Carnet de Passage en Douane
Carnet de Passage from Dubai: your car's passport for temporary export
One booklet lets your UAE-registered car enter 80+ countries temporarily, without import duty. We arrange all of it for you.
4,000+ cars shipped from the UAE. In business since 2021. Cargo insurance available. Itemised quote within 24 hours.
One booklet, 25 vouchers, 80+ countries
The deposit and the stay
We arrange your Carnet de Passage. The cash deposit starts at AED 35,000 and can go up to AED 100,000, plus an AED 100,000 security cheque.
Held against the car's return, not a fee; released on the customs import bill of entry (see the steps).
Cars on a Carnet de Passage can be left- or right-hand drive and may stay up to 6 months within any 12-month period.
The booklet itself is valid for 12 months from issue and must be renewed before it expires.
What a Carnet de Passage does for you
Simplifies border crossings
Proof your car returns to the UAE.
Temporary export made easy
No customs deposit at each border.
One carnet, not a guarantee per country
The deposit sits in the UAE, once.
Adventurers and expats
Relocating, touring or rallying, legally.
No local registration abroad
Drive on your UAE plates in every country you visit.
Where a carnet is required from the UAE
By road to the GCC, by sea to Asia, Australasia, Egypt and Japan. Among others:
Shipping the car rather than driving it? See car shipping from Dubai and the coverage map; India and Morocco have their carnet rules on their own pages.
How we arrange your Carnet de Passage from Dubai
Tell us the car and the route
The car, its registration and the countries you will enter. Quote within 24 hours.
Documents and deposit
Registration card and passport copy to us; the cash deposit and the security cheque to the issuer.
Carnet issued
The booklet with its vouchers, valid 12 months, in your hands before the car leaves.
Travel and return
A stamp in and out at every border. The carnet must be renewed before it expires, to avoid claims or fines for an expired carnet while the car is outside the UAE. Talk to us.
Deposit released
The deposit is released once the car is back in the UAE and the customs import bill of entry is issued.
FAQ
Carnet de Passage from Dubai: frequently asked questions
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What is a Carnet de Passage en Douane (CPD)?
An international customs document for a vehicle, issued as a booklet of vouchers. Each country you enter stamps a voucher in and out, which proves the car was temporarily imported and left again, so no import duty is charged. It is your car's passport, recognised in 80+ countries.
Which countries require a carnet from the UAE?
How much does a Carnet de Passage cost from Dubai?
We arrange your Carnet de Passage. The cash deposit starts at AED 35,000 and can go up to AED 100,000, plus an AED 100,000 security cheque. The deposit is released once the car is back in the UAE and the customs import bill of entry is issued. Our arrangement charge is itemised in your quote.
How long is the carnet valid, and how long can the car stay abroad?
The booklet is valid for 12 months. Cars on a Carnet de Passage can be left- or right-hand drive and may stay up to 6 months within any 12-month period. The carnet must be renewed before it expires, to avoid claims or fines for an expired carnet while the car is outside the UAE.
Can a right-hand drive car travel on a carnet?
Yes. Cars on a Carnet de Passage can be left- or right-hand drive and may stay up to 6 months within any 12-month period.
What is the difference between an ATA carnet and a Carnet de Passage?
An ATA carnet covers goods and equipment (exhibition stock, film gear, samples). A Carnet de Passage en Douane covers a vehicle. A car travelling abroad temporarily needs the CPD.
What happens if the car does not return to the UAE?
The destination country claims its import duty and taxes against the carnet, and the deposit and security cheque are used to pay them. The deposit is released once the car is back in the UAE and the customs import bill of entry is issued. The carnet must be renewed before it expires, to avoid claims or fines for an expired carnet while the car is outside the UAE.
Can you ship the car on a carnet instead of driving it?
Yes. The carnet travels with the car by sea, air or road from Dubai, and the stamps are made at the port, airport or border of entry. Within the GCC and the Levant, road transport crosses on the carnet or a TIR carnet as the route requires.
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