Importing used Korean cars to United Arab Emirates
The UAE is a global vehicle re-export hub and one of the largest Korean used-car destinations by value. Its free zones (JAFZA in Dubai, Hamriyah in Sharjah) charge no age, mileage or duty on cars held for re-export, so the buyer here is often a trader onward-shipping to Africa or Central Asia as much as a local end-user. Big Korean SUVs — Santa Fe, Sorento, Palisade — dominate the flow.
Import rules — United Arab Emirates
- Vehicle age limit
- No age limit
- Steering
- Left-hand drive — all our Korean cars are LHD
- Duty & taxes
- Zero duty for free-zone re-export; 5% customs duty applies only on import to the UAE mainland.
Rules verified 2026-07-15 · Regulations change — confirm the current rules with United Arab Emirates customs (or your broker) before you buy.Sources: KED Global, Statista (KR vehicle export), Carawon (UAE hub), uaefreezones.com, sharjahcustoms.gov.ae
- The UAE imposes no age or mileage limit on vehicles bought and held in a free zone for re-export. A 10-year cap applies only to cars nationalized for domestic UAE registration.
Ports & destination cities
153 cars that fit United Arab Emirates’s rules
Browse carsLive stock that meets United Arab Emirates’s import age rule, shipped from Korea with the official inspection record. Priced in USD.
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