I spotted this Alfa for sale online back in late March and I then flew to the Netherlands a week later to check it out in person. Once I got back to Kuwait I bought the car and since then it’s been a painstaking process to bring it to Kuwait. Most of the delay took place in the Netherlands were they needed around two months to register the car and get the paperwork in order before the car finally left Netherlands at the end of July and reached Kuwait earlier this month. My shipping company had a bunch of paperwork to do before it was finally released from Shuwaikh port and was delivered to me late last night. I still need to get the car registered since it doesn’t have any license plates yet but at least it’s now with me and parked in my basement.
When they dropped the car off around 12:30AM I decided to take it for a spin around the block. It felt so good driving the car and now I can’t wait for the remaining paperwork to get finished so I can drive it properly. The Public Authority for Industry gave me a temporary release for the car and I had to call a number and have someone come to inspect the car today. They actually just came took photos of the car and my car’s vin number. I had to pay them a fee of KD18 they will be uploading the photos to the Public Authority database for the next step of the registration process. Other than that I also had to pay a 5% customs fee on the car before it was allowed to leave the port.
Not sure what the next step is since my shipping company (Transcrate) are taking care of the whole process for me. I originally was hoping to create a sort of a “How to import a classic car to Kuwait” guide with all the steps you need to take, but I’ve now realized since I’m not doing the paperwork myself, these posts aren’t turning out that way. Hopefully, they’re still a bit helpful.
13 replies on “Importing a Classic Car Part 3 – She’s Here!”
Congratulations if youd like too see my import let me know 1973.. 🙂
yes for sure! share pics https://imgur.com/upload
Helpful, no. Unfortunately with two kids I’m never gonna import a classic car.. Fascinating, yes. I think she’s an absolute beauty and I’ll keep an eye out for her on the roads.
In England before our second daughter came along we had an MR2 convertible. Amazing car – 1992 I think. Not a classic by any means, but maybe on the way to getting there. Man, we loved that car.
Man that second pic should’ve been in black and white
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The Alfa, the Datsun. what a sight! It must be a relief to finally see the Alfa in your garage.
Yup, I’ve got a neighbor who has a 1972 BMW 2002 which she’s fixing up. Once thats done the three together would look pretty cool considering they’re from the same time period.
She is beautiful. Would it be too vulgar to ask how much it cost you? 🙂
Man.. your parking area reminds of the game ” Driver ” .
love the car
How much does it cost with all paperwork to get a car here from EU
Depends on the shipping company and what your requirements are. I’m paying around 1800-2000kd but you can also ship for a lot less than that.
How about Insurance?
Shipping insurance or regular insurance? Regular insurance should cost similar to every other car, but not sure i can get full coverage insurance for the car since insurance companies in kuwait generally don’t insure cars over 5 years old.
Congrats!