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Route rate sheet · Sea freight · Japan to Tanzania

Ship a car from Japan to Tanzania

Yokohama, Kobe, Nagoya to Port of Dar es Salaam in a sealed container. One price covers ocean freight, export handling in Japan and marine insurance; destination port charges, duty and VAT are shown separately below.

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11,380 km great circle · 24-37 days

from $7,955
per car, port to port · incl. insurance
24-37 days
sea transit · Yokohama → Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania import duty on CIF

Rates verified 9 Nov 2026 · page refreshed 10 Nov 2026

At a glance

Japan to Tanzania car shipping: cost, time and rules

Shipping a car from Japan to Tanzania with IPAS Express costs from $7,955 port to port for one car in its own 20ft container, with sea transit of 24-37 days. Tanzania needs right-hand-drive cars. There is no age ban, but cars aged 8 years or more pay an extra age excise of 18% to 40%.

Tanzania drives on the left and requires right-hand-drive cars, so Japanese-market cars match local steering.

Steering
Right-hand drive required
Tanzania drives on the left. Left-hand-drive cars cannot be registered. Japanese-market cars are right-hand drive.
Age rule
No ban, age excise from 8 years
Age is counted from the year of manufacture. Excise is 18% at 8 to 10 years, 35% above 10 to 20 years and 40% above 20 years.
Import duty
25% of CIF
East African Community common external tariff. Japan has no trade agreement for cars, so the full rate applies.
Main charges
Engine excise 0% to 10%, RDL 2%, VAT 18%
Engine excise depends on engine size and fuel. VAT is charged on CIF plus duty, excise, age excise and the levy.
Destination port
Port of Dar es Salaam (TZDAR)
Clearance is with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA).

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Rate sheet · Port of Yokohama → Port of Dar es Salaam

What it costs, line by line

Insurance is figured on a declared value of $7,600 (reference vehicle: 2026 Suzuki Fronx). Every line comes from the same tables the calculator reads, so the quote you get matches this sheet.

  • 1 car · own 20ft container

    Any car up to 5.6 m, sealed; door-to-door available

    $7,955per car $7,955
    Ocean freight
    $5,750
    Export handling
    $2,105
    Insurance
    $100
    Destination est. (at port)
    $1,700

  • 2 cars · 40ft high-cube

    Two cars you ship together, or a group booking

    $10,565per car $5,283
    Ocean freight
    $7,550
    Export handling
    $2,815
    Insurance
    $200
    Destination est. (at port)
    $1,700

  • 3–4 cars · racked 40ft HC

    Compact cars on a rack system; racking quoted per booking

    Quoteper car from ~$2,800
    Ocean freight
    $7,550
    Export handling
    on request
    Insurance
    per value
    Destination est. (at port)
    —

  • RoRo · per car

    Oversize vehicles only; not offered for passenger cars

    On requestper car —
    Ocean freight
    on request
    Export handling
    on request
    Insurance
    —
    Destination est. (at port)
    —

Door pick-up within the port's standard radius adds about $660 per car. Insurance is 0.2% of the declared vehicle value, with a per-car minimum. Destination charges are paid at Port of Dar es Salaam on arrival and are not part of the total. Duty and VAT are not in this table either: see the landed-cost examples below or run CarImport.AI. Ocean figures are our current route rates and update when the rate table changes.

Included in the IPAS price

  • Included: Export packaging, chocking and lashing inside the container
  • Included: Export customs clearance in Japan
  • Included: Terminal handling at Port of Yokohama
  • Included: Ocean freight Port of Yokohama → Port of Dar es Salaam
  • Included: Marine insurance at 0.2% of the declared value
  • Included: Bill of Lading, packing list and tracking

Not included

  • Not included: Destination port charges (shown per row; paid at Port of Dar es Salaam on arrival)
  • Not included: Tanzania customs duty and VAT
  • Not included: Conformity certification and registration inspection
  • Not included: Inland collection unless door pick-up is selected
  • Not included: Storage or demurrage after the port's free days
  • Not included: Personal effects: the car ships empty

Ports & inland reach

Where your car leaves and arrives

Load ports · Japan

Japan

Port of Yokohama

Yokohama / Tokyo region

JPYOK

Port of Kobe

Kobe / Kansai

JPUKB

Port of Nagoya

Nagoya / Chubu

JPNGO

Discharge ports · Tanzania

Tanzania

Port of Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam / Tanzania

TZDAR

Timeline

Booking to keys in hand

  1. 2–5

    1. Booking and export documents in Japan

    days

  2. 2–4

    2. Container loading and export customs

    days

  3. 24–35

    3. Ocean transit

    days

  4. 1–3

    4. Arrival and discharge at Port of Dar es Salaam

    days

  5. 3–7

    5. Customs clearance and duty payment

    days

  6. 2–10

    6. Registration and collection

    days

Typical door to door: 5–9 weeks.

Documents

Paperwork on both ends

We prepare the shipping set; you supply the ownership and identity documents.

Export side · Japan

Before the car can load

  1. 01Export certificate (deregistration certificate)輸出抹消登録証明書
  2. 02Commercial invoice
  3. 03Bill of lading

Import side · Tanzania

To clear and register in Tanzania

  1. 01Customs entry with Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA)Duty, excise, levy and VAT are paid here.
  2. 02Proof of year of manufactureSets the age excise band for cars aged 8 years or more.

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FAQ

Japan to Tanzania shipping questions

With IPAS Express, shipping one car from Japan to Tanzania costs from $7,955 port to port in its own 20ft container, with sea transit of 24-37 days. Import duty and taxes in Tanzania are paid on arrival and are not included.

Yes. Tanzania drives on the left and requires right-hand-drive cars. Left-hand-drive cars cannot be registered. Japanese-market cars are right-hand drive, so they match.

There is no import ban by age. Cars aged 8 years or more pay an extra age excise, counted from the year of manufacture. It is 18% at 8 to 10 years, 35% above 10 to 20 years and 40% above 20 years. Cars under 8 years pay none.

Import duty is 25% of CIF. Engine excise is 0% to 10% by engine size and fuel. Age excise applies from 8 years. The Railway Development Levy is 2% and VAT is 18%. A battery-electric car pays no engine excise.

Sea transit is 24-37 days depending on the Japanese loading port. Add time for export documents, loading, discharge at Dar es Salaam and customs clearance.

Choose the port nearest the car. Yokohama (JPYOK) serves the Tokyo region, Kobe (JPUKB) serves Kansai and Nagoya (JPNGO) serves Chubu. All cars arrive at the Port of Dar es Salaam.

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