One team handles the search, the inspection, the payment, the paperwork and the shipping. Here is exactly what happens, what you pay and what you receive.
The four steps
To your port4–8 weeks
3–5 days
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.
~1 week
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.
3–6 weeks
Container or roll-on roll-off. You receive the bill of lading from the shipping line to follow the vessel to your port.
10 days to 4 weeks
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.
A passenger car bought for €40,000 (≈ $46,500) in Dubai and shipped to France, at our published rates.
Cleared total
€57,990approx. $67,400
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.
What buyers usually run into, and how we handle it.
The usual risk: Hidden fees and middlemen, and bad surprises on delivery.
How we handle it: No middlemen: we buy directly from dealerships and every cost is on the quote.
The usual risk: Flattering photos and no real inspection.
How we handle it: A 120-point inspection with photos and videos before you pay.
The usual risk: Wrong documents, and a car that cannot be registered.
How we handle it: Export certificate, customs, GSO and conformity papers prepared for you.
The usual risk: No follow-up once the money is sent.
How we handle it: We follow your import to delivery and answer on WhatsApp in English, French and Arabic.
For a car from Asia or North America: the export certificate of the departure country, the auction sheet or title, the invoice and the bill of lading.
Outside the EU, each country has its own rules and age limits. Your destination page says what applies.
Models with a European certificate of conformity: BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi and most European brands sold in the UAE.
Models that need individual approval: RAM, Mustang, Challenger, Porsche, Toyota Land Cruiser and other non-EU models. DREAL/UTAC in France, then form 846A.
The rules we apply come from these authorities. Duties, VAT and registration procedures change: the official pages are the reference.
Shared container, port to port. Rates are set in euros; in dollars, they are an estimate. We have delivered to 37 countries.
Marine insurance is optional and billed separately.
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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Buying guides
A registered company, an account in the right name, an inspection with the chassis number in view, a bill of lading you can verify: the simple checks that avoid bad surprises when buying a car abroad.
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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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Cannot find your answer?
Our team in Dubai answers on WhatsApp, in English, French or Arabic.
Our company, DUBAI EXPORT AUTO FZE, has been registered in the UAE since 2019 (licence 27982). You pay on invoice, after the inspection, only into an account in the company's name: never send money to a personal account.
By bank transfer to one of our business accounts at Mashreq, Emirates NBD or RAK Bank. Cash is also accepted.
The price of the car, plus our service fee, the export certificate and shipping to your port: all on the invoice. Your country's duties and taxes come on top (in the EU, generally 10% customs duty plus VAT; in France, the environmental penalty at registration). Our online estimate and your quote show them before you commit.
About 4 to 8 weeks from payment confirmation to arrival at your port, depending on the destination. Registration then takes place in your country.
Yes: export certificate, customs documents, certificate of conformity (CoC), GSO and, for France, the DREAL/UTAC inspection and form 846A. You just drive the car.
We send you the bill of lading with a live tracking number on the shipping line website (Maersk, CMA CGM, COSCO and others).
Yes, by appointment.
Browse our stock, pick a car on UAE listing sites such as Dubizzle, YallaMotors or DubiCars and send us the link, or simply ask us.
Send us the model you want on WhatsApp or by email. We will get you the best market price.
All kinds, new and used, with GCC, Japanese and US specs.
On WhatsApp at +971 50 465 1978, by email, or with the quote form on this page.
A detailed quote within 24 hours on business days, in English, French or Arabic.