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Working notes on importing pickup trucks — homologation, Incoterms, shipping modes, fleet economics and the specification traps that cost importers money. Written by the people who quote these shipments.
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Specify the T90 EV if the vehicle carries mass on a fixed route and returns to a depot nightly; specify the eTerron 9 if it tows, climbs or covers long rural distances. The T90 EV carries 1,000 kg against the eTerron 9's 620–650 kg; the eTerron 9 tows 3,500 kg against the T90 EV's 1,000 kg.
· Kunta · 7 min read
Kenya requires a KEBS Pre-Export Verification of Conformity certificate issued in China before the vehicle is loaded, right-hand drive, and a vehicle under eight years old.
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Ask for FOB when you have a freight forwarder you trust and volume to negotiate with; ask for CIF when you are buying one or two units, or shipping to a port where you have no agent.
· 6 min read
East African inspectors distinguish sharply between factory-built right-hand drive and converted left-hand drive, and converted units fail routinely.
· 6 min read
The crossover usually falls between 60,000 and 120,000 km, depending on local diesel and electricity prices.
· 6 min read
Ro-Ro costs less per unit and suits single vehicles and large mixed shipments; a 40HQ container takes two vehicles, protects paint on long transits and reaches ports with no car-carrier rotation.
· 5 min read
A depot fleet needs three-phase AC charging overnight, not public DC infrastructure.
· 5 min read
SKD becomes economic at roughly twenty units per order, in markets where the tariff on an incomplete knocked-down kit is materially below the tariff on a complete built-up vehicle.
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CLTC produces range figures roughly 20–35% higher than WLTP for the same vehicle, because the Chinese cycle uses lower average speeds and excludes auxiliary loads that WLTP includes.
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Send the model, destination port and quantity. A proforma invoice with FOB and CIF options follows within one business day.