Country Import Guides
A resource for buyers worldwide researching import and export rules and market information before shipping a vehicle — age limits, driving side, customs, and documents for the largest used-Korean-car import markets.
Africa
Left-hand drive (LHD) — used-vehicle imports are effectively banned; confirm the current position before committing.
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Very restrictive — used cars are only admitted if under roughly 3 years old, and only once every 5 years per person.
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Left-hand drive (LHD) is mandatory — the age rule changed recently, confirm the latest update.
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Right-hand drive (RHD) is mandatory with an 8-year age cap — standard Korean-market (LHD) cars do not qualify without conversion.
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Left-hand drive (LHD) — a 5-year age cap applies at the Benghazi, Misurata and Al Khums ports.
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Left-hand drive (LHD) — a 5-year cap counted from first registration, not the manufacture year.
Left-hand drive (LHD) — Korean cars match on driving side; confirm the age cap with your broker.
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West Africa's largest used-car market — a 12-year age cap and mandatory left-hand drive (LHD).
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Right-hand drive (RHD) required — no fixed age cap, but Euro III emissions compliance is required.
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Left-hand drive (LHD) — used imports are banned, on top of conflict-related shipping restrictions.
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A roughly 10-year age cap; confirm the driving-side requirement before shipping.
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Left-hand drive (LHD) — a 5-year age cap, with customs duty that rises the older the vehicle is.
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Right-hand drive (RHD) required — standard Korean-market (LHD) cars do not qualify.
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Right-hand drive (RHD) required — standard Korean-market (LHD) cars do not qualify.
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Right-hand drive (RHD) required with a 10-year age cap — Korean (LHD) cars do not qualify.
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Caribbean
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Right-hand drive (RHD) — a very strict roughly 5-year age cap.
Right-hand drive (RHD) — a very strict age cap (3–6 years depending on fuel type) and an import licence is required.
Central Asia
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Left-hand drive (LHD) — confirm the age cap and emissions standard with your broker before buying.
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One of the most open markets — effectively no formal age cap at the point of import.
One of Central Asia's largest markets by value — LHD only.
The single largest destination worldwide for Korean used-car export volume — but confirm accepted driving side and your real final destination.
Left-hand drive (LHD) — confirm the age cap with your broker; duty rises with vehicle age.
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Left-hand drive (LHD) — no strict age cap, but duty rises sharply beyond 7 years.
Europe
Left-hand drive (LHD) — a 10-year age cap and a minimum Euro 4 emissions standard for used vehicles.
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EU member — no age cap, but type-approval and a European certificate of conformity are the main obstacle.
Left-hand drive (LHD) — a relatively open market, but with an age cap and emissions requirements; confirm current rules before shipping.
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EU member — no age cap, but type-approval (homologation) and taxes are the real obstacle.
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Since 2022, South Korea has restricted car exports to Russia (bans tied to engine size and vehicle value), and Korean customs recently tightened enforcement against shipments effectively destined for Russia routed through third countries such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. We do not currently offer direct export service to Russia, and we will not help route a shipment through a third country to work around these restrictions.
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Gulf
A 5-year age cap similar to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
A 5-year age cap similar to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, with shared GCC specifications.
A relatively longer age window — under 7 years for private vehicles.
Imports via Hamad Port — generally follows shared GCC technical specifications.
The Gulf's largest Korean used-car market — a 5-year age cap and mandatory GCC spec.
Active market via Jebel Ali — a 10-year standard age cap, with special approval needed for 10–30-year-old vehicles.
Middle East
Left-hand drive (LHD) — confirm the age cap and accepted port with your broker before buying.
Left-hand drive (LHD), roughly a 5-year age cap for permanent import.
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Oceania
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South America
LHD only — a strict roughly 5-year age cap.
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Left-hand drive (LHD) — a 5-year age cap plus an 80,000 km odometer ceiling.
Left-hand drive (LHD) — an 8-year age cap applies.
South Asia
Right-hand drive (RHD) is strictly mandatory — LHD is completely banned, even for private use.
Right-hand drive (RHD) — a 5-year age cap since September 2025, with an additional duty that steps down over time.
Right-hand drive (RHD) is mandatory — imports reopened in 2025 after a 5-year ban, with a very strict age cap.
Southeast Asia
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Right-side traffic, so LHD vehicles are the standard — confirm current import rules before buying.
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This information is for general guidance and may change. Always confirm the latest rules with your local customs broker before buying or shipping.