Moving from Dubai to Doha

Hi. I am interested to import from dubai to qatar. Kindly share your lastest/recent experience here. As laws here in qatar changes everyday.

Thanks

Can some one guide, I want to buy a car from dubai and and bring it to doha. I'm my self based in doha

I want to transfer my car from Saudi Arabia to Qatar... If anyone know the procedure or the mover company in KSA please share information...

you can use company in dubai named easy movers cargo is very good company

I am also moving to doha for work this coming may. ill move without any luggages. just myself and some stuff. i hope everything will go well.

denes, no i guess not, cause the first thing traffic dept will ask you is the clearance of the car if it's not yet under your name

correct me if im wrong, but the car is not yet on your name right? if it's still being paid by the bank. but of it's in your name already, then i guess they would not ask for any inquiries, cause they will automatically change it to your name when you apply for the export plate number.

i have one more question, is it possible to export car from dubai to doha eventhough my car is not fully paid from the bank?

thanks

hello denes,

you're welcome, but then, just make sure that the car will be delivered on your doorsteps, and if you can have it written or stated in your receipt, that yould be better, because my car agent there said, you yourself will collect it at the doha customs, especially if you need to pay the custom duty fee.

just sharing. welcome to doha. :)

Ill be importing my car from Dubai to Qatar as well once my driving license here in Doha is issued. One mover already quote me about 2500dirhams for trucking services, im not sure what is the details of transportation means whether they will put it in a container or just a plain exposed recovery truck, what i am sure is that they will drop in right in front of my doorstep here in Doha. i will get all the details once im ready. I was also told by the same trucking company that my car (honda civic 2008) book value is not more than 35,000 dirhams. In short Custom duty is about 1750 rials. so all in all i will be spending a little less than 5000. which is not bad than selling it for under pressure in Dubai. Some doods offer me 20K for my car in Dubai.

One more tip, have your car serviced in dubai first or if it needs a little repair, have it done in dubai. Doha spare parts is about 75% - 100% expensive than in Dubai. Im not suprised though because my company are getting generator spareparts from dubai much much less expensive than here, parts and shipping combined.

Below is the web site of the mover/trucking company;

http://www.cartowingdubai.com/index.php?p=1_6

And please Jamsie keep us updated with your own car exporting experience once done.

Goodluck jamsie!

Ill be importing my car from Dubai to Qatar as well once my driving license here in Doha is issued. One mover already quote me about 2500dirhams for trucking services, im not sure what is the details of transportation means whether they will put it in a container or just a plain exposed recovery truck, what i am sure is that they will drop in right in front of my doorstep here in Doha. i will get all the details once im ready. I was also told by the same trucking company that my car (honda civic 2008) book value is not more than 35,000 dirhams. In short Custom duty is about 1750 rials. so all in all i will be spending a little less than 5000. which is not bad than selling it for under pressure in Dubai. Some doods offer me 20K for my car in Dubai.

One more tip, have your car serviced in dubai first or if it needs a little repair, have it done in dubai. Doha spare parts is about 75% - 100% expensive than in Dubai. Im not suprised though because my company are getting generator spareparts from dubai much much less expensive than here, parts and shipping combined.

Below is the web site of the mover/trucking company;

http://www.cartowingdubai.com/index.php?p=1_6

And please Jamsie keep us updated with your own car exporting experience once done.

Goodluck jamsie!

oh okay, it's my pleasure.

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brit, you're welcome, what's TFS?

Excellent, usefull information.

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hi norman,

i havent seen this posts and wasnt updated so i wasnt able to reply sooner.

sorry, but i just replied to the poster as for my experience,

with regard to questions you asked:

1.) they informed me before that all i have to show to the customs in Doha to claim my car if i send it to qatar is the working Visa the company gave me, not the RP in particular, though the thing i wasnt able to confirm, since i havent sent the car and instead sold it at last minute in UAE before i left.

2.) as ive mentioned too, the authorities informed me that i can never drive the car myself from UAE if my UAE visa is already canceled. on the canadian passport thing which you were asking, i dont know too if saudi borders let you obtain visa, last thing i know, it's US and israel passport holders they wont allow, but my friend here in doha told me, his friend with an american passport was able to enter saudi, so i cant help you with this info, apologies.

but it is the driving with canceled visa that i was sure wont be possible, cause i tried that first time before i sold my car, and i was denied.

3.) what's the NOC for?

4.) they say 5% custom duty fee is applicable only to the cars manufactured over 2 years old.

hope that helps and isnt late for the response yet.

