🇦🇪 Importing a vehicle into United Arab Emirates
GCC standard vehicles preferred — non-GCC-spec vehicles need Type Approval Certificate from Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA). RHD prohibited for road registration.
Headline rules
- Age limit
- None
- Emission standard
- GCC standard
- RHD allowed
- No (LHD only)
- Personal-import allowance
- Personal import permitted with Type Approval Certificate
Last verified 2026-04-28.