Saab and zero duty — model by model
About 8% of the Saab 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 Saab models are assembled in the USA?
American assembly covers 8% of the Saab cars in our database, but it spreads unevenly across models. Some families are built only in the States, some only outside them, and some in several countries at once. For a model with mixed assembly, 0% or 10% comes out of the VIN.
| Model | Assembly countries | Status | Cars in our database |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-3 | Austria, Finland, Sweden | No preference | 1,426 |
| 9-5 | Sweden | No preference | 417 |
| 9-7X | United States | Can be 0% | 168 |
| 900 | Finland, Sweden | No preference | 110 |
| 9-2X | Japan | No preference | 70 |
| 9000 | Sweden | No preference | 16 |
| 9-4X | Mexico | No preference | 12 |
Models of “American” brands without zero duty
Some Saab families were never built in the States, and others moved abroad partway through a generation. Either way the car enters the EU at 10% rather than 0%. Model year and version can therefore give different answers under one and the same model name.
| Model | Assembly countries | Status | Cars in our database |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-3 | Austria, Finland, Sweden | No preference | 1,426 |
| 9-5 | Sweden | No preference | 417 |
| 900 | Finland, Sweden | No preference | 110 |
| 9-2X | Japan | No preference | 70 |
| 9000 | Sweden | No preference | 16 |
| 9-4X | Mexico | No preference | 12 |
Made in USA • Tax 0%
How do you check a specific car?
The VIN is the only thing that settles the rate for a Saab. Enter it before you bid rather than after: the gap between 0% and 10% moves the maximum figure worth chasing. The check is free and needs no account.
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 Saab from a line outside the USA neither effect fires. The calculator shows both routes from the same inputs.
Work out the import costZero-duty paperwork — our job
Our customs agency handles the formalities. We collect the assembly data, prepare the declaration and run the clearance — for a Saab that qualifies on its VIN we apply for 0% duty. The rate finally granted is the customs office's decision, taken on the documents submitted.
Current Saab listings
$0
2006 Saab 9-7X 4.2i
5S3ET13S662806268
4.2 L • I6 • 4×4 • AT
Not provided • 287k km
$0
2007 Saab 9-7X I6
5S3ET13S972800658
4.2 L • I6 • 4×4 • AT
Run and drive • 253k km
$250
2006 Saab 9-7X 4.2i
5S3ET13S162804539
4.2 L • I6 • 4×4 • AT
Not provided • Not provided
$250
2007 Saab 9-7X I6
5S3ET13S772801808
4.2 L • I6 • 4×4 • AT
Not provided • Not provided
$1,400
2009 Saab 9-7X 5.3i
5S3ET13M792800419
5.3 L • V8 • 4×4 • AT
Run and drive • 197k km
$250
2005 Saab 9-7X Linear
5S3ET13S952800740
4.2 L • I6 • 275 hp • 4×4 • AT
Not provided • Not provided
$225
2008 Saab 9-7X 4.2i
5S3ET13S482800472
4.2 L • I6 • 4×4 • AT
Run and drive • Not provided
$950
2009 Saab 9-7X 5.3i
5S3ET13M992801183
5.3 L • V8 • 4×4 • AT
Run and drive • 215k km
$300
2009 Saab 9-7X 4.2i
5S3ET13S792801892
4.2 L • I6 • 285 hp • 4×4 • AT
Not provided • Not provided
$575
2006 Saab 9-7X 4.2i
5S3ET13S562803538
4.2 L • I6 • 4×4 • AT
Run and drive • 190k km
$275
2007 Saab 9-7X I6
5S3ET13S672803226
4.2 L • I6 • 4×4 • AT
Run and drive • 287k km
$425
2006 Saab 9-7X 5.3i
5S3ET13MX62801544
5.3 L • V8 • 4×4 • AT
Run and drive • 248k km
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As of Aug 7, 2026