Shipping a car

britexpat
By britexpat

Hi

 

I am thinking of bringing my car to Doha. Is the process of registration straight forward? Any idea of the costs involved?

By abisat02• 3 Oct 2009 08:54
abisat02

I will be moving to Doha from Bahrain shortly.

I am having a 2 years old vehicle and I want to bring it to Doha.

Please let me know the shipping agent in Bahrain You employed and how much did it cost.

Thanks.

By Saudiresident• 13 Apr 2008 18:48
Saudiresident

its really nice to se my questions already answered

I was planning to bring in 2005 CAMRY. it should not be a prob

COOL GUY

By britexpat• 17 Mar 2008 20:11
britexpat

Thanks

 

I appreciate the help.

By Jarmo• 17 Mar 2008 18:33
Jarmo

Yes, it will be a problem.

I had to sell my car when I moved in from Kuwait last year, it was 2001.

By britexpat• 17 Mar 2008 18:29
britexpat

I'll be shipping from Saudi. Its a 1996 600 SEL..  Will there be a problem ?  

By sajjadsa• 17 Mar 2008 18:07
Rating: 4/5
sajjadsa

My residence permit isnt done yet, but since I was coming from another GCC country( bahrain RP) and got my local employer to issue a letter saying I am in their employ and my RP is under process i guess it worked.

By sajjadsa• 17 Mar 2008 18:04
Rating: 5/5
sajjadsa

I havent got it registered yet, but I did ship it from bahrain last month.

I got my car deregistered and got an export number plate. Also from my car dealer had to get what is called the GCC statistical record showing the GCC import duty was paid when I purchased it( this should save you from paying the duty all over again.

I was given 3 copies of the export certficate and at the border was issued a receipt ( its in arabic i cant figure what it mentions) but reckon it has my engine , chassis and reexport number on it.

I am told, along with local insurance get the Qatar traffic office to register in your name.

Hope this is of some help.

By Jarmo• 17 Mar 2008 17:51
Rating: 2/5
Jarmo

Hi,

 

Which country are you moving in from? Will it be shipped together with your household goods? How old is the car?

If you are coming from the UK do note that right hand drive vehicles cannot be registered.

Vehicle should not be older than 5 years.

Your residence permit needs to be in place before you can ship it in.

 

There are other issues with bringing in cars, such as getting spare parts, etc.

 

I need complete info in order to give you a comprehensive reply.

Anyway, I hope this helps.

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