How to import a Geely Galaxy M9 from China to Lebanon

CRAVEUO EV Export · Sources last checked 2026-10-28

Quick answer

Buy the M9 from a seller who names the licensed Chinese exporter, ship it by sea to Beirut, and clear it through Lebanese Customs with a licensed broker, who handles the red-track inspection and the plug-in hybrid duty.

Key facts

Step by step: from order to your door

1. Choose version, colour and delivery city. Ask which steering side and charging inlet the export version has.
2. Ask the seller which licensed Chinese company will declare the car for export.
3. Sign the contract and invoice. Pay only to a company bank account whose name matches the invoice.
4. The exporter declares the car at Chinese customs and books sea freight to Beirut.
5. You receive the shipping documents and appoint a licensed customs broker in Lebanon. Ask the broker to confirm the tariff classification (plug-in hybrid or not) and the duty before you pay the balance.
6. On arrival the broker files the declaration. The car goes through the red track and a detailed technical inspection.
7. Duties and taxes are paid and the car is released.
8. Register and plate the car in Lebanon. We could not verify the current steps: ask your broker.

Import rules in Lebanon

• Duties: new plug-in hybrids get an 80% exemption from customs duty and the internal consumption tax (Customs Higher Council Decision 10/2026, dated 2026-02-13, valid to 2031-02-09). Fully electric cars are fully exempt (Decision 9/2026). Source: Italian Trade Agency summary, checked 2026-10-28. It is a secondary report: ask your broker for the official decision.
• VAT: standard rate 11%. Source: PwC Tax Summaries, reviewed 2026-07-01. How it applies to your import: ask your broker.
• Age limit: cars older than 8 years cannot be imported. Source: IAMovers Lebanon guide, updated 2026-09-06. A new M9 is not affected.
• Standards and inspection: hybrids must go through the red track and a detailed technical inspection, with manufacturer certificates describing the technical characteristics (same ICE summary). Lebanon's standards body is LIBNOR (US trade.gov, 2026-02-23). We found no vehicle-specific LIBNOR rule: check with a licensed customs broker in Lebanon.
• Registration: not verified. Check with a licensed customs broker in Lebanon.

Export from China in 2026

Since 1 January 2026, pure-electric passenger cars need a MOFCOM export licence (Announcement 2025 No. 54, checked 2026-10-28). MOFCOM's 2012 notice already ties car exports to carmaker qualification and carmaker-authorised export operators. In practice the car is declared by a licensed exporter, not by the buyer. Ask any seller which licensed company will declare your car.

Documents you will receive

Your contract should list each of these: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, export declaration, and the vehicle certificate and technical certificate issued with the car. Lebanon's general import documents are the original commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and, if the invoice does not show origin, a certificate of origin (US trade.gov, 2026-02-23).

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