← Importing a car from China to Oman · Sohar: full landed-cost guide 2026
BYD Seal U (Sealion 6) to Oman · Sohar: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $17,850 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Oman · Sohar, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
Example configuration (reference price) · Battery electric
$24,504DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $22,503· Sea/land freight reference $3,200 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $17,850 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $1,341 |
| = FOB | $19,191 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.5%) | $3,312 |
| CIF · per car | $22,503 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $500 |
| DAP · per car | $23,003 |
| + Import duty 0% (BEV) | $0 |
| + VAT 5% | $1,125 |
| + GCC conformity certificate + release OMR 10 | $26 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $1,151 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $24,504 |
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Can this car get in?
- • Age limit 7 years
- • Who can import: Individuals (with residency) and companies; companies clear with a trade licence
- • Non-GCC-spec cars need a GCC conformity certificate and adaptation
Rules and sources
- HTML link to the 2025 tariff; attachment pp.274/276 shows 5% standard passenger-car duty, separate from relief. ↗ verified 2026-10-03
- VAT standard rate 5%; imports are included, with specific relief separately assessed. ↗ official 2026-10-03
- VAT Law arts.34/36: customs value plus import taxes/charges; standard rate 5%. ↗ official 2026-10-03
- Private vehicles must be less than seven years old and meet Omani standards. ↗ official 2026-10-03
- GCC conformity approval; OMR 5 for certificate ratification and OMR 5 per shipment release. ↗ official 2026-10-03
- Used-car import permit: one year, up to 50 vehicles, multiple shipments, OMR 5. ↗ official 2026-10-03
- 2026 tariff: ordinary private BEVs under suffixes .05/.06/.07/.08 are duty-free; sampled ordinary petrol lines are 5%. This does not establish zero VAT. ↗ official 2026-10-03
2026 tariff: ordinary petrol cars 5% duty, battery-electric cars 0%; VAT 5% (applied to BEVs too as a conservative figure, relief extension unverified ⚠). Used cars must be under 7 years old; non-GCC-spec cars need a GCC conformity certificate and Omani approval.
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Indicative figures: exchange rates, freight and tax rules change; what customs actually charges and the quote LandedCar confirms prevail. Free and not a basis for refunds or claims — see Terms.