Wholesale used engines to DR Congo
A lane where the paperwork is unusually literal: the container has to match the declaration you filed at the bank, unit for unit and dollar for dollar, or the verification is refused before it ships.
Wholesale onlyRegular orders are one full container — 90 engines in a 20-ft or 130 in a 40-ft, or with gearboxes 45 + 45 / 65 + 65. New customers can make their first purchase from 10 engines (10, 20, 30 or 40), with gearboxes and consolidated shipping, at list price, with no first-order surcharge (LCL freight quoted separately): first-order offer. A second order can start from 45 engines, also at list price. We do not sell single units.
More modelsBeyond the models on this page we hold many more — 488 engine and gearbox families in our warehouse list, always subject to inventory changes. Tell us how many units you need so we can give you the best price: full stock list.
| Engine families that move here | Toyota 2TR / 1GR for the Hilux and Land Cruiser fleets, 1NZ / 2ZR, Isuzu 4JB1, Nissan QR25 |
| Discharge ports | Matadi for Kinshasa and the west; Dar es Salaam then road for Lubumbashi and the east |
| Indicative sea transit | From Nansha or Shekou, about 35 to 50 days to Matadi; the eastern route runs via Dar es Salaam and overland. A band, not a promise: direct services sit at the low end and transhipment at the high end, and your forwarder confirms the actual schedule at booking |
| Container configurations | 20-ft: 90 engines, or 45 engines + 45 gearboxes · 40-ft: 130 engines, or 65 engines + 65 gearboxes |
| Minimum order | One full container in one of those four commercial configurations, with the mix of models chosen by you — or, on a new customer’s first purchase only, from 10 engines (10, 20, 30 or 40), with gearboxes and consolidated shipping available, at list price, with no first-order surcharge (first-order offer). Never single units. Used gearboxes are sold untested and as-is (in their current condition), in the mixed loads or a first order. Each load's weight and dimensions are checked when it is prepared |
| Published price range | USD 340 to USD 780 per unit, FOB Guangzhou |
Reading for this lane: Used engine HS code: 8407.34 for petrol, 8408.20 for diesel · How to verify a used engine supplier before you pay
Nearby lanes we also load for: Zambia · Tanzania. Buyers who re-export across a border should say so at enquiry — the mix and the documents differ.
Import rules: the status of used engine imports in DR Congo, with the official source, is in our import rules atlas; the global market report puts this lane in context.
The DIB comes first, and the container has to match it
Imports into the DRC run through a pre-export verification programme operated by OCC, the Office Congolais de Contrôle, with Bureau Veritas BIVAC appointed to carry out the verification. It applies to consignments from USD 2 500 FOB upward, which means it applies to every container of engines without exception.
The process starts with you, not with us. You file a DIB — Déclaration d'Importation des Biens — through your commercial bank, registered with the Banque Centrale du Congo via the Single Window platform; it is valid for one year and renewable once for six months. Second-hand goods are allowed under the programme, provided the DIB describes them as such. If the DIB says new, and the container holds used engines, you have a problem that no amount of good grading will fix.
AV or ARA — and why an exact count matters here
After verification, BIVAC issues one of two outcomes. An AV, Attestation de Vérification, goes to you and to OCC through the Single Window and is what clears the goods. An ARA, Avis de Refus d'Attestation, is a refusal — and a consignment with an ARA is not to be shipped to the DRC at all.
One of the listed grounds for an ARA is that the DIB quantity or FOB value is exceeded. Read that carefully, because it turns an ordinary supplier habit into a real risk: a supplier who quietly loads a few extra units, or who adjusts the invoice after the fact, can cause the whole consignment to be refused. Our configurations are exact — 90 engines in a 20-ft or 130 in a 40-ft, or 45 + 45 and 65 + 65 with gearboxes — quoted at a fixed FOB per unit, with every engine listed in your order file (Engine 1, Engine 2…) before you pay the balance. On most lanes that discipline is reassuring. On this one it is the difference between an AV and an ARA.
So tell us the DIB figures when you enquire, and file the DIB for the configuration you are buying. The packing list reconciles to it line by line.
Insurance has to be Congolese — which is why we quote FOB
Under the exchange regulation applied to the programme, import cargo insurance is to be placed with an insurance company based in the DRC. That is a rule which quietly breaks the usual CIF quotation habit: a foreign supplier who bundles insurance into the price is arranging cover that does not satisfy the requirement.
We quote FOB Guangzhou as a matter of course, on every lane and for every buyer, and here that happens to be exactly what the regulation wants. Your freight and your insurance are arranged where they must be, and the invoice shows the FOB, freight and insurance breakdown that the verification expects to see.
Two entry routes, two different containers
Kinshasa and the west are served through Matadi. Lubumbashi, the Katanga mining belt and the east are usually served overland, most often through Dar es Salaam and Zambia, occasionally through Beira. They are effectively two different markets with two different cost structures, and a mix that makes sense for one is often wrong for the other.
The mining and NGO fleets pull Land Cruiser and Hilux demand — 1GR-FE and 2TR-FE, supplied on request — while the urban trade in Kinshasa runs on smaller Toyota petrol and Korean stock. Say which route you are on when you enquire and the quotation is built for it.
Documentation for the lane
DIB registered before shipment, verification by BIVAC at the Guangzhou warehouse where the engines are prepared, AV issued through the Single Window, commercial invoice showing the FOB and freight breakdown by line item, packing list reconciled to the DIB, certificate of origin and bill of lading, under HS 8407 for petrol and 8408 for diesel. Markings and instructions must be in French or English. Programme details are revised periodically — confirm the current position with your bank and your clearing agent before the container is booked.
