Expect in the range of 1,015,000 for an 1500 cc grade 4 car. Importing one from sbt (yes i went back and have imported 3 other units fromthem after last years drama). Total C&F mombasa USD 8100. Duty figures as follows

Customs Import duty
Custom Value Kshs.333,034.00
Import Duty Kshs.83,259.00
Excise Duty Kshs.83,259.00
VAT Duty Kshs.79,928.00
Total Taxes Kshs.246,446.00
Import licence (IDF fee) Kshs.7,493.00
Motor vehicle Registration fee Kshs.9,465.00
Railways Development Levy (Ksh) Kshs.4,996.00
Total Amount Payable to Customs(Ksh) Kshs.268,399.00

Other Charges
Grand Total Port charges (Ksh) around 20,000.00
MSS LEVY (Maritime surcharge levy)around (Ksh) 1,463.00
Clearing & Freight forwarding Cost (Ksh):around 10,000.00
Shipping Delivery order fee (Ksh) 7,308.00
Radiation 1,000
Total Estimated cost of Clearance (Ksh) 308,400.00

If it is an 1800 cc one just add 20k to the above figure. Wouldnt advice on the 2000 cc engine. Prices will definitely comedown as the year wears on. From around June the new model will be around. Allions are cheaper, just incase. Hope the info will help you decide

Great.Why wouldnt you advise on the 2000cc engine model...

And is there any real difference btwn an 1800cc and 2000c engine moreso for a fielder?

which gives the total cost to around 996,900k

and the same car locally is going for between 1.4m to 1.6m.

profit is 400k to 600 K ryt?

@prime , how long does it take to sell?

@Wilyum... Yes guys are making good figures. Especially those who import the last quarter of the year. The current prices are honestly not good. So those selling 2006 cars that were imported late last year are making tidy figures. Several people will also buy high mileage units and accident grade cars then rewind the odometers to "low mileage figures". As for the accident grade cars (grade R, RA and RB), the car should have been repaired satisfactorily but I would not advice for any car that has had a front panel replaced (From the door all round to the other door, including the bonnet) as it would indicate a frontal collusion, of which the magnitude is of course unknown. As for all my client cars, I insist on grade 4 as a minimum. If someone is purely out for the price aspect then I will also consider grade RA or R and grade 3.5 but not below. And I also tell them to keep around 15k just incase the car comes with a few hiccups here and there. Trust me, I understand what Tokyo meant when he said there is no cheap car in Japan. Buy at a reasonable price from a reputable supplier and you still make some good savings.

@urstill1... I admit, sbt did me in last year. Horribly. The only problem is this... They have very clean cars quality-wise and price-wise. Furthermore they reveal the auction grades for the cars. The only problem comes in when they ship over 1000 cars and selling when on the ship. The modalities of dealing with the shipping documents becomes tricky. The cars i have bought from them this year... cant complain. And the documents come quite early. IBC is good but pricey. Papera good but pricey. My advice with papera is... avoid any associated dealer cars. They are not owned by them and it can get tricky coz the same car is advertised by more than one company. you can actually pay for a car that has already been purchased by someone else. Beforward... very cheap, slow shipment. Tomisho and alainjapan... very good deals on trucks and vans. i'm yet to import from them though im seriously searching for a small truck.

Duty plus clearing an 1800 cc expect circa 510k. If you mis-time the months (say you import a july unit that ends up arriving in may) expect duty+clearing ya 600k. Work backwards to see if you can hack the required C&F from 1.3M. In My opinion... it is possible. Actually very possible