Auto import, customs incagon near 6m euros less

And recently this topic has been enunciated, following the initiative of some Kosovo Parliamentary deputies to abolish the provision requiring the restriction of old cars. Since the law's entry into force, the import of cars has generally declined. While last year at the border points have entered 13 thousand and 324 cars, this year the import of cars is 8 thousand and 479 cars.

Customs spokesman Adriatic Stavileci for Indexline has said that the decline in imports of cars is due to age restrictions and restrictions on the engine.

“The import of the car generally fell after the age limit (10 years) and the limit on the motor (EURO 4), during 2017 we had a total of 13 324 (new and used), as we import 8 479 vehicles (new and used) this year, so there's a 36% lower”, Stavileci said. However, the decline in car imports has had implications on revenues that have apparently seen a decline. “2017 the value of importing vehicles was 80.6 million until the paid taxes were up 32.2m euros. While 2018 the value of import of vehicles is 84 million until paid taxes are up to 26.3m euros”, it is said further in its response.

On the other hand, limiting the import of old cars has influenced the import of new cars to increase.

Until we have a 44% import decline in 44% (pushed to 2017 piece, 12006 piece, 2018 6671 piece) we have an increase in imports of new cars for 36% (broken in pieces 2017 1324 piece), 2018 1808 pieces)”, points out the Stavilec response.

From Customs it becomes known that prior to the introduction of the restriction, about 40% of cars in import belonged to 14 years of age, the years of production 20/03/2004.

And after the introduction of this average age gap has dropped to eight years of age, it broadcasts Indexline. As for countries from which cars are imported, German frogs dominate by about 70%, then France, Romania Japan, other Spain countries.

This topic on changing the law has been reacted by the deputies of the Commission for Economic Development, who sought to change Article 44 of the Automotive Law by which it requires no import of vehicles older than ten years.

However, the change of this article is being rejected by the Kosovo Economic Oda, who say old cars are causing environmental chaos.

“Paradox is the fact that until in Europe and developed countries there is war and the map of strategies to stop the entire movement of cars through large centres and in particular preventing the Diesel cars, in Kosovo there is the opposite where, along with the ruling environmental chaos, Kosovo deputies are required to turn into a waste depot, regardless of the fact that harm is caused to citizens, but also the safety of the communications where we are witnessing records of accidents, even with the fatality of one of the reasons is also the absence of security in the old car (4)1 times, their response is said.

We remember that over the months of 2017, the average import car was 2 grand and 895 cars per month.