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Which used vehicles are banned from import into Guatemala? Is there a 10-year age cap?

According to the cited documentsTo be confirmedImporting machinery

Article 109 of Decree 10-2012 (subparagraph c, according to the tax authority, SAT) prohibits the entry of vehicles declared unserviceable or a total loss in the country of origin. In addition, since January 2021 (after an extension to 26 April 2021) SAT has enforced the ban on importing vehicles 7 or more years old that fail to start during customs inspection, on the basis of article 3 of Government Agreement 133-2012, in force since 2012. The 10-year-from-manufacture cap that circulates in commercial sources has no located legal provision; one indication against it is that a 2021 bill proposed allowing imports of used vehicles up to 10 years old.

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  • The 7-year rule (vehicles that fail to start)

    Applied since January 2021

    2021Prensa Libre 29-abr-2021 / AG 133-2012 art.

Sources

  • Prensa Libre

    29-abr-2021, SAT prohíbe importación de vehículos de 7 años que no enciendan

    prensalibre.comAccessed Aug 22, 2026Go to the source
  • Congreso de la República

    Noticia 6304/2021

    congreso.gob.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • japanesecartrade.com
    blog.japanesecartrade.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source