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Right Hand Drive Vehicles
Importers and buyers allowed to import right hand drive vehicles in the country. The Cayman Islands is an autonomous British Overseas Territory the Western Caribbean Sea. If you would like to import car to the Cayman Island, each and every details relating to it are as follows One has to adhere all rules and regulations governed for importing a used car in Cayman Island, There no mandatory inspection required on vehicles nor there is any age restrictions on vehicles import.
Age Restriction
No age restriction on importation of used vehicle.
Restriction on importing vehicles
- To import a motor vehicle which constructed for the carriage of more than nine persons excluding the driver, permission of the Governor or Public Transportation Board required. The passenger door should open on the left hand side of the vehicle.
- Importation of Double-decker omnibus not allowed in the country.
- It is not allowed to use a motorcycle in combination with a sidecar and no sidecar may be imported into the Islands.
- It is not allowed to import the motor vehicle trade as “moke” or “mini-moke” or any other similar vehicle mainly known as a “beach buggy” or “dune buggy”. Without the permission of the Governor it is not allowed to import or use parts of such vehicles in the Islands.
Import laws of Cayman Island
- When an entry made The Customs Law requires an entry made within 7 days of the arrival date.
- By whom an entry may be made The entry must be signed by the Importer of the used car concerned or by the authorized agent you hired and you need to present the documents proving that your agent is authorised.
- Country whence consigned This means the country from which the goods consigned/shipped to the Cayman Island e.g. on through Bill of Lading OR Airway bill.
- Rate of Exchange: If importing your used car involved in a foreign currency, the rate of exchange to the CI dollar current at the date of arrival is to be shown in Cayman island.
Description of used car The used vehicle must be described in sufficient detail to enable them to be clearly identified with the Tariff Heading concerned.
- Country of Origin It should be clearly mentioned, the original country where the car has been produced and manufactured.
- Quantity in appropriate units Here, you have to mention whatever specific measurement is used by the applicable tariff code for the concerned item.
- Invoiced Cost This should be the invoiced price of the used car, converted, where necessary, at the current rate of exchange of the arrival date to CI dollars.
- Freight The actual cost of freight should quoted, irrespective of whether or not in the invoiced cost. However, this charge includes all inland and any other freight charges that may be incurred.
- Value for Duty: According to the law, this is the cost of the used vehicle including insurance and freight cost at the time vehicle is entered, it must be an “open market” price i.e. the price which the vehicle would fetch in a sale between a buyer and a seller independent of each other. The relevant invoices and bill of lading or airway bill must be submitted with all entries.