Guides

Import guides written per market: conformity regime, port and transit time, landed cost structure and the mistakes importers make.

Honda Crider 180 Turbo for Export: Specifications, Stock Condition and What to Check

Honda Crider 180 Turbo for Export: Specifications, Stock Condition and What to Check

9 min read

The factory specification of the Crider 180 Turbo CVT, how the three versions differ, what our stock photographs show, and the four questions that decide whether a China-market Honda sedan suits your market.

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Building a Dealer Network for Imported Vehicles: What Works

Building a Dealer Network for Imported Vehicles: What Works

3 min read

How to structure territory, stock, parts, warranty and workshop capability so a new vehicle brand survives its second year in your market.

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Shipping Vehicles: Roll-on/Roll-off or Container?

Shipping Vehicles: Roll-on/Roll-off or Container?

3 min read

How the two vehicle shipping modes compare on cost, port coverage, damage risk, size limits and insurance, and which one to choose for your order size and destination.

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Vehicle Homologation and Type Approval: What Importers Must Confirm First

Vehicle Homologation and Type Approval: What Importers Must Confirm First

2 min read

How homologation regimes differ by region, which technical items are checked, what a certificate of conformity actually proves, and how to avoid a shipment failing at registration.

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Import Vehicles from China to the United Arab Emirates: Compliance, Shipping and Landed Cost

Import Vehicles from China to the United Arab Emirates: Compliance, Shipping and Landed Cost

7 min read

What actually decides a vehicle import into the United Arab Emirates: left-hand drive, the ECAS / EQM conformity administered through the Emirates authority for standardisation, aligned with GCC standards conformity regime, Jebel Ali (Dubai), Khalifa Port (Abu Dhabi), Sharjah and the landed cost components that matter more than the invoice price.

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Vehicle Export Documentation Checklist for Importers

Vehicle Export Documentation Checklist for Importers

3 min read

Every document in a vehicle export file, who issues it, when it must exist, and the three documents that most often hold shipments at the destination port.

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Import Vehicles from China to Ethiopia: Compliance, Shipping and Landed Cost

Import Vehicles from China to Ethiopia: Compliance, Shipping and Landed Cost

7 min read

What actually decides a vehicle import into Ethiopia: left-hand drive, the Conformity assessment administered through Ethiopian standards and customs authorities conformity regime, Landlocked. Almost all traffic routes through Djibouti port, then by road or the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway and the landed cost components that matter more than the invoice price.

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Battery Electric or Range Extender: Matching Powertrain to Local Infrastructure

Battery Electric or Range Extender: Matching Powertrain to Local Infrastructure

2 min read

Why a 700 km range-extended vehicle often outsells a longer-range battery electric one in markets with limited charging, and how to read your own market's readiness.

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Import Vehicles from China to Nigeria: Compliance, Shipping and Landed Cost

Import Vehicles from China to Nigeria: Compliance, Shipping and Landed Cost

7 min read

What actually decides a vehicle import into Nigeria: left-hand drive, the SONCAP (Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme) conformity regime, Lagos (Apapa and Tin Can Island), Onne and Port Harcourt for the east and the landed cost components that matter more than the invoice price.

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