Over 1,600 vehicles were imported from abroad in the first two and a half months of the 2024-2025 fiscal year, including 1,100 passenger vehicles, 270 trucks, and 210 commercial vehicles/machinery, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

During this period, 1,165 passenger vehicles were imported via sea trade, 208 trucks arrived by sea, 68 trucks crossed the border, and 276 commercial vehicles/machinery were imported, with 116 of those arriving by sea. Additionally, 213 vehicles were imported through the border, including 97 from the border, totaling 1,654 vehicles.

For the entire 2023-2024 fiscal year, the Ministry reported the importation of 3,281 passenger vehicles through sea trade, 50 from the border, and a total of 3,330 vehicles; 46 buses were imported from the border, bringing the total to 76 buses; 338 trucks from the border, contributing to 1,087 vehicles; and 507 commercial vehicles from the border, culminating in a total of 9,005 vehicles imported.

The Ministry also announced that the production year requirements for the importation of foreign vehicles in 2025 have been issued, confirming that current policies will continue unchanged.

In accordance with Section 13, Sub-section (b) of the Export and Import Law, the Ministry of Commerce issued Notification No. (100/2024) on December 23, 2024, outlining the 2025 import requirements. For passenger vehicles, the acceptable production year range is from 2024 to 2025. For commercial vehicles (trucks and passenger vehicles), the allowed production years range from 2021 to 2025. Fire engines and ambulances must be manufactured between 2016 and 2025, while machinery also falls under the 2016-2025 production year guideline.

Additionally, only left-hand drive vehicles will be permitted for import. The notification clarified that attached commercial vehicles not intended for public road use will be allowed, provided they are manufactured in the last 15 years (2011 or later).

This announcement merely formalizes the annual vehicle manufacturing year limits for import. The Ministry emphasized that all current policies on vehicle imports will remain in effect without modification.