Certifications for importing to 🇷🇴 Romania
Required certificates, issuing bodies, costs and validity for importing Chinese vehicles per destination.
Required certifications
EU WVTA / CoC
EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval / Certificate of Conformity
- Issuer: EU member state type approval
- Cost: $0–200
- Validity: per vehicle
- Apply at: origin
- • Serbia recognizes EU WVTA under FTA
- • Albania: own certification process, ~$200/vehicle
Market notes
- • RAR single-vehicle type approval 2-8 weeks + ITP inspection
- • No one-time eco stamp (Timbru de mediu repealed 2017)
- 📌 VAT 19% → 21% in 2025-08; new emission-based annual tax 2026; Chery entered 2025-07; BYD enters 2026 Q1