Wholesale used engines to Tanzania
A market that buys practically. Light commercial and diesel move as hard as passenger petrol, and rebuilders take volume that other lanes leave behind.
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 1NZ / 2NZ, Isuzu 4JB1 (4JA1 / 4HK1 on request), Toyota 2KD diesel (on request), Nissan QR25 |
| Discharge ports | Dar es Salaam |
| Indicative sea transit | From Nansha or Shekou, about 23 to 32 days to Dar es Salaam. 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 410 to USD 780 per unit, FOB Guangzhou |
Reading for this lane: Import used engines to Tanzania: TBS PVoC and Dar es Salaam · Toyota 1NZ vs 2NZ: which petrol engine should you import? · Toyota 1ZZ-FE vs 2ZR-FE: which 1.8 does your Corolla need? · How much does a container of used engines cost?
Nearby lanes we also load for: Kenya · Zambia · Mozambique. 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 Tanzania, with the official source, is in our import rules atlas; the global market report puts this lane in context.
Diesel and light commercial lead here
Tanzania's transport economy runs on light trucks and pickups doing work that passenger cars do elsewhere: produce, water, construction materials, rural distribution. That tilts demand toward Isuzu diesel and the Toyota 2KD family more than in the coastal West African markets.
Passenger petrol still sells — the Probox and Corolla platforms are everywhere — but a container built only around 1NZ leaves margin on the table here.
Grade A only — even where rebuilders are strong
Local rebuild capacity is real in Tanzania, and plenty of suppliers feed it with Core lots and Grade C diesel. We made the opposite choice: ENGICOR supplies Grade A only — complete, individually photographed engines for counters and fleets that install rather than rebuild.
If your customers are rebuilders rather than counters, we are honestly not the right source — and we would rather say so at quotation stage than ship you the wrong container.
Documentation for the lane
Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and bill of lading, under HS 8407 and 8408. Tanzanian imports commonly require pre-shipment conformity documentation; confirm the current requirement with your clearing agent and we prepare paperwork to match the lane.
Published prices for this lane
Per unit, FOB Guangzhou, every engine Grade A. These are the models that actually move to Tanzania — 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 |
| 2NZ-FE | 1.3L — Vitz, IST, Corolla 1.3 | 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 |
| 1ZZ-FE | 1.8L — Corolla/Altis 2000-2008, Allion, Premio, Wish, Matrix | USD 670 |
| 1AZ-FE | 2.0L — RAV4 2000-2006, Camry 2.0 (Asia 2002-2009), Ipsum, Wish 2.0 | USD 490 |
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 Tanzania runs from USD 36,900 (all 2ZR-FE) to USD 70,200 (all 1NZ-FE) FOB, and an engines-only 40-ft from USD 53,300 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 Dar es Salaam 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 Tanzania cost?
An engines-only 20-ft container of 90 Grade A engines runs from USD 36,900 for an all-2ZR-FE 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 53,300 to USD 101,400. Mixed loads of 45 engines + 45 gearboxes or 65 + 65 are priced separately. Sea freight to Dar es Salaam 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 Tanzania?
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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania take?
Sea transit from Nansha or Shekou runs about 23 to 32 days to Dar es Salaam, 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 does Tanzania require before a container of used engines ships?
Tanzanian imports commonly require pre-shipment conformity documentation under the TBS PVoC programme, issued in the country of supply. Confirm the current requirement and the appointed body with your clearing agent; we align the export paperwork to the lane rather than issuing generic documents.
Do you sell Core lots or Grade C diesel to rebuilders?
No. ENGICOR supplies Grade A only. Local rebuild capacity in Tanzania is real and plenty of suppliers feed it with lower-grade lots; if your customers are rebuilders rather than counters, we are honestly not the right source and we would rather say so before you pay.
Which engines should a Dar es Salaam container carry?
Tilt it toward light commercial: 4JB1 diesel alongside the 1NZ-FE and 2NZ-FE petrol volume. Tanzania's transport economy runs on light trucks and pickups doing work passenger cars do elsewhere, so a container built only around small-block petrol leaves margin on the table here.