Guides: what a US auction car costs once it lands

The hammer price is only the start. Freight, port and clearing fees, duty or excise, and registration often decide whether a US auction car works for your market. These guides go line by line for three markets. Every figure has a source and a date. They're estimates, not customs advice, so confirm them locally with your broker or clearing agent before you bid.

Landed-cost guides

• Landed cost in Dubai: Line by line from hammer to plates: freight ranges, 5% duty on CIF, 5% import VAT, MOIAT fees, two worked examples. Read the guide
• Landed cost in Tbilisi: Excise by engine size and age (not price), no import VAT, ≈480 GEL fees, freight to Poti, two worked examples. Read the guide
• Landed cost in Beirut: Read first: customs uses a reference value, not your bid. Agent-table examples, the 8-year limit and the damage ban. Read the guide

Market rules

• UAE import rules: Which cars can't get UAE plates, duty and VAT, registration papers, RHD, and what we couldn't confirm. See the rules
• Georgia import rules: The 2026 excise rules, Euro 5 for registration, fees, inspection and the 180-day re-export refund. See the rules
• Lebanon import rules: How customs values a used car, the age and damage limits, registration and freight, with the warning up front. See the rules

Run your own numbers

• Max bid calculator: Free USD worksheet, no account: the highest hammer that still leaves your margin. You add your landed costs to its lines. Open the calculator

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