Lexus IS 300 for Export from Dubai

The Lexus IS 300 is a rear-drive compact saloon, and the badge on the boot has meant more than one thing. Depending on the market and the year, an IS 300 has been sold with a four-cylinder turbocharged engine and with a V6, and there is an IS 300h hybrid alongside both. Three quite different cars answer to nearly the same name, they are taxed differently, and the boot badge alone will not tell you which one you are looking at.

Vehicle specifications

The IS is a five-seat rear-wheel-drive saloon, compact by premium standards and built as a driver's car rather than a comfort-first one. The current generation launched for 2013 and was heavily revised for 2020, and both are represented in Dubai stock. Under the IS 300 name you will find either a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder or a 3.5-litre V6 depending on the car, and the IS 300h uses a 2.5-litre engine with a hybrid system. Gulf specification means the cooling was built for heat rather than adapted to it.

Two things to confirm against the VIN, and the first one is the whole purchase. The engine, because a 2.0 turbo and a 3.5 V6 wearing the same badge sit in different duty bands almost everywhere, and the difference in what it costs to land can be substantial. Then the model year, taken from the VIN rather than the registration date, since our stock spans more than a decade and includes both sides of a significant facelift.

Lexus IS 300 Export Dubai: logistics and buying process

OneClickDrive connects you straight to the seller, with no agent in between and no commission added. Use the filters on our listings to narrow by engine, model year and mileage, then call, WhatsApp or ask for a callback from Dubai's Lexus IS 300 export dealers. To buy a Lexus IS 300 for export from Dubai, ask which engine is fitted before anything else and get the answer in writing, because on this model that single fact moves the landed cost more than the price negotiation will.

On the older cars, ask for the service record and read it for gaps. A rear-drive Lexus saloon is