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

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yorky500Member04 November 2013 14:05:28

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

TrapeziusViP04 November 2013 15:43:50

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

yorky500Member04 November 2013 16:21:04

Trapezius wrote:
You have an E36 M3?! 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)

yorky500Member05 November 2013 10:59:48

Anybody care to offer any advice?

TrapeziusViP05 November 2013 12:13:50

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

pajaroflorContributor05 November 2013 12:39:11

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

http://workinginsaudiarabia.blogspot.co … rabia.html

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

yorky500Member05 November 2013 13:49:17

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

http://workinginsaudiarabia.blogspot.co … rabia.html

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.

saimansGuest05 November 2013 14:26:26

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

yorky500Member05 November 2013 15:59:27

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?

saimansGuest05 November 2013 16:18:50

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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,

http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2009/06 … r-5-years/

However cant find the same in the ministry website,

http://www.customs.gov.sa/CustomsNew/ru … oms%20Duty

stressedmomSerial expat06 November 2013 04:26:41

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Based on the amount of damage I have seen on almost all the cars here I don't think you would want to bring them here anyway.

yorky500Member06 November 2013 04:28:39

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stressedmom wrote:
Based on the amount of damage I have seen on almost all the cars here I don't think you would want to bring them here anyway.

It will be no different to what we experience here in UAE. Some I know describe the driving here in UAE worse than KSA.

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