My car was A 2013 model purchased in 2012. The value fixed by Customs was reasonably fair. I had approached the dealer in UAE after taking the export licence. They said they would take 3/4 working days to get the 'masaka' for me. Since I had already planned my departure, I didnt have the luxury of 3/4 days. I could have asked someone to collect the masaka from the dealer and hand it over to the transport company. But I didnt want to take any chances...and ended up paying 5K QAR.
My car was less than a year old. But I had to pay. If I had taken the 'masaka' (custom paid certificate ) from my car dealer in UAE, this could Have been avoided.
First and foremost the car shud be less than 5 yrs old, i.e. 2009 model or higher. You cannot import a car older than 5 yrs into Doha, from anywhere.
Secondly you pay 5% of the current market value in custom duty. Current market value is determined by the custom authorities.
No other taxes to be paid in Qatar.
Exception tho: you DO NOT pay any custom duty for a vehicle which is less than 2 yrs old.
However, generally this 2 yrs is calculated from the date the vehicle was entered/shipped to the UAE, and not when it was released from the showroom. This date of shipment will be verified by the doha authorities if you want to be exempted from the customs.
Rest is simple, once the vehicle is in the country and you have the customs papers, take the vehicle to the inspection center in industrial area for technical check etc. It shud cost around QR400 more for the registration, insurance is extra.
If anyone has more updated info pls feel free to share.
I imported a car from UAE last month by road. The customs at Abu Samra charged me 5% of the value. They valued the car at 100,000 QAR. On what basis, I have no idea. In addition, there was a QAR 130 inspection charges also mentioned in the Customs paper.
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ahmadql: Is it possible to drive a UAE export-plated vehicle older than five years into Qatar to be insured and registered?
My car was A 2013 model purchased in 2012. The value fixed by Customs was reasonably fair. I had approached the dealer in UAE after taking the export licence. They said they would take 3/4 working days to get the 'masaka' for me. Since I had already planned my departure, I didnt have the luxury of 3/4 days. I could have asked someone to collect the masaka from the dealer and hand it over to the transport company. But I didnt want to take any chances...and ended up paying 5K QAR.
Ok, thanks for sharing, thats good info for future. So did you get it from your dealer or just paid the customs?
And what model year/make was ur car btw?
Im just trying to understand how fair there evaluation of qr100,000 was.
My car was less than a year old. But I had to pay. If I had taken the 'masaka' (custom paid certificate ) from my car dealer in UAE, this could Have been avoided.
First and foremost the car shud be less than 5 yrs old, i.e. 2009 model or higher. You cannot import a car older than 5 yrs into Doha, from anywhere.
Secondly you pay 5% of the current market value in custom duty. Current market value is determined by the custom authorities.
No other taxes to be paid in Qatar.
Exception tho: you DO NOT pay any custom duty for a vehicle which is less than 2 yrs old.
However, generally this 2 yrs is calculated from the date the vehicle was entered/shipped to the UAE, and not when it was released from the showroom. This date of shipment will be verified by the doha authorities if you want to be exempted from the customs.
Rest is simple, once the vehicle is in the country and you have the customs papers, take the vehicle to the inspection center in industrial area for technical check etc. It shud cost around QR400 more for the registration, insurance is extra.
If anyone has more updated info pls feel free to share.
I imported a car from UAE last month by road. The customs at Abu Samra charged me 5% of the value. They valued the car at 100,000 QAR. On what basis, I have no idea. In addition, there was a QAR 130 inspection charges also mentioned in the Customs paper.