Which Dodge models should I check first?

The ones built in the States and abroad in parallel. On those Dodge models the rate is settled car by car, and the gap between 0% and 10% genuinely moves the maximum figure worth chasing at auction.

Does the model year affect the duty rate?

Not directly, though it often matters in practice: manufacturers shift production between plants partway through a generation. The same Dodge model from two model years can have a different assembly country, which is why the rate is set for one VIN rather than for a model name.

Does an American seller mean American assembly?

No. Sales in the States also move cars built in Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. The condition for the preference concerns where the Dodge was finally assembled, not where it was auctioned, so reading the plant off the VIN stays the only reliable check.

What does the first character of the VIN tell you?

It points to the manufacturer's country: 1, 4 and 5 stand for the United States, 2 for Canada and 3 for Mexico. That is a first filter rather than proof, so we additionally read the country and city of the assembly plant, because only those answer the condition for the zero rate.

Is the VIN check free?

Yes, checking origin by VIN costs nothing and needs no account. You type in the number and get the country and city of the assembly plant, plus whether that Dodge meets the condition for the customs preference. Repeat it before every auction you enter.

Duty on a Dodge from the USA: 0% or 10%

Dodge reaches us with two kinds of origin: 101,850 cars in our database carry an American assembly plant on record, the rest a European, Mexican, Canadian or Asian one. The first group catches 0% duty, the second 10%. No model name settles this — you need the VIN.

Which Dodge models are assembled in the USA?

Most US-assembled Dodge cars reach us from the plant in Detroit. The same range also holds cars from lines outside the States: those enter the EU at 10%, while cars from American plants catch 0%.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
Charger	Canada, Israel, Japan	No preference	56,501
Grand Caravan	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	46,634
Journey	Mexico, Venezuela	No preference	37,803
Durango	United States	Can be 0%	35,322
Challenger	Canada, China, United States	Depends on the car	31,198
1500	Germany, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	23,279
Dart	United States	Can be 0%	12,497
Avenger	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	9,745
Dakota	United States	Can be 0%	9,090
2500	Mexico, Taiwan, United States	Depends on the car	6,159
Caravan	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	4,797
Caliber	United States	Can be 0%	3,971
Nitro	United States	Can be 0%	2,696
Hornet	Italy	No preference	1,521
Neon	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	1,148
3500	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	1,083
Magnum	Canada	No preference	1,073
Stratus	United States	Can be 0%	855
Ram	Canada, Japan, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	751
Cargo	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	372
Sprinter	Germany	No preference	372
Intrepid	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	355
D Series	Japan, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	212
Passenger	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	195
Viper	United States	Can be 0%	128
Grand Caravan Cargo	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	116
Stealth	Japan	No preference	79
W SERIES	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	76
D/W 250	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	35
Spirit	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	35
Dynasty	United States	Can be 0%	33
B Series	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	32
Caravan Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	26
Ram Charger	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	24
Shadow	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	23
Daytona	United States	Can be 0%	15
Trucks	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	13
Colt	Japan	No preference	8
D/W 100	United States	Can be 0%	4
Raider	Japan	No preference	3
D/W 350	Mexico	No preference	1

Models of “American” brands without zero duty

9 Dodge models have only ever reached us from plants outside the USA, and those enter the EU at 10%. That is not a lesser version of the car: the difference sits in the assembly country, which follows the manufacturer's production plan rather than the target market or the trim.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
Charger	Canada, Israel, Japan	No preference	56,501
Journey	Mexico, Venezuela	No preference	37,803
Hornet	Italy	No preference	1,521
Magnum	Canada	No preference	1,073
Sprinter	Germany	No preference	372
Stealth	Japan	No preference	79
Colt	Japan	No preference	8
Raider	Japan	No preference	3
D/W 350	Mexico	No preference	1

Made in USA • Tax 0%

How do you check a specific car?

Start with the first three characters of the VIN — on a US-assembled Dodge that is most often 1B3. It is a good hint rather than proof: the prefix describes the manufacturer and the country, while we reach for the record of the actual plant, so the answer covers this one car.

How much will you save?

The saving has two sources and both are percentages: 10% of duty disappears, and the 23% VAT base drops by exactly the line that was never added. On a Dodge from a line outside the USA neither effect fires. The calculator shows both routes from the same inputs.

Work out the import cost

Zero-duty paperwork — our job

Proof of origin and clearance are on us. For a Dodge that the VIN places on an American line, we assemble the plant documentation and declare the car at the 0% rate. All we need from you is the car you picked and its VIN.

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