United Arab Emirates

It is said, that being a rich government, UAE does not impose much custom charge on imported cars from US. So exporters of US find it easier to export cars to UAE. The regulations too, do not have any complicacy. So if you are importing your car from US to UAE, the formalities mainly start and end at US only.

Some parts of UAE are designated as free trade area where you will need no custom charge at all. Otherwise the custom charge is 5% of the CIF value. Though importing to UAE is almost hassles free, one has to make sure that the imported car from US may perform well in the new country. It is very likely that owing to the climatic condition of UAE, a good performer may lack in performance. Moreover, for certain models UAE requires to obtain extra permission.

The general procedures of car shipping must be followed in UAE. Once the car reaches UAE, a custom official will come and check the car to calculate the import duty. It should also be kept in mind that imported car can follow the traffic rules of UAE. One has to remember that vehicles with tinted glass are not allowed in UAE.

There are a few documents needed to be produced on the part of the importers. This list remains same in almost all countries. This includes passport copy, certificate of the title and registration, certificate of origin, purchase invoice copy and proof of ownership, insurance policy and residence permit.