ANNOUNCEMENT: There are new requirements for returnees who are exempt from Rwanda Revenue taxes. The new requirements can be accessed through the link here: 

Here are the requirements by Customs to be accorded tax exemption on personal effects including a personal car imported by the Returning Rwandans.
Upon submission of the following, the The Embassy of Rwanda would provide a recommendation letter to returning residents to be granted tax exemption:
1.    Letter of request addressed to: The Commissioner General, Rwanda Revenue Authority, c/o Embassy of Rwanda in KSA
2.    The returning resident must provide proof of Rwandan Nationality
3.    For cars, provide a copy of the logbook showing the ownership of the car for at least a period of one year with its insurance copy issued in the course of one year of usage.
4.    Provide a copy of passport
5.    Provide a copy of legal stay document in the KSA (Visa, Resident permit etc)
6.    Provide a Rwandan ID (if applicable)
7.    Provide the bill of lading (BOL) or airway bill (i.e. a detailed list of the items to be shipped in the form of a receipt)

NOTE: Exemption is only granted to those owning left hand drive vehicles. Returning residents who claim to have sold their right hand drive vehicles as a replacement will not be exempted on their new purchased vehicles.