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Cars from China to the UAE
Tongda Motors ships new electric, hybrid and petrol cars from Chinese factories to Jebel Ali, Dubai — one of the shortest big-volume routes we run. Fleet orders from 10 units, whether you sell in the Emirates or re-export across the GCC and Africa.
- PORT
- JEBEL ALI
- TRANSIT
- ±18–28 DAYS
- DRIVE
- LHD
- TERMS
- FOB · CIF · DAP
WHY THE UAE
Sell local, or trade through the hub.
Dubai is the region's motor-trade hub. Some of our UAE buyers register vehicles locally for dealer stock, taxi and limousine fleets; others land units in the Jebel Ali free zone and re-export onward to the wider GCC, East and West Africa or the CIS. Both flows use the same short trans-Indian-Ocean route from South China, and both are routine for us.
Import duty on passenger vehicles entering UAE customs territory is low by global standards, and free-zone landings defer it entirely until the vehicle leaves the zone — your customs broker or free-zone agent confirms the current rules for your setup.
THE ROUTE
South China to Jebel Ali.
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Vehicles are collected from factories, photographed per VIN and consolidated at Nansha, Shekou or Guangzhou. Sailings to Jebel Ali run frequently.
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Ocean freight
RoRo for volume orders or racked containers for mixed loads. We book space, fix the freight in your CIF/DAP price and issue the bill of lading.
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Arrival & clearance
Transit is typically 18–28 days. Documents arrive before the vessel, so clearance — mainland or free zone — starts the day it berths.
IMPORT NOTES
What Gulf buyers should know.
GCC specification
For local registration, buyers usually want Gulf-spec cooling and hot-climate packages. We confirm the export specification per model before contract, so you know exactly which variant is on the invoice.
Free zone vs mainland
Landing in the Jebel Ali free zone keeps duty deferred and paperwork simple for re-export; mainland import attracts the UAE's low vehicle duty. We ship to either — tell us your channel and we structure the documents to match.
Re-export documentation
Traders shipping onward get the full origin pack — invoice, packing list with VINs, certificate of origin, export declaration — so the next border crossing is as clean as the first.
Electric vehicles
EV demand in the Emirates is rising fast. We ship BEVs with battery health reports and the battery transport documents carriers require — see electric cars from China.
Start your UAE inquiry.
Send models and quantities — we reply within 24 hours with prices, photos and a CIF Jebel Ali timeline. English · Русский · 中文 · العربية welcome.