How to import a Chinese electric car into Paraguay (2026)

CRAVEUO EV Export · Sources last checked 2026-10-30 · General information, not legal advice. We do not clear customs in Paraguay. Nothing here is a promise or a quote.

Quick answer

New electric cars and hybrids pay no customs duty and no IVA in Paraguay under Law 6925 of 2022. The law runs for 10 years from publication, which by our count ends on 26 Oct 2032. Other charges still apply, and the car must count as new. A tax proposal to charge IVA is pending, so confirm the rate on the day you clear. Our quotes are for cars registered and used in Paraguay.

Key facts

What the exemption does not cover

The law names customs duty and IVA only. An income-tax advance of 0.4% applies to general taxpayers (DNIT FAQ). Other sites list a valuation fee, an INDI charge, consular fees and an IT fee, but we did not find current official text for them. Ask your broker for a full list before you order.

The pending change

DNIT has proposed 5% IVA on import and first sale, with duty staying at 0% at first, then 10% IVA and 20% duty from 2032. These are press reports from 27 Oct 2026. On 21 Oct the proposal was still at the economy ministry and it needs Congress. It is not law as of 30 Oct 2026.

If IVA returns, an occasional importer's tax base is 30% higher than a regular importer's (Law 6380, Art. 85).

Shipping and charging

We found no official or industry source for the route new Chinese cars take to Paraguay, and no freight rate we can stand behind, so this site shows FOB prices only. Forwarders give 36 to 55 days door to door for containers through Montevideo or Buenos Aires and then by barge (Goodhope, a seller's page). Low river levels can add delay.

We found no legal plug standard. The one network that names its plug uses CCS2 (Automotor, sponsored article, 2023). China-market cars charge on GB/T, so ask which plug your car has before you order.

Models to ask about

China guide prices, not delivered prices.

Send your city, model and version through the inquiry form. We tell you whether we can supply that car before any contract.

How an order works

1. Ask a Paraguayan customs broker who will import the car and which charges apply to your version.
2. Check the model year, so the car still counts as new on the day you declare it.
3. Get a quote from the licensed Chinese export company named in the contract.
4. Sign the contract. Nothing is paid before it is signed, and payment goes only to the company account on the invoice.
5. Your broker clears the car. Customs then issues the nationalisation certificate with the plate number (Law 5857, Art. 2).