car imports

From January 1, 2026, the value added tax on imported cars to Moldova will not be applied, but the regime of excise duties depending on the engine volume will be preserved, – reports Logos Press.

This decision was made after consultations with representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the Customs Service and will be submitted to Parliament for approval, Logos Press reported.

The calculations of those who hope to replenish the state budget by introducing a 20% VAT on car imports are too optimistic, said Valeriu Chitsan, a veteran of Moldova’s financial system and former finance minister.

A fraudulent scheme, whose organizers promised to supply cars from the USA to Ukraine, has been liquidated in Moldova, Logos Press reports.

The Ministry of Finance has prepared a package of tax amendments to legislation. They will be included in the Tax, Customs, Civil, Administrative Codes and other legislative acts. As the ministry explains, these are adjustments of the first necessity, which improve the legal framework of taxation and do not bear any delay. Since the current Parliament has just over a month to work, the amendments should be adopted by the end of June this year.