Customs Clearance in Armenia 2026: Calculator
Estimate customs costs in Armenia for a car, commercial goods or a parcel: import duty, VAT, environmental tax and fees.
The calculator covers three situations: importing a car, clearing a commercial shipment and personal parcels or baggage. For a car it compares two routes at once — commercial and personal use — and shows which one is cheaper.
Results are shown in drams and euros. By default the calculator uses an approximate rate of AMD 405 per euro, while actual customs payments are calculated at the Central Bank of Armenia rate on the day the declaration is filed. Enter the current rate in the field for an accurate result.
How car customs clearance is calculated
It all starts with the customs value: the price of the car plus freight and insurance to the EAEU border. For duty, what matters is the age in full years from manufacture to declaration (if the month is unknown, it counts from 1 July). For the environmental tax, age is simply the declaration year minus the year of manufacture.
Payments on the commercial route
| Payment | Based on | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Duty, under 3 years | customs value | 15% (petrol over 2,800 cm³: 12.5%) |
| Duty, 3–7 years | value or engine size | 20%, but at least €0.32–0.80 per cm³ |
| Duty, over 7 years | engine size | €1.4–3.2 per cm³ |
| VAT | value + duty | 20% |
| Environmental tax | customs value | up to 5 years 0%, 6–10 2%, 11–15 10%, 16+ 20% |
| Customs fees | — | about AMD 3,500 + 1,000 |
The calculator does not add the environmental tax to the VAT base, as this has not been officially confirmed. Fee amounts come from an older schedule.
On the personal-use route (EEC Council Decision No. 107) duty and VAT are replaced by a single payment: for cars under 3 years, 48–54% of the value but at least €2.5–20 per cm³; for 3–5 years, €1.5–3.6 per cm³; over 5 years, €3–5.7 per cm³. The environmental tax applies on both routes. In practice, individuals usually clear cars with a goods declaration, that is, on the commercial route.
Electric vehicles. In 2026 there is no VAT on EVs made after 31 December 2023. Duty is 15%, or 0% within the EAEU quota (only for cars made in 2024–2026). EVs do not pay the environmental tax.
Cars already cleared in the EAEU (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) pay no duty, only 20% VAT and the environmental tax.
Example: a 2015 petrol car
The car was made in 2015 (month unknown), has a 1,600 cm³ engine and a customs value of €8,000; it is declared in October 2026 at AMD 405 per euro. The customs value is AMD 3,240,000 and the car is 11 years old.
- duty: €1.6 × 1,600 cm³ = €2,560 = AMD 1,036,800;
- VAT: 20% × (3,240,000 + 1,036,800) = AMD 855,360;
- environmental tax: 10% × 3,240,000 = AMD 324,000.
Total: AMD 2,216,160 (about €5,472), plus roughly AMD 4,500 in fees. The personal-use route would cost AMD 2,592,000, so the commercial route wins here.
AMD 1,036,800
Import duty
AMD 855,360
VAT 20%
AMD 324,000
Environmental tax
AMD 2,216,160
Total
Parcels and baggage
| How you bring it | Free allowance | Above the allowance |
|---|---|---|
| Post or courier | €200 and 31 kg | 15% of the excess or €2/kg |
| Air baggage | €10,000 and 50 kg | 30% of the excess or €4/kg |
| Land baggage | €200 and 10 kg | 30% of the excess or €4/kg |
The larger of the two amounts is charged. The single payment replaces duty and VAT; each parcel is assessed on its own.
Frequently asked questions
The value excess is €150, and 15% of it is €22.50. The weight excess is 9 kg, or €18. The larger amount applies: €22.50, which is about AMD 9,113 at AMD 405 per euro.
The customs value includes the invoice, freight and insurance to the EAEU border. The duty rate depends on the HS code, and VAT is 20% of the value plus duty and excise. Goods from EAEU countries pay no duty; import VAT goes into the VAT return and is due by the 20th of the following month.
The EAEU plans a new e-commerce rule, not before 1 January 2027: parcels worth over €200 would pay 5% of their full value, at least €1 per kg. It is not in force yet, but the calculator can show what you would pay under it.
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