Ash,
I have recently imported my car from Dubai to Doha. It was a Prado 2009 and I never faced a problem. Its not allowed if car is older than 5 years. The process goes like this
1) Obtain tax paid papers from agents in Dubai (or you will pay 5% on estimated value of car in Doha)
2) Go to RTA inspection facility and get your car inspected for import (and clear any fines)
3) With the inspection paper go to insurance company and take a third party insurance for GCC. (If you have a comprehensive insurance, you can cancel it and you may get some refunds)
4) Remove your Dubai number plate (physically) and surrender that with all papers to RTA
5) RTA will issue a blue export plate with some other name.
6) Exporting cars in some other name is difficult and expensive. You have to check with RTA on that.
7) RTA will issue an export license
8) Fix the export plate and you may drive for another 15 days (remember you now have only 3rd party insurance and don’t make any mistakes)
9) There are two ways of shipping – by road and by sea. For sea you have to book a 40 feet container and you may stack some other stuff in that if you wish. However clearance at Doha port is difficult. It cost around 4 – 5K Dhs. By road its easier and you can take the delivery in Qatar industrial area. It cost around 2-3K Dhs.
10) Hand over the car with original export license to the shipper (you can find lots of then in Sharjah). He will issue papers and you need them in original when you clear it in Doha.
11) If you opt sea, you need to approach a shipping clearing agent. You cannot approach Doha port directly.
12) You can drive with export number plate for 30 days provided you have insurance. Otherwise you can take another 3rd party insurance in Doha (only 75QR). This is required otherwise you need to use a towing service to take the car to inspection facility, which cost more)
13) Get the car inspected for import and they will remove if you have any glass tinting in front and rear side.
14) Submit inspection papers and 3rd party insurance (or comprehensive) papers to traffic department and they will issue you a number plate request and registration card. Remember to request for tinting permission if you wish to do so.
15) Go back to inspection facility and fix your number plate.
Ash,
I have recently imported my car from Dubai to Doha. It was a Prado 2009 and I never faced a problem. Its not allowed if car is older than 5 years. The process goes like this
1) Obtain tax paid papers from agents in Dubai (or you will pay 5% on estimated value of car in Doha)
2) Go to RTA inspection facility and get your car inspected for import (and clear any fines)
3) With the inspection paper go to insurance company and take a third party insurance for GCC. (If you have a comprehensive insurance, you can cancel it and you may get some refunds)
4) Remove your Dubai number plate (physically) and surrender that with all papers to RTA
5) RTA will issue a blue export plate with some other name.
6) Exporting cars in some other name is difficult and expensive. You have to check with RTA on that.
7) RTA will issue an export license
8) Fix the export plate and you may drive for another 15 days (remember you now have only 3rd party insurance and don’t make any mistakes)
9) There are two ways of shipping – by road and by sea. For sea you have to book a 40 feet container and you may stack some other stuff in that if you wish. However clearance at Doha port is difficult. It cost around 4 – 5K Dhs. By road its easier and you can take the delivery in Qatar industrial area. It cost around 2-3K Dhs.
10) Hand over the car with original export license to the shipper (you can find lots of then in Sharjah). He will issue papers and you need them in original when you clear it in Doha.
11) If you opt sea, you need to approach a shipping clearing agent. You cannot approach Doha port directly.
12) You can drive with export number plate for 30 days provided you have insurance. Otherwise you can take another 3rd party insurance in Doha (only 75QR). This is required otherwise you need to use a towing service to take the car to inspection facility, which cost more)
13) Get the car inspected for import and they will remove if you have any glass tinting in front and rear side.
14) Submit inspection papers and 3rd party insurance (or comprehensive) papers to traffic department and they will issue you a number plate request and registration card. Remember to request for tinting permission if you wish to do so.
15) Go back to inspection facility and fix your number plate.
Happy driving