus RX 350 2019
- Model Year
- 2019
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 8-speed automatic
Price on Request
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BYD
BYD Song Plus DM-i 2022 110km
- Model Year
- 2022
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Hybrid (HEV)
- Transmission
- E-CVT
Price on Request
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What buyers ask before they choose
- What is the vehicle age limit for importing a car into Chad?
- Clearance happens outside the country and the unit arrives by road; inland transit insurance is confirmed before dispatch.
- Do Chinese left-hand-drive cars work in Chad?
- Chad drives on the right, so a left-hand-drive car is the correct vehicle type: the steering wheel is on the side the road requires. Every car we ship is left-hand drive. Clearance happens outside the country and the unit arrives by road; inland transit insurance is confirmed before dispatch.
- Which port does a car from China clear at for Chad?
- Landlocked — cleared at Douala and trucked in. The inland leg needs to be insured explicitly, and the carrier’s route is confirmed before the unit leaves China.
- How much does it cost to import a car from China to Chad?
- Charges are confirmed per unit against the tariff in force, so this lane is quoted rather than priced from a table. Send the model, model year and engine size and you get the full landed cost.
- How do I know the car is as described before it ships?
- Every unit is photographed and videoed at the yard, and the walkaround goes to you before the balance is due. Loading is supervised, and a unit that fails the agreed specification at that point is stopped rather than shipped.
- Is it cheaper to ship one car or several to Chad?
- RoRo is the simplest option for a single unit. A 40ft container normally carries two to four cars, so once you have enough volume to fill one, the cost per car drops noticeably — and the vehicles are not exposed on deck. Both are quoted on request for this lane.
Central Africa · Landlocked
Get a Chad landed-cost quote
Send the model, model year and destination port. You get an FOB or CIF price, the document list this market requires, and the next sailing we can load.