Used Car Export Country Guide Asia - Qatar
创建于2024.08.19
1. Basic Information
The State of Qatar (Qatar for short) has a land area of 115.21 million square kilometers and a population of 2.98 million. According to data from the International Monetary Fund, Qatar's GDP in 2023 was US$235.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.38%, and its per capita GDP was US$83,800. Qatar is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Arab League. In 2023, bilateral trade between China and Qatar reached US$24.53 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 76%. Among them, China's exports to Qatar amounted to US$3.64 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 8.79%, and China's imports from Qatar amounted to US$20.89 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 7.4%. China mainly exports electromechanical equipment to Qatar, and mainly imports liquefied natural gas, industrial gas, etc. from Qatar.
Qatar's natural gas mainly includes oil and natural gas. Its proven oil reserves are 2.6 billion tons, ranking 14th in the world, and its proven natural gas reserves are 17.77 billion tons, ranking third in the world. In 2022, Qatar was my country's second largest liquefied natural gas supplier. my country imported 1,570 tons of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, a year-on-year increase of 74.8%.
2. Automobile Market Situation
Qatar is a left-hand drive country with about 591 cars per thousand people. Qatar has no car companies, and the supply of cars and parts is mainly imported. The holding of the 2022 World Cup has effectively driven the increase in Qatar's car sales, with annual sales of 61,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 32.1%. From January to October 2023, Qatar sold 52,000 new cars, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. Qatar's automobile market is dominated by Japanese and Korean brands such as Toyota, Nissan, Kia, and Suzuki. Among Chinese automobile brands, MG's sales are relatively high. In terms of specific models, Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX are the best-selling models in the local area.
Qatar is promoting the development of the new energy vehicle industry, installing 600 charging stations to support electric buses during the World Cup. Qatar's goal for electrification in the public sector is to increase the proportion of electric buses by 25%. In addition, Qatar is also promoting hybrid vehicles.
The main ports in Qatar are Hamad Port, Doha Port, Ras Laffan Port and Messaieed Port. Among them, second-hand cars are mainly imported through Hamad Port. As the main port in the Middle East Gulf, Hamad Port covers an area of more than 28.5 square kilometers, with a port basin of 4 kilometers long and 700 meters wide, an average water depth of 17 meters, an annual designed throughput of 7.5 million standard containers, and a dedicated terminal for automobiles with a scale of 500,000 vehicles. The main best-selling second-hand models in Qatar include Nissan X-Trail, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Honda Fit, Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Prado, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Aqua, Toyota Rav4, Toyota Prius, etc.
(III) Policies and regulations on the import of used cars
1. Import policy
Qatar requires that the age of imported used cars should not exceed 5 years and they should be left-hand drive vehicles. At the same time, vehicles must be registered every year, and the vehicle inspection agency (FAHES) will conduct annual inspections starting from the third year after importation to ensure that the vehicles meet the conditions and safety of being able to be driven on the road.
2. Tax policy
Used cars imported into Qatar are subject to a 5% tariff based on the invoice price or the depreciated price.
3. Documents required for import
• Certificate of origin and ownership
• Original import manifest
• Registration certificate
• Insurance policy
• Purchase or sales invoice
• Original Bill of Lading (OBL)
Source: China Used Car Export Country Guide 2023
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