When importing a used vehicle into Saint Lucia in 2026, do not calculate your budget from the Japan purchase price alone. The final landed cost can include freight, insurance, import duty, excise tax, VAT, Customs-related charges, port costs, broker fees, registration and inland delivery. There is also another critical point: vehicle age and gross vehicle weight can determine whether the vehicle is legally importable at all. Saint Lucia applies different age limits to lighter passenger vehicles, medium-weight vehicles and heavier commercial vehicles. For most taxable imports, the current standard VAT rate is 12.5%, not 15%. Import duty and excise treatment ...
