How to import car from China

China has become the world's largest automobile market since 2009 and ranked 1st in the world for 15 consecutive years in terms of annual sales volume and car ownership.

In 2023, China's share of the global new energy car market is 65%, China has also become the world’s largest new energy car manufacturer and consumer.

Therefore, cars especially new energy cars made in China are extremely cost effective compared to cars made in Europe and America.

So how to import car from China to your country?

It’s almost impossible to import car from China just by yourself because export cars in China needs license issued by Chinese authorities, so you need to choose a Chinese car exporter to help you accomplish all the export process.

The major steps of importing car from China is shown as below

After you receive the cars you ordered, you can hire a custom clearance agency in your country to help you with all the import processes. If you are not familiar with your local custom clearance agency, sometimes you can ask help from your exporter to provide an agency list which your exporter has already cooperated with before.

As an importer, there are 2 key points you need to worry about. The first is to decide the car model, quantity and delivery time. The second is to select a reliable exporter who will handle all the export processes for you.

There are too many points which may cause you to lose money or even be deceived if you pick a bad exporter.

• For example, are you able to receive the car after you pay the down payment?
• Will the cars you receive have the same specification as you ordered?
• Will the car be a brand new one you ordered, or a demo car which has been sitting in the showroom for months?
• Will the car you receive be a repaired car which has been involved in transportation accidents?
• Does the car you receive has long-term inventory which is difficult to sell to your customer?
• Will the car arrive at the destination as agreed in the contract?

So, selecting a reliable car exporter is one of the most important things for an overseas importer. But there are quite a few exporters in China, some of them are reliable exporters while some of them are bad exporters who might cheat on you.

We will talk about how to choose a reliable car exporter from China and how to secure your payment next time.