Source: JCA dealer rate sheet, revised 1 April 2020

Motor vehicle duty rates

Every band on the Jamaica Customs Agency dealer sheet, with the aggregate rate you'll actually feel.

Sheet
Dealers / ex-warehouse, revised 1 April 2020. PDF
Customs admin fee
J$66,000 new · J$69,000 used
Aggregate means
Duty, SCT, GCT and the 0.5% levy compounded, as a share of CIF.

Cars & SUVs

Motor cars, station wagons, estate cars, SUVs and vehicles of similar construction, banded by engine size.

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Petrol
BandDutySCTGCTAggregate
1,000 cc and below20%0%20%44.5%
Exceeding 1,000 cc, not exceeding 2,000 cc20%10%20%58.9%
Exceeding 2,000 cc, not exceeding 3,500 cc20%20%20%73.3%
Exceeding 3,500 cc20%20%20%73.3%
Diesel
BandDutySCTGCTAggregate
1,000 cc and below20%0%20%44.5%
Exceeding 1,000 cc, not exceeding 2,000 cc20%3%20%48.8%
Exceeding 2,000 cc, not exceeding 2,200 cc20%3%20%48.8%
Exceeding 2,200 cc, not exceeding 3,500 cc20%13%20%63.2%
Exceeding 3,500 cc20%13%20%63.2%

Who these rates are for

Vehicles imported by licensed dealers, including special imports a dealer arranges on your behalf, which is how most vehicles now enter Jamaica. Franchise holders and returning residents may qualify for concessions. Public sector travelling officers holding the Ministry of Finance's 20% duty concession are assessed differently again — the calculator prices that separately.

Check the revision

This sheet was revised on 1 April 2020. Rates change by ministerial order, so confirm with your dealer or broker that no newer revision applies to your entry.

A price quoted in another currency is converted at the Bank of Jamaica rate on the day of clearance — today’s rates are here.

Checked against the published sheet on 1 September 2026. Rates change by ministerial order, so confirm with your broker before you commit.