Chevrolet Lumina: where the car was built and what it pays
Zero duty is a property of one car, not of the Chevrolet Lumina as such. An American line means 0% duty and a lower 23% VAT base; a line outside the States means 10%. Manufacturers run parallel production on several continents, so two cars from one model year can clear differently.
Where is the Chevrolet Lumina assembled?
Most zero-rated Lumina cars come from the plant in Shreveport (United States). Plants in other countries build this model too, and their cars clear at 10%. We read the plant from the production data of a single VIN, so the answer covers one car rather than the whole family.
| Plant | Country | VIN prefix | Cars in our database | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshawa #1 | Canada | 2G1 | 351 | 10% |
| Oshawa #2 | Canada | 2G1 | 208 | 10% |
| Shreveport | United States | 1GN | 6 | 0% duty |
Made in USA • Tax 0%
How do you check a specific car?
Type in the VIN of your Lumina and we read the country and city of the assembly plant from the manufacturer's data. A plant in the States means the car qualifies for 0% duty; any other country means 10%. Do it before you bid, because the rate moves the sensible limit.
How much will you save?
Run it down both routes, because the Lumina exists on both: a car from an American line at 0% duty, a car from a plant outside the USA at 10%. The rest of the bill is identical — excise by engine size and 23% VAT. The calculator shows both versions from the same inputs.
Work out the import costWhat the import cost is made of
The cost of importing a Chevrolet Lumina splits into rates you know in advance and a customs value you do not. Fixed: duty at 0% or 10%, excise at 3.1% or 18.6% by engine size, VAT at 23%. Variable: the purchase price, transport and port charges.
| Component | Rate |
|---|---|
| Duty — car assembled in the USA | 0% |
| Duty — everything else | 10% |
| Excise | 3.1% up to 2.0 l, 18.6% above 3.5 l |
| VAT | 23% |
Rates, not amounts — the calculator works the sum out on current data.
Zero-duty paperwork — our job
You put nothing together yourself. We check the origin of the car by VIN, prepare the papers and run the clearance; if the production data points to assembly outside the USA, we declare it at 10% so the bill does not change when you come to collect.
What to watch for when buying at auction
The most common damage on a Lumina in our database is features.lots.characteristics.damage_type.front_end, so start the photos and the report there. Repairing that area can eat the whole advantage of 0% instead of 10%, which is why you count it together with duty rather than separately.
| Damage | Cars in our database |
|---|---|
| Front end | 2 |
| All over | 1 |
| Minor dent scratches | 1 |
From the USA or from Europe?
You go to the States for choice and for versions never sold in Europe. On that side of the bill you add transport, clearance and post-damage repair; pulling the other way is 0% duty on Lumina cars from American lines. Decide after the VIN check, not before it.
Current Chevrolet Lumina listings
$150
1990 Chevrolet Lumina
1GNCU06D6LT133500
3.1 L • V6 • FWD • AT
Not provided • 199k km
$225
1992 Chevrolet Lumina
1GNDU06DXNT138044
3.1 L • V6 • FWD • AT
Not provided • 304k km
$300
1990 Chevrolet Lumina
1GNCU06D7LT108492
3.1 L • V6 • FWD • AT
Not provided • 314k km
$70
1993 Chevrolet Lumina
1GNDU06D4PT107018
3.1 L • V6 • FWD • AT
Run and drive • 316k km
$275
1990 Chevrolet Lumina
1GNCU06D6LT129818
3.1 L • V6 • FWD • AT
Not provided • 364k km
$400
1990 Chevrolet Lumina
1GNCU06D0LT141091
3.1 L • V6 • FWD • AT
Run and drive • 192k km
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As of Aug 6, 2026