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
Looking to bring my cars in from UAE, can I?
You have an E36 M3?! Can I be your friend? 
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)
Anybody care to offer any advice?
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.
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
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.
You cant bring cars more than 5 years old into saudi arabia !!
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?
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
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.
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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