RTA is the Road Transport Authority, a government body who are authorised to do the ownership transfers and export tests and documentation for all vehicles regarding matters. This website will give more information on how to buy a car from Dubai and how to export a car from Dubai.
Auctions are a good place to find and buy accident cars from Dubai, buying used cars from Dubai, buying bank repossessed cars from Dubai and buying insurance cars from Dubai. We can arrange for car inspection, documentation, pick and car shipping from Dubai.
You can alternatively visit any of the links below to see almost all the cars for sale in the UAE. These websites give you direct access to the owners whom you can negotiate prices directly with or thorough ALPHA services. Once you choose your car, we can assist with the entire process of car inspection, car export documentation, and car shipping from Dubai.
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This article explains the process of importing a car to Europe in the simplest manner.
Once you have purchased your car from any part of the world and shipped your car to your preferred port of destination then you have the following procedures.
Car import procedures:
Unloading:
The process of bringing the container to a bonded warehouse and removing the car from the container (all photos will be provided upon request) is called the unloading.
Car import taxes:
10{cc65922836f1bcfc708e8279988eae83cba3d70b1dd21d58b85b675d1622b208} of the car value is calculated for customs.
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If the car is being cleared on a personal name the customs and the VAT has to be paid at the port of entry, but if the car is cleared under a company name you are allowed to take the car after paying just the customs. The VAT can be paid during the time of sale at your home destination.
What is a T1 document?
A T1 is a transit document used to transport a car from the customs bonded warehouse at the port of transit to the customs bonded warehouse at the final destination without paying customs duties and taxes within the territories of the countries included in the transit agreement.
Examples of when a T1 document is used.
Shipping a car from Dubai to Poland or Prague. The car is shipped to Bremerhaven as Prague doesn’t have a sea port. A T1 is made by the German agency indicating the final destination as Prague. In Prague, you can close the T1 document and can do all import formalities (customs and other taxes).
Homologation & TUV:
Homologation is the process of preparing a car that has been imported and non-EU standard to being EU standard. This may or may not include changing of tires, lights, mirrors, navigation system, exhaust upgrade and so on varying from car to car.
Each country has different rules of registration, for example you cannot import a car to Prague and register if it is older than 8 years. Importing a car to Poland that has a bigger capacity engine will lead to a higher tax bracket, so please be aware of your local rules before you buy your car or ask us to know more.
TUV is the official test done by the licensing department or their partner agencies who approve the car is roadworthy as per EU standards after which you can insure and register the car
Insurance and registration:
By now we are sure you know what this means and if you don’t you could go to www.google.com and find out, BTW we also do a door to door delivery of cars with all the above-mentioned process to make importing a car from Dubai, importing a car from USA, Importing a car to Germany, Importing a car to The Netherlands, Importing a car to Poland anywhere a very smooth process.
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We have shipped over 500 cars to different regions of Poland. If you are from Poland by now you would have figured out that it is better to ship the car to Bremerhaven or ship the car to Rotterdam and the move the car by inland transportation to Poland.
This is because the import tax structure is more favourable and cost effective if you import the car to Rotterdam or import the car to Bremerhaven and not directly import the car to Poland even though the sea port of Gdynia is well equipped.
We could assist you with the entire process from inspecting a car in the gulf to buying and shipping the car to Poland, via Rotterdam/ Bremerhaven or even directly shipping the car to Poland, Gdynia.
Please feel free to get in touch by mail or WhatsApp to request for a quote. We arrange full container load (FCL), less than container load / consolidated car shipping (LCL) and even RORO for bulk car shipments.
We not only assist in shipping cars from UAE but also shipping cars from Kuwait, shipping cars from KSA, Shipping cars from Oman, Shipping cars from Bahrain, Shipping cars from Qatar to Poland.
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Moving from a GCC country to Europe or the UK?
You can save money when moving your car, motorcycle or any other vehicle(s) along as a part of your household goods.
Europe and UK customs allows a full exemption of import duties (Customs and VAT) which on an average could save you up to 30{cc65922836f1bcfc708e8279988eae83cba3d70b1dd21d58b85b675d1622b208} of your car value and almost 50{cc65922836f1bcfc708e8279988eae83cba3d70b1dd21d58b85b675d1622b208} as compared to buying a similar vehicle in your home country. There are various import tax exemption laws in place that could result in major savings, but the trick is to be able to take advantage of them.
Generally, the customs tax is 10{cc65922836f1bcfc708e8279988eae83cba3d70b1dd21d58b85b675d1622b208} on the value of the car and then there is VAT which ranges from 16{cc65922836f1bcfc708e8279988eae83cba3d70b1dd21d58b85b675d1622b208} to 22{cc65922836f1bcfc708e8279988eae83cba3d70b1dd21d58b85b675d1622b208} depending on each country but this can be exempted if you’re relocating and save you that chunk of money in taxes.
It’s actually very economical to ship your car from GCC rather than buying a new one back there or even expect a better resale of the car in Europe/UK. There are not many restrictions in terms of which cars can be shipped. Although, you may not be able to sell the car for a year after importing with the tax-free tag, you could decide to sell the car by paying the full import taxes if it is within that time frame.
However, for tax free relocations, additional set of documents are required –
Alpha Worldwide is the one-stop-shop solution for all your vehicle shipping needs whether it’s within GCC or internationally. One of the unique features is that there is no one method to export cars to Europe/UK. You can either ship your cars through dedicated containers (a bit expensive with the option to customise your own container) or consolidated containers (economical) both of which we specialise at.
Having our branches across major cities in Europe and the UK, we make it a very seamless and hassle-free process with in-house testing centres, registration facilities, and door delivery. Please contact us for the best solutions to ship your car back home.
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