Wholesale used engines to Uganda
Landlocked, which changes the arithmetic: inland haulage from the coast is a real cost, so container planning matters more here than almost anywhere.
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, Toyota 2KD diesel (on request), Isuzu 4JB1, Nissan QR25 |
| Discharge ports | Mombasa or Dar es Salaam, then inland to Kampala |
| Indicative sea transit | From Nansha or Shekou, about 23 to 32 days to Mombasa or Dar es Salaam, plus the inland leg to Kampala. 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 Kenya: KEBS PVoC and Mombasa · Toyota 1NZ vs 2NZ: which petrol engine should you import? · Toyota 1ZZ-FE vs 2ZR-FE: which 1.8 does your Corolla need? · Used engine HS code: 8407.34 for petrol, 8408.20 for diesel
Nearby lanes we also load for: Kenya · 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 Uganda, with the official source, is in our import rules atlas; the global market report puts this lane in context.
Plan the container around the inland leg
A container to Kampala carries port charges plus several hundred kilometres of road haulage. That cost is the same whether the box holds thirty good engines or thirty mediocre ones, which pushes the economics toward higher grades rather than cheapest fill.
Every unit we ship is Grade A — no speculative lower-grade volume that arrives cheap and then sits at the counter unsold.
What sells at the counter
Toyota petrol dominates the passenger parc, and boda and small-fleet operators keep diesel light commercial moving. The demand pattern closely tracks Kenya, with which most Ugandan importers already trade.
Every engine is photographed from every side before the balance is due, and the Grade A load is stated in the written Proforma Invoice — that matters more when the buyer cannot see the engines at the port personally.
Documentation for the lane
Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and bill of lading, HS 8407 and 8408, plus transit documentation for the inland leg. Ugandan imports typically require a certificate of conformity; confirm the current position with your agent.
Published prices for this lane
Per unit, FOB Guangzhou, every engine Grade A. These are the models that actually move to Uganda — 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 Uganda 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 Mombasa or Dar es Salaam, then inland to Kampala 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 Uganda 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 Mombasa or Dar es Salaam, then inland to Kampala 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 Uganda?
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 Uganda 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 Uganda take?
Sea transit from Nansha or Shekou runs about 23 to 32 days to Mombasa or Dar es Salaam, plus the inland leg to Kampala, 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.
How does a container reach Kampala?
It discharges at Mombasa or Dar es Salaam and travels inland by road, so the shipment needs transit documentation for the inland leg on top of the usual commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and bill of lading. Tell us which coastal port you clear through — the paperwork differs.
Is inland haulage worth it for a 20-ft container?
Yes, because the inland cost is the same whether the box holds 90 good engines or 90 mediocre ones. Port charges plus several hundred kilometres of road haulage are a fixed cost per container, which is exactly why a landlocked lane favours Grade A stock over cheap fill that sits unsold at the counter.
Can I trust the load if I cannot inspect at the port myself?
That is what the photo file is for. The Grade A load is stated in the written Proforma Invoice, and every engine is photographed from every side and listed as Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3… before you pay the balance. The photos show condition and completeness; they are not a running test.