What if the Mitsubishi was assembled in Mexico?

Then the car enters the EU at the standard 10% rather than 0%. Where you bought it makes no difference: a car won at a sale in the States but assembled in Mexico or Canada fails the origin condition and clears like any other import.

When did zero duty start applying?

The preference has run since 2026-07-01 under the EU–US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. It covers passenger cars finally assembled in the United States; cars from plants in other countries continue to clear at 10%. Checking origin by VIN remains the necessary step before you count on a rate.

Does zero duty change the amount of VAT?

Indirectly, yes. VAT at 23% is charged on customs value with duty added, so 0% instead of 10% also lowers the tax base. Excise follows engine size and comes to 3.1% or 18.6%, and zero duty does not touch it.

Which Mitsubishi models should I check first?

The ones built in the States and abroad in parallel. On those Mitsubishi 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 Mitsubishi 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.

Mitsubishi and zero duty — model by model

About 14% of the Mitsubishi cars that have passed through our database list an American assembly plant in their production data. Those pay 0% duty and the rest pay 10%. The badge settles nothing: European-market and US-market versions often come from different countries, and the plant record tied to the VIN gives the answer.

Which Mitsubishi models are assembled in the USA?

Most US-assembled Mitsubishi cars reach us from the plant in Bloomington-Normal. 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
Outlander	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	41,900
Mirage	Japan, Thailand, United States	Depends on the car	14,389
Lancer	Japan	No preference	5,944
Eclipse Cross	Japan	No preference	4,966
Galant	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	2,205
Eclipse	United States	Can be 0%	2,109
Endeavor	United States	Can be 0%	969
Montero Sport	Japan	No preference	556
Raider	United States	Can be 0%	351
Montero	Japan	No preference	300
Lancer Evolution	Japan	No preference	212
3000GT	Japan	No preference	199
Diamante	Australia, Japan	No preference	69
i-MiEV	Japan	No preference	63
Mighty Max	Japan	No preference	55
3000 GT	Japan	No preference	45
Outlander Sport	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	13
Pickups	Japan	No preference	11
Expo	Japan	No preference	5
2WD Pickups	Japan	No preference	4
Starion	Japan	No preference	4
MPV	Japan	No preference	1

Models of “American” brands without zero duty

Every Mitsubishi assembled outside the States stays outside the preference. Such a car pays 10% duty, and that figure also lifts the base for 23% VAT. Cars in this group are still worth importing — the arithmetic simply runs differently than for a car from an American plant.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
Lancer	Japan	No preference	5,944
Eclipse Cross	Japan	No preference	4,966
Montero Sport	Japan	No preference	556
Montero	Japan	No preference	300
Lancer Evolution	Japan	No preference	212
3000GT	Japan	No preference	199
Diamante	Australia, Japan	No preference	69
i-MiEV	Japan	No preference	63
Mighty Max	Japan	No preference	55
3000 GT	Japan	No preference	45
Pickups	Japan	No preference	11
Expo	Japan	No preference	5
2WD Pickups	Japan	No preference	4
Starion	Japan	No preference	4
MPV	Japan	No preference	1

Made in USA • Tax 0%

How do you check a specific car?

Type in the VIN and check the assembly plant. US-built Mitsubishi cars in our database carry the prefixes 1Z3, 1Z7, 4A3, 4A4, but matching a prefix is not enough for the 0% rate — confirmation comes from the plant country read for that specific number.

How much will you save?

How much you save follows the customs value, so what you get here is the mechanism rather than a finished number. A Mitsubishi from an American plant comes in at 0% instead of 10%, and lower duty also drags down the 23% VAT base. Put your car's details into the calculator and read off the difference.

Work out the import cost

Zero-duty paperwork — our job

Zero-duty paperwork is our half of the job. We read the assembly plant from production data, prepare the customs declaration and deal with the agency on your behalf. You pick a Mitsubishi and bid; we run the procedure.

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