EK · EK9 · 1997–2000
Import guides / UAE (re-export via Dubai)
Buying Japanese cars for re-export through Dubai
The UAE does not register right-hand-drive cars, so MOTORAVI treats Dubai as a trade hub: traders buy Japanese cars into a Jebel Ali free zone and re-export them, mainly to Africa and Central Asia.
Rule verificationPreliminary rules
Not yet verified
Preliminary estimate
Some of the import rules and fees for the UAE (re-export via Dubai) have not yet been confirmed by an official source or a customs broker. Treat this as a rough range and confirm with a licensed customs broker in the UAE (re-export via Dubai) before you buy.
Who this is for
- Traders and exporters re-shipping cars through Jebel Ali — not for registering a right-hand-drive car in the UAE.
- Cars kept in a free zone have not entered UAE customs territory.
What you pay
- No UAE duty while the car stays in free-zone transit; a car entering UAE customs territory pays 5%, claimable back on re-export.
- Free-zone handling and re-export paperwork through a licensed clearing agent.
- Onward shipping to the final country is not included.
Cars from Japan that may be importable to the UAE (re-export via Dubai) — to be confirmed
Model codes whose production years already meet the import rules for the UAE (re-export via Dubai) — part or all of the run. Each model page shows the exact years.
DC2 · 1995–2001
NA1 · 1990–2005
Rules MOTORAVI applies
These are the rules our eligibility check uses today, with their sources.
Re-export through Dubai only — right-hand-drive cars cannot be registered in the UAE
Source Not yet broker-verified
Duties, taxes and fees in estimates
No UAE duty when re-exported through a free zone
0% of vehicle price
Source Not yet broker-verifiedFree-zone handling & re-export paperwork
$300 – $800
Not yet broker-verified
Destination ports
Jebel Ali, Dubai
