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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
Southern Africa · Madagascar
The best Chinese cars to import into Madagascar
This is the answer we give when a buyer asks the question in one line: which Chinese cars are actually worth importing into Madagascar. 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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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
- 03
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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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
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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
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 Madagascar
Madagascar
Toyota
Toyota Hilux 2021 2.4 D-4D Double Cab
- Model Year
- 2021
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Diesel
- Transmission
- 6-speed automatic
Price on Request
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Toyota
Toyota Land Cruiser 79 2025 4.5 V8 Pickup
- Model Year
- 2025
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Diesel
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual
Price on Request
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Toyota
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 2025 3.5TT GR-S
- Model Year
- 2025
- Seats
- 7
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 10-speed automatic
Price on Request
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What buyers ask before they choose
- What is the vehicle age limit for importing a car into Madagascar?
- Used vehicles are admitted with a conformity certificate required.
- Do Chinese left-hand-drive cars work in Madagascar?
- Madagascar 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. Used vehicles are admitted with a conformity certificate required.
- Which port does a car from China clear at for Madagascar?
- Toamasina. Toamasina is the main port; long transit times mean orders are planned well ahead.
- How much does it cost to import a car from China to Madagascar?
- 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 Madagascar?
- 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.
Southern Africa · Toamasina
Get a Madagascar 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.