Published prices for this lane
Per unit, FOB Guangzhou, every engine Grade A. These are the models that actually move to DR Congo — you can mix them freely inside one container, and the full seventeen-model catalogue is open to you as well.
| Engine | Fitment | USD / unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1NZ-FE | 1.5L — Corolla, Yaris/Vitz, Probox, Fielder | USD 780 |
| 2ZR-FE | 1.8L — Corolla 2009+ | USD 410 |
| 4JB1 | 2.8L diesel — NKR light trucks, pickups | USD 470 |
| QR25DE | 2.5L — X-Trail, Altima, Murano | USD 470 |
| G4FA | 1.4L — Accent, Rio | USD 340 |
An engines-only container is 90 engines in a 20-ft or 130 in a 40-ft, whatever the mix of models. At the prices above, an engines-only 20-ft load to DR Congo runs from USD 30,600 (all G4FA) to USD 70,200 (all 1NZ-FE) FOB, and an engines-only 40-ft from USD 44,200 to USD 101,400. The mixed configurations — 45 engines + 45 gearboxes in a 20-ft, 65 + 65 in a 40-ft — are priced separately; used gearboxes are sold untested and as-is (in their current condition). Sea freight to Matadi for Kinshasa and the west; Dar es Salaam then road for Lubumbashi and the east is quoted separately. Most containers are a mix, so your figure sits between the two: build the exact mix in the quoter and the total reaches your inbox the same minute.
Price a container yourself
Build the mix you want in the online quoter — 90 engines in a 20-ft or 130 in a 40-ft, or 45 + 45 / 65 + 65 with gearboxes — and the FOB total reaches your inbox the same minute, at our published per-unit prices, every engine Grade A. Prefer to ask? Tell us the destination country and the models you need and we reply within one business day, usually within hours.
New customer? Your first order can start with 10, 20, 30 or 40 engines, with gearboxes and consolidated shipping available — first purchase only, at list price, with no first-order surcharge. See the first-order offer →
Frequently asked
How much does a container of used engines to DR Congo cost?
An engines-only 20-ft container of 90 Grade A engines runs from USD 30,600 for an all-G4FA load to USD 70,200 for all 1NZ-FE, FOB Guangzhou at our published per-unit prices; an engines-only 40-ft of 130 engines runs from USD 44,200 to USD 101,400. Mixed loads of 45 engines + 45 gearboxes or 65 + 65 are priced separately. Sea freight to Matadi for Kinshasa and the west; Dar es Salaam then road for Lubumbashi and the east is quoted separately for the lane. Most buyers order a mix, so the real figure sits between those two — the online quoter prices your exact mix in one minute and emails the total.
What is the minimum order for DR Congo?
Regular orders are one full container, in one of four commercial configurations: 90 engines in a 20-ft or 130 in a 40-ft; or, with gearboxes, 45 engines + 45 gearboxes in a 20-ft or 65 + 65 in a 40-ft. You choose the mix of models. The exception is a new customer’s first purchase, which can start from 10 engines (10, 20, 30 or 40), with gearboxes and consolidated shipping available, at list price per unit, with no first-order surcharge, and LCL sea freight from Guangzhou quoted separately; whether we can ship to DR Congo on those terms is confirmed in the quotation. Your second order can start from 45 engines, also at list price, shipped LCL or in a shared 20-ft container; from then on, full containers at list price. Used gearboxes are sold untested and as-is (in their current condition). We do not sell single units; other ratios are a commercial enquiry for sales.
How long does shipping used engines from China to DR Congo take?
Sea transit from Nansha or Shekou runs about 35 to 50 days to Matadi; the eastern route runs via Dar es Salaam and overland, with direct services at the low end of that band and transhipment routings at the high end; the schedule, route and freight are confirmed when the booking is made, so treat the band as indicative. Before that clock starts, the order moves through two payments of the agreed order total: a 30 per cent deposit starts order preparation and arranges the shipping booking, the engines are checked and documented with supervised video and individual photos, and the 70 per cent balance is settled before shipment. From the deposit onward you get a milestone update at least every five days.
What is a DIB and do I need one for a container of used engines?
A DIB is the Déclaration d'Importation des Biens, and yes — every container of engines needs one. It is filed through your commercial bank, registered with the Banque Centrale du Congo via the Single Window, and it is valid for one year, renewable once for six months. Second-hand goods are allowed under the programme provided the DIB describes them as second-hand. The pre-export verification applies from USD 2 500 FOB upward, so no container of engines falls below the threshold.
What is the difference between an AV and an ARA?
An AV, Attestation de Vérification, is the approval that clears your goods; an ARA, Avis de Refus d'Attestation, is a refusal, and a consignment holding an ARA is not to be shipped to the DRC at all. One of the listed grounds for an ARA is that the DIB quantity or FOB value has been exceeded, which is exactly why we load an exact configuration at a fixed FOB per unit, with every engine listed in your order file before you pay the balance.
Can you quote CIF to Matadi with insurance included?
No, and on this lane that is an advantage rather than a limitation. Under the exchange regulation applied to the verification programme, import cargo insurance is to be placed with an insurance company based in the DRC, so a bundled foreign CIF price arranges cover that does not satisfy the requirement. We quote FOB Guangzhou and your invoice shows the FOB, freight and insurance breakdown by line item that the verification expects.