a friend is trying to sell to me a TZ registered car (Fielder 2004) at Kshs 650,000/-. My ignorance or lack of it tells me that I may actually be attempting to import a car from "abroad" and hence will pay all the relevant taxes plus the year 2004 is beyond 8 yrs maximum age. Please advice.

Don't bother - why not just one locally? that is good money, you will find a nice one. Until the EAC streamlines the rules on vehicle registration between the member states, it's exactly the same rules for importing from TNZ.

[quote=mawinder][quote=Robinhood][quote=Layman]a friend is trying to sell to me a TZ registered car (Fielder 2004) at Kshs 650,000/-. My ignorance or lack of it tells me that I may actually be attempting to import a car from "abroad" and hence will pay all the relevant taxes plus the year 2004 is beyond 8 yrs maximum age. Please advice.[/quote]

Layman, you seem to have answered all your questions. Now can you ask the real question here?[/quote]
No.buy the vehicle.register it in tz and pay kra 2500 bob a year.that explains the many vehicles you see with tz and ug plates.you will only lack a kenyan license plate and a kenyan logbook but you will have the fielder and use it.[/quote]

A practical solution indeed! You will also have a problem selling it - have to do so in TZ, and off course the vehicle will be magnet for cops looking for kitu kikubwa

[quote=Robinhood][quote=mawinder][quote=Robinhood][quote=Layman]a friend is trying to sell to me a TZ registered car (Fielder 2004) at Kshs 650,000/-. My ignorance or lack of it tells me that I may actually be attempting to import a car from "abroad" and hence will pay all the relevant taxes plus the year 2004 is beyond 8 yrs maximum age. Please advice.[/quote]

Layman, you seem to have answered all your questions. Now can you ask the real question here?[/quote]
No.buy the vehicle.register it in tz and pay kra 2500 bob a year.that explains the many vehicles you see with tz and ug plates.you will only lack a kenyan license plate and a kenyan logbook but you will have the fielder and use it.[/quote]

A practical solution indeed! You will also have a problem selling it - have to do so in TZ, and off course the vehicle will be magnet for cops looking for kitu kikubwa[/quote]
after the above contact kra guyz over a beer and get a grounded fielder.you should be able to get a KBR plate and dispose the same fielder to a first time car buyer at 850k after a year of use.