The Georgian government has submitted a draft law to parliament that would ban the import of vehicles older than six years, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said at government session.
Kobakhidze noted that the number of registered vehicles in Georgia has more than doubled over the past decade. “In 2012, there were 864,000 registered vehicles in Georgia. As of this year, that number has exceeded 2 million. This rapid growth has led to increased traffic congestion and a worsening environmental situation,” he said.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the proposed legislation is aimed at addressing both ecological concerns and public health, as well as ensuring safer and more comfortable mobility for citizens. “The draft law includes a few limited exceptions, but fundamentally, it is important that vehicles older than six years are no longer imported into the country,” Kobakhidze stated.
By the end of 2025, in total 1,914,908 vehicles had been registered in Georgia.
As per the Sakstat data, roughly 80% of registered vehicles in the country are over 10 years, 14% are aged 5 -10 years, 3.2% are between 2 and 5 years, and 2% are under 2 years.
