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Disability vehicle customs exemption conditions: before and after October 2024

Engine capacity cut from 1,600 to 1,200 cc, new financial and age requirements added

“Engine capacity was reduced from 1,600 to 1,200 cc, and the sales ban was extended from five years to 15.”
Condition
Before 2024
After October 2024
Engine capacity
1,600 cc
1,200 cc
Max vehicle age
Not specified
3 years
Sales ban period
5 years
5 yrs (draft: 15)
Prior bank account
Not required
1 year before filing

The new conditions cut the permitted engine capacity by 25% and added financial and time requirements that did not previously exist.

Source: Cabinet Decision No. 3500 of 2024 / Mustafa Salem, deputy chair of the Parliament’s Plan and Budget Committee