ArmInfo. Citizens who paid customs duties on electric vehicle imports last year will receive refunds. Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this on his Facebook page.
Specifically, he noted that this concerns 636 citizens and several million drams.
Papoyan recalled that this year Armenia received 8,000 quotas for electric vehicles, 5,000 of which are for individuals and legal entities (not dealers), and 3,000 for dealers.
"Dealers did not use 636 of their quotas, and we transferred them to individuals and legal entities," he noted. For example, the country's authorities extended the preferential tax system for imported electric vehicles, electric buses, trolleybuses, motorcycles, and mopeds for another year-from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. A customs duty exemption for imported electric vehicles is also in effect. It's worth noting that in early December 2025, the Minister of Economy announced that Armenia would redistribute unused electric vehicle import quotas by dealers to individuals.
According to the Eurasian Economic Commission, 7,000 vehicles were imported from third countries to Armenia in 2022, and the established quota for 2023-2025 is 8,000 electric vehicles per year. As a result of these tax incentives, the volume of electric vehicle deliveries to the domestic market has increased significantly. Specifically, 10,980 units of equipment were imported in 2023, a 78% increase compared to the previous year. In 2024, these volumes exceeded 11,700 units (a 22% increase).
As of the end of November 2025, according to the State Revenue Committee, 3 electric buses and 14,888 electric cars had been imported to Armenia, which is 3,000 more than for the entire 2024. 2,634 motorcycles and mopeds were also imported.
Papoyan noted that the proposed tax exemption on imported vehicles applies only to electric vehicles manufactured in 2024 and later.
