Importing a used car to the Federation of BiH: duty, VAT and registration

The rates below were checked on 23/09/2026; the official sources are listed at the end of the page. Every amount is an estimate for planning, not a quote: customs and the registration authority set the final amounts.

Where are you buying the car?

The route, the tolls and the export paperwork differ by country, so each country has its own calculator. Calculators for more countries are in preparation.

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What you pay

Customs duty: 0% for a car of EU origin with an EUR.1 certificate, otherwise 15% of the customs value.
VAT: 17% of the customs value plus duty, paid at customs.
Homologation of an individual vehicle (M1), KMThe official price list (Službeni glasnik BiH 50/22) sets 170 KM plus 17% VAT, 198.90 KM, for homologating one passenger car. The default adds about 10 KM of administrative tax for the certificate (klix.ba, 2023); confirm the total at the terminal. The car must meet at least Euro 5, or it fails homologation and cannot be registered.
Water fee, KMAbout 20 KM in FBiH and 33.60 KM in RS. Estimate, not checked against an official price list.
Sticker, green card and membership fees, KMSticker about 5 KM, green card 4 KM, plus BIHAMK 8 KM in FBiH or AMS 12 KM and SUP 15 KM in RS. Estimate, not checked against an official price list.
Environmental fee (FBiH), KMFBiH decree of 2011: 15 KM × fuel factor (petrol and diesel 1.0, electric 0.2) × engine factor (1.00 for 1,401–2,000 cm³, 1.20 for 2,001–4,000) × age factor (0.90 up to 5 years, 0.95 for 6–8, 1.00 for 9–10, 1.10 for 11–15, more for older cars).

Road fee in the Federation of BiH by engine size, KM per year

Engine size	Factor	Petrol or diesel	Hybrid or gas (+25%)
up to 1,000 cm³	1.60	48.00	60.00
1,001 to 1,600 cm³	2.00	60.00	75.00
1,601 to 2,000 cm³	2.50	75.00	93.75
2,001 to 2,500 cm³	4.67	140.10	175.13
over 2,500 cm³	7.00	210.00	262.50
Electric	7.00	210.00	-

30 KM times the factor, per the 2016 FBiH decree. The decree gives electric cars no engine-size band, so the calculator assumes the top factor; confirm it at the inspection station.

Cantonal tax, Sarajevo Canton rates, KM per year

Engine size	Up to 7 years old	Older than 7 years
up to 1,600 cm³	80.00	50.00
1,601 to 1,800 cm³	100.00	50.00
1,801 to 2,000 cm³	150.00	50.00
over 2,000 cm³	250.00	50.00

Minimum amounts under the 2009 Sarajevo Canton property-tax law; each municipality sets the final amount by its own regulation, and every other canton has its own law.

Sources

The official laws, decisions and price lists behind the rates on this page. A fee without an official source is marked as an estimate where it is used.