New and used cars sourced in Dubai, Asia or North America and shipped to Romania: inspected before you pay, documented for customs, followed to your port.
The price of the car, plus €500 for the export certificate and €1,390 for our service fee; the shared-container rate to Romania is quoted per port within 24 hours. At clearance in Romania: 10% customs duty and 21% VAT on the car plus freight.
Registration in Romania: direct with a European certificate of conformity, about ten days; otherwise individual approval, three to four weeks.
Worked example: a car bought for €40,000 in Dubai
Cleared total
€55,130approx. $64,100
A pick-up or utility vehicle generally pays 22% duty. Registration, and in France the environmental penalty, come on top; your quote estimates them before you buy.
Documented shipmentMercedes-Benz C63 AMG
To Paris, France
Documented shipmentJeep Gladiator
To Lyon, France
Documented shipmentFord Mustang GT V8
To Geneva, Switzerland
Documented shipmentToyota Land Cruiser 300 GR
To Brussels, Belgium
Our first and largest market: France, Belgium, Germany, Spain and the whole of the European Union. Weekly departures to Marseille, Antwerp, Hamburg and Valencia, and a registration process we have run hundreds of times.
Browse our stock or name the model you want. We locate it, run the 120-point inspection and send you the report, photos and video with a complete, transparent quote.
Bank transfer to one of our UAE business accounts against a pro forma invoice. We then handle the invoice, export certificate, customs and GSO and prepare the car for loading.
Container or roll-on roll-off. You receive the bill of lading from the shipping line to follow the vessel to your port.
Clearance at your port with the full document pack, then the technical approval your country requires (DREAL/UTAC in France, TÜV and KBA in Germany), through to registration.
Yes. Cars with a European certificate of conformity register directly; others go through individual approval, run by each country. We prepare the file and tell you the expected delay.
Customs duty (generally 10% for a car, more for a pick-up or utility vehicle) and import VAT at your country's rate, calculated on the car's value plus freight. They are paid at clearance; your quote shows the estimate.
About 3 to 6 weeks at sea from Dubai, 4 to 8 weeks in total from payment to your port. Registration adds 10 days to 4 weeks depending on the model.
Shipping and customs
When the ship arrives, the car must be cleared through customs before it can be driven. How duties and VAT are worked out, which documents to present, and how to avoid port storage charges.
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Shipping and customs
Three ways to ship a car, three levels of price, protection and timing. How each one works, which vehicle and budget it suits, and what marine insurance adds.
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Buying guides
From choosing the model to its arrival at your port: every stage of an import from Dubai, what you pay, the documents you receive and realistic timings.
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Tell us the model, year and budget. We come back with real cars, prices and a shipping quote to your port.
