We are an Australian family moving to Doha from Abu Dhabi in July and wanting to take one of our cars with us. We are considering driving it to Doha through Saudi Arabia and wondered if anyone has done the same and if so if they would recommend it? What are the issues?
If you intend to hand over your car to an agent such as GAC, the total cost would be around AED6000/- plus including transportation (AED4750), fees at Doha check point (QR450), insurance (AED150... can be obtained from one of the authorised insurers in licencing office building of AD police where you will do all other formalities), getting the car deregistered and blue export plates (@AED 600). In order not to pay the customs duty in Doha, if the car is bought in AD, you need a letter from Customs department based on the original invoice and Bill of Lading showing that customs duty has been paid ... both can be obtained from your car dealer. Customs would charge something like AED 300 for this letter.
You can drive through also, but it is Catch 22 situation:
u need to get a Saudi visa (transit) which takes about 14days. Now for applying for this visa u need a clearance from AD police (deregistration and blue colored export plates). As per AD police you need to take out the car from AD with 4 days of issue of this letter. So there you go. This is what I was told...you can however check on the latest, GAC person as mentioned below would be of help in this also.
Office of GAC is in MENA in the lane adjacent to Grand Stores warehouse...I think third left from Toys R Us ...on the same road... In GAC look for Mr. Muzammil...he is incharge of this...
I do not know about companies in Abu Dhabi. I know that a truck load From Doha to Beirut (more than 2000km distance) cost 1000$+ depending on the season.
A friend of mine shipped recently a boat from Doha to Dubai and it costed him around 2000 Dirhams.
You need to check the place where the trucks are found. Like here in Doha they are found in the area where the central/wholesale market is. Talk to any truck driver. Usually they will lead you to those who have trips to Doha.
I got 4 quotes, 4 weeks ago - and 3k would not even cover the insurance for both cars in any of those quotes. What company are you referring to who can ship for this price?
It is best to ship it I think. I shipped 2 4WD cars for 13k. I heard that driving through Saudi can be a nightmare. You need to get the bill of sale from the dealer who sold you the car and take that to customs where two fees are paid 25dhs and 75dhs. you also need to go to the RTA to deregister the car and get blue plates. It is well worth doing IMHO as cars are expesive in Doha and it is almost impossible to sell a car in Dubai at the moment. I don't know if Abu Dhabi has the same problem. The car needs to be less that 5 yrs old
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If you intend to hand over your car to an agent such as GAC, the total cost would be around AED6000/- plus including transportation (AED4750), fees at Doha check point (QR450), insurance (AED150... can be obtained from one of the authorised insurers in licencing office building of AD police where you will do all other formalities), getting the car deregistered and blue export plates (@AED 600). In order not to pay the customs duty in Doha, if the car is bought in AD, you need a letter from Customs department based on the original invoice and Bill of Lading showing that customs duty has been paid ... both can be obtained from your car dealer. Customs would charge something like AED 300 for this letter.
You can drive through also, but it is Catch 22 situation:
u need to get a Saudi visa (transit) which takes about 14days. Now for applying for this visa u need a clearance from AD police (deregistration and blue colored export plates). As per AD police you need to take out the car from AD with 4 days of issue of this letter. So there you go. This is what I was told...you can however check on the latest, GAC person as mentioned below would be of help in this also.
Office of GAC is in MENA in the lane adjacent to Grand Stores warehouse...I think third left from Toys R Us ...on the same road... In GAC look for Mr. Muzammil...he is incharge of this...
Hope this helps...
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I do not know about companies in Abu Dhabi. I know that a truck load From Doha to Beirut (more than 2000km distance) cost 1000$+ depending on the season.
A friend of mine shipped recently a boat from Doha to Dubai and it costed him around 2000 Dirhams.
You need to check the place where the trucks are found. Like here in Doha they are found in the area where the central/wholesale market is. Talk to any truck driver. Usually they will lead you to those who have trips to Doha.
Insurance would cost few 100 dirhams
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I got 4 quotes, 4 weeks ago - and 3k would not even cover the insurance for both cars in any of those quotes. What company are you referring to who can ship for this price?
13k for 2 cars from Abu Dhabi to Doha? That's too much. In worst cases it should not cost more than 3k
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I know a friend who did the same.. He shipped it the shipping company did all his paper work..
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It is best to ship it I think. I shipped 2 4WD cars for 13k. I heard that driving through Saudi can be a nightmare. You need to get the bill of sale from the dealer who sold you the car and take that to customs where two fees are paid 25dhs and 75dhs. you also need to go to the RTA to deregister the car and get blue plates. It is well worth doing IMHO as cars are expesive in Doha and it is almost impossible to sell a car in Dubai at the moment. I don't know if Abu Dhabi has the same problem. The car needs to be less that 5 yrs old
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