Exporting a car from United Arab Emirates

Can an individual residing in the UAE send 2 vehicles as gift to Pakistan? What is the proper procedure to be followed?


A) No. Only one new vehicle or one which is two years or less can be gifted to family member (father, mother, wife and children above 18 years age).

To do this you must have been living abroad for more than 23 months, and not returned to Pakistan for more than 30 days during the last six months before gifting the car.

Here is a detailed explanation of how to

Procedure:

1. Goto the Embassy / Consulate of Pakistan and get a “Gift certificate” and “Earning certificate”. Complete the form and submit it.

2. Give a photocopy of you attested passport, and you should be able to gift the vehicle.

3. After making the gift of the vehicle, send the documents (gift undertaking, earning certificate, attested copy of passport, bill off lading and invoice) to the receiver in Pakistan. They will need these to import the vehicle sucessfully, so make sure you send them via a secure delivery method such as FedEx or UPS.

4. The person you are sending the vehicle to should then give the documents to the import cell in the local Customs House for clearance. Ladies should ask their attorney to carry out this procedure. (more information on import procedure)

5. After completing the required forms you will get an import authorization from the Customs officers. Take this to the
customs authorized clearing agent and pay any remaining duties and taxes. After this you can drive your car away!