During the first three quarters of this year, official distributors and dealers delivered 28,540 passenger cars from 26 countries to Azerbaijan, representing 65.6% of total imports during the period.
According to the State Customs Committee, the total declared value of cars in this year amounted to $ 337.8 million. The cars were registered so as to attract a customs duty, road tax, VAT and excise tax and cost an average of $ 11 837. In 2013, this figure was $ 8,157.
From the beginning of 2014, purchased from abroad were 2,624 vehicles with engine capacity above 3000 cm3, which were registered by the customs an average of $ 34,643.
Large cars with capacity of the engine above 3000 cm3 (693 units) were delivered from Germany at an average price at $ 64 864. Their American counterparts (375) were purchased at the price of $ 18 152, British (191) - $ 55 149, Japanese (995) - $ 20,428, Korean (259) - $ 9 085. More than all were appreciated Italian brands - an average of $ 120 300. Since the beginning of the year Azerbaijan has received 30 vehicles with engines with a capacity above 3000 cm3 from Italy.
According to the State Customs Committee, the geography of imports of new cars for the first 9 months of 2014 was as follows:
Country | Cars (number) | Total value (thousands of USD) |
Germany | 4,503 | 69,202.3 |
USA | 980 | 17,816.2 |
Great Britain | 650 | 15,895.2 |
Czech Republic | 390 | 3,250.9 |
China | 1,977 | 17,090.8 |
France | 276 | 3,393.1 |
India | 726 | 6,301 |
Italy | 63 | 4,401.1 |
Iran | 1,317 | 4,464.8 |
Spain | 247 | 2,968.2 |
Sweden | 23 | 877.8 |
Canada | 3 | 170 |
Korea | 7,092 | 68,218 |
Hungary | 10 | 176 |
Mexico | 46 | 555.7 |
Romania | 56 | 586.5 |
Slovakia | 92 | 3,615.5 |
Thailand | 684 | 9,244.4 |
Turkey | 603 | 7,974.9 |
Taiwan | 157 | 968.3 |
Japan | 4,811 | 65,027.9 |
Russia | 2,418 | 19,888 |
Uzbekistan | 1,384 | 14,435.5 |
Note that cars are bought by private companies and individuals, as well as government agencies to upgrade the fleet. --08B--
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