Looking to bring my cars in from UAE, can I?

12POSTS

12 years ago

Right, I have got the "introduction" out of the way for a new member, now the question:

I love cars and all things automotive (on 4 wheels), the question i need to ask is if I can import older cars into KSA. I currently have 4 cars but if I came over I would only be bringing two with me.

One is a 1997 BMW M3 Evo - my baby, and
the other is a 2007 Chevy Silverado.

Are there any age restrictions on bringing cars into KSA as there is in Qatar (5 years old)? Is the process of bringing them in fairly simple - I know the process from this side of the border, but unsure about what happens on the KSA side of it?

Is it a simple matter of de-registration here, export papers, customs clearance, ship by truck to KSA, get them in and then go through the test/inspection etc and get insurance and away we go?

Feedback would be very welcome.

Thanks

Any

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Trapezius ViP

1309POSTS

12 years ago

You have an E36 M3?!聽 Can I be your friend?

yorky500 Member

12POSTS

12 years ago

Trapezius wrote:
You have an E36 M3?!聽 Can I be your friend?

Yes, and not the crap 3.0 5 mt version, but the Evo which is the 3.2l straight six, 6 MT version - modified, but not a lot (I think hahahaha)

yorky500 Member

12POSTS

12 years ago

Anybody care to offer any advice?

Trapezius ViP

1309POSTS

12 years ago

This is something only a handful of people have done, and I doubt they are on here.聽 Perhaps a google search would bring up anecdotes.

pajaroflor Contributor

117POSTS

12 years ago

hi.. I have no personal experience on this... but on line there's this but not mush current stuff...

on EB, borntobemild posted back in 2011...check it out.... doesn't look good.. sorry

yorky500 Member

12POSTS

12 years ago

pajaroflor wrote:
hi.. I have no personal experience on this... but on line there's this but not mush current stuff...

on EB, borntobemild posted back in 2011...check it out.... doesn't look good.. sorry

Thanks for that. Actually looks fairly do-able. I will do a bit of research this end as well.

saimans Guest

0POSTS

12 years ago

You cant bring cars more than 5 years old into saudi arabia !!

yorky500 Member

12POSTS

12 years ago

saimans wrote:
You cant bring cars more than 5 years old into saudi arabia !!

To coin an english phrase - bollocks. That is not what I wanted to read.

Do you know this for certain?

saimans Guest

0POSTS

12 years ago

#10

yorky500 wrote:
saimans wrote:
You cant bring cars more than 5 years old into saudi arabia !!

To coin an english phrase - bollocks. That is not what I wanted to read.

Do you know this for certain?

This will be helpful to read,

However cant find the same in the ministry website,