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Cab­i­net has ap­proved an in­crease in the per­mis­si­ble age for im­port­ing for­eign-used, right-hand dri­ve, pri­vate ve­hi­cles, in­clud­ing SU­Vs, sedans, and sta­tion wag­ons pow­ered by gaso­line, diesel, or com­pressed nat­ur­al gas. The al­low­able age has been raised from three years to un­der eight years from the date of man­u­fac­ture.

In ad­di­tion, the an­nu­al quo­ta for reg­is­tered deal­ers of for­eign-used cars has been in­creased by 30 per cent, ben­e­fit­ing deal­ers who have ac­tive­ly used their quo­tas over the last three years.

Light com­mer­cial ve­hi­cles, in­clud­ing pick­ups and pan­el vans with diesel en­gines, are now el­i­gi­ble for im­port if they are ten years old or younger, up from the pre­vi­ous lim­it of sev­en years.