OREANDA-NEWS. February 04, 2010. The State Customs Committee reports that for the past year import of motor vehicles and spare parts for them made up 12.76% of whole import (US 6.119 bn) that totals 64.07% of their import for 2008.

According to last year’s cargo customs entries, 28,309 automobiles were imported for US 254.426 million that according to net calculations is by 36.5% less against the 2008 import figure.

Thus, average cost of an imported car is US 8,987. Under customs paying-in slips, import made up 35,118 motor cars estimated at USD 201.46 million with average cost of a car at US 5,763.

Last December overall import made up 5,205 cars for US 41.8 million (at average price of USD 6.886 million), including 2,160 cars for US 18.968 million on cargo customs entries and 2,521 cars for USD 13.268 million on customs pay-in slips.

July remained the best indicator per month in 2009 on a number of imported cars and volume of total cost: 5,608 cars in the amount of US 43.78 million at average price of US 7.8 million, including 3,008 cars for US 28.187 million on cargo customs entries and 2,600 cars to the sum of   US 15.595 million on customs paying-in slips. But December became leader on index of cost of automobile (US 8.03 million) and October on number of imported cars.

Excise tax for imported motor cars has been applied since 1st January 2007.

In December 2008 alone, according to cargo customs entries, 2,507 cars were imported in the amount of US 24 million with average cost of US 9,575,400 per car and according to customs pay-in slips, 5,292 automobiles to the sum of US 27.89 million with average cost of US 5,270 per car. Besides, in January and February 2009 (as well as in October-December 2008) the import on cargo customs entries exceeded the import on customs pay-in slips both in quantity and financial volume.

In 2008, Azerbaijan imported 89,044 automobiles to the sum of  US 648.647 million with average cost of US 7,284 per car. Under cargo customs entries over 2008, 44,469 automobiles were imported in the amount of US 381.967 million that according to net calculations is by 30.4% more against the 2007 import figure. Thus, average cost of an imported car is US 8,589. Under customs pay-in slips, import made 44,575 motor cars evaluated at US 266.679 million with average cost of a car at USD 5,982.

In 2007, Azerbaijan imported 70,963 automobiles to the sum of US 456.163 million with average cost of US 6,428 per car. As a result of 2007, the committee expected import of around 70,000-80,000 motor cars. For the next four years the country will be imported more than 300,000 automobiles. Automobile fleet of Azerbaijan has exceeded 900,000.