Archfe,

i guess i have answered your same question on the answer forum. :)

hi norman,

i havent seen this posts and wasnt updated so i wasnt able to reply sooner.

sorry, but i just replied to the poster as for my experience,

with regard to questions you asked:

1.) they informed me before that all i have to show to the customs in Doha to claim my car if i send it to qatar is the working Visa the company gave me, not the RP in particular, though the thing i wasnt able to confirm, since i havent sent the car and instead sold it at last minute in UAE before i left.

2.) as ive mentioned too, the authorities informed me that i can never drive the car myself from UAE if my UAE visa is already canceled. on the canadian passport thing which you were asking, i dont know too if saudi borders let you obtain visa, last thing i know, it's US and israel passport holders they wont allow, but my friend here in doha told me, his friend with an american passport was able to enter saudi, so i cant help you with this info, apologies.

but it is the driving with canceled visa that i was sure wont be possible, cause i tried that first time before i sold my car, and i was denied.

3.) what's the NOC for?

4.) they say 5% custom duty fee is applicable only to the cars manufactured over 2 years old.

hope that helps and isnt late for the response yet.

Archfe,

i guess i have answered your same question on the answer forum. :)

Hi, I'm moving to Doha next week and would like to know if there's any taxes or such when I send my boxes. They will contain clothes and a few appliances (non electric) for the kitchen as well as books.

Also, what company is best to use since it's only 3 boxes.

Hi Cath,

I'm also planning to take my car from Dubai to Doha. However, I have a couple of issues:

1. I just moved to Qatar a couple of weeks ago and haven't received my Resident Permit yet because they told me I have to cancel my Dubai visa first (even though it's my own investor visa)

2. I'm going to Dubai tomorrow to cancel my visa and then I was planning to come back in my car. Will I be able to obtain the transit visa in Saudi border if I have a Canadian passport?

3. If I get an NOC from my employer in Qatar, will that be sufficient to import my car from Dubai to Doha.

4. Will I have to pay the 5% tax if my car is 3 yrs old? Is there any way to avoid it?

Thanks in advance.

Noman

don't suppose you know about the other way? is it pretty much the same going from doha to dubai?

just out of curiosity, if my qatar visa is not canceled, can't i just drive it to dubai and go to their ministry of transportation to register the car?

thanks.

i just moved in here.

if your visa will be cancelled come august, then i think you can no longer drive it

i tried actually all the procedures.

if you're planning to export it here through either recovery (trucking) or shipping (container) the first thing you'll do is go to Traffic department, the easiest and less crowded is the one near Al Wasl, 10am is a good time to go there.

they will get your vehicle for export test and you have to pay for 25 dhs. then if you tell them you'll bring it to trucking company yourself, you'll pay around 80dhs for the export plates (blue plates) and they will get your old plates and also the registration of your vehicle (card), make sure too you cancel your salik, which has also a booth inside the building.

here are the reminders:

1.) insist you'll take the car even with the blue plates, some of the guys will tell you to leave your car with them. with the blue plates, you can drive your car for 14 more days from the day you had the local plates canceled.

2.) look for shipping company, trucking company prior to having the car be exported so that they can process all the necessary documents.

3.) usually the shipping company asked for approximately 4000 dhs. plus 500 dhs documentation. this is for shipping (your vehicle will be in a container van, 1car/container) and aroun 2500-2900 dhs for trucking, someone will drive your car, or it will be on a trucking system.

4.) if you're visa is canceled, you cannot drive it going to qatar and passing through saudi, but if your visa is not canceled, you'll get the necessary visa to enter and exit saudi arabia and qatar.

5.) if your car is less than 2 years, you will be exempted from custom duty fee (tax) in qatar. you need though to get the certificate of exemption from your car's manufacturer or agent and they will charge you 500 dhs for a page.

6) if your car is more than 2 years and less than 5 years, you will be paying 5% of the current value of your car once you get to qatar.

7) cars more than 5 years are not allowed to be exported, thus leaving you no choice but to sell it.

if you'll sell it, refer to number 1 procedure.

hope these help. :)

doha to dubai. first, you can ship one of the cars, i am told it will cost about 2K QAR/AED.

you will need to get a transit visa for the drive through saudi, and for this you will need a valid GCC residence visa. aside from this, i would have thought that you just register the car with the ministry of transportation once you are here (but not sure if that involves anything different than what you would need for a car bought here).

if your car is too old you won't be able to register it in doha (i think 2006 models are the oldest allowed this year).

no idea about the stuff but good question. i wanted to do the same, it would not have occurred to me that this might be a problem.