Business Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HARARE, Zimbabwe \u2013 The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has clarified that vehicles manufactured before 1931 can now enter Zimbabwe without import licenses, despite a nationwide ban on cars older than 10 years \u2013 a move met with disbelief and satire online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key Exemption Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a 14 August 2025 statement, ZIMRA cited Statutory Instrument 45 of 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Vehicles classified as \u2018vintage\u2019\u2026 are exempted from import permits. A vintage vehicle is any manufactured before 01 January 1931 or composed mainly of pre-1931 materials.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tax authority emphasized this promotes “cultural diplomacy” and eases cross-border movement for collectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social Media Erupts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zimbabweans reacted with shock and humor to the 94-year threshold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 @TTMambeu: “They are mad! A 1980 car is 45 years old \u2013 that\u2019s vintage! 1931 is ridiculous.”
\u00b7 @Emnny3: “Even Mugabe wasn\u2019t born in 1931!”
\u00b7 @TalentVga: “Now we need Ford T-mobiles with bicycle wheels!”
\u00b7 @skmoyo1: “Such a narrow definition. Is this for someone\u2019s personal benefit?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calls for Reform<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many demanded broader criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
@dave_ndlovu: “At least make it 1965! 1931 is absurd.”
@RukaaChivende: “Clearly, someone high-up owns a 1931 car.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ZIMRA reiterated the notice was “for awareness only” and disclaimed liability for its use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective Zim GBC News | Driving the Conversation<\/em>\u00a92025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: ZIMRA Statement (14\/08\/25).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Business Correspondent HARARE, Zimbabwe \u2013 The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has clarified that vehicles manufactured before 1931 can now enter Zimbabwe without import licenses, despite a nationwide ban on cars… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8261,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8259\/revisions\/8261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}