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Wuling
Wuling Hongguang V
The cheapest way to move people or goods: a small MPV that clears in the lowest band and pays for itself on a passenger route.
7 · Rear-wheel drive · 1,485 cc
West Africa · Ghana
The best Chinese cars to import into Ghana
This is the answer we give when a buyer asks the question in one line: which Chinese cars are actually worth importing into Ghana. 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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Chery
Chery Tiggo 8
The seven-seat SUV a family can actually afford: new-unit warranty, a cabin that reads premium, and dealer support in most of these markets now.
7 · Front-wheel drive · 1,598 cc
- 03
BYD
BYD Song Plus DM-i
A plug-in hybrid for buyers who pay for fuel at the pump: roughly 100 km of electric range on the commute and no range anxiety on the inter-city run.
5 · Front-wheel drive · 1,498 cc
- 04
MG
MG ZS
The cheapest way into a new compact SUV with a real dealer network — the reason it outsells objectively better cars in Riyadh and Amman.
5 · Front-wheel drive · 1,498 cc
- 05
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
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 Ghana
Ghana
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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Ghana
What buyers ask before they choose
- how much does it cost to import a car to ghana
- Ghana charges on the customs-accepted value plus freight and insurance: import duty that rises with engine capacity, then VAT and the NHIL/GETFund layer on the running total, plus an overage penalty on anything past the age threshold. A small petrol sedan is the cheapest thing to clear; a 2.5-litre SUV pays for its displacement twice.
- how much does it cost to import a car from china to ghana
- Take the FOB price, add $1,900 to $2,800 of RoRo freight to Tema and the marine insurance, and the sum becomes the CIF the GRA assesses on. From there the duty band follows the engine, and the levies follow each other in a fixed order. The Tema duty page reproduces that order line by line.
- how much is shipping from china to ghana
- Allow $1,900 to $2,800 per unit on the Tema lane by RoRo, with Takoradi cheaper on a good sailing. A container makes sense when several units leave together or when the buyer is shipping parts alongside the car.
- how many days shipping from china to ghana
- Four to six weeks of sailing, plus one to two weeks of entry at Tema or Takoradi. Tema takes the bulk of the volume; Takoradi is worth pricing when the cargo is headed west of Accra.
- how to import cars to ghana
- Confirm the age window first: the GSA moved the used-vehicle limit to 15 years for shipments on or after 1 October 2026, which is the single biggest change on this lane in a decade. Then book the sailing, take delivery at Tema or Takoradi, and clear against the GRA assessment. The overage penalty is a separate charge from the age prohibition, so an older but legal unit can still cost more than the buyer planned.
- how to calculate car import duty in ghana
- Customs-accepted value plus freight plus insurance gives CIF. Apply the duty band for the engine capacity, then charge VAT and the NHIL/GETFund levy on the running total, then add the overage penalty if the unit is past the threshold. Because the VAT sits on top of the duty rather than beside it, the last line is always larger than buyers estimate.
- top chinese cars in ghana
- Corolla and Camry for Accra, Hilux and Prado for the roads out of Kumasi and Takoradi, Wuling Hongguang V for passenger work, and Chery Tiggo 8 or BYD for buyers going new.
- What is the vehicle age limit for importing a car into Ghana?
- 15 years for shipments on or after 1 October 2026 (GSA / GS 4510). Customs applies its own overage penalty from above 10 years, which is a separate charge from the age prohibition.
West Africa · Tema and Takoradi
Get a Ghana 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.