Car Shipping Guide from the UAE
Everything before shipping your car from the UAE: enclosed carrier, container or RoRo, the documents, what sets the price and the mistakes that delay a shipment.
Three ways to ship your car from the UAE
The usual way to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain: the car rides inside an enclosed carrier across the land borders to the delivery city.
The car is secured inside a closed container from Jebel Ali or Khalifa — the most protective option for valuable cars and distant destinations.
The car is driven onto the vessel and secured on its decks — a lower-cost option for destinations served by RoRo lines.
The steps from the UAE to delivery
- Prepare the ownership card and the owner's ID, plus a bank clearance if the car is financed.
- Get the export certificate from the licensing authority in the emirate.
- Document the car's condition with photos before loading and hand you a copy.
- Load it on the carrier or into the container and prepare the bill of lading.
- Cross or ship, then clear customs in the destination country and deliver.
Before loading
- Don't leave personal belongings inside the car; we ship them separately.
- Leave fuel at around a quarter of the tank.
- Make sure the name matches across the ownership card, ID and recipient details.
- Check the destination country's car import rules before shipping.
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Your shipment from the UAE starts with a message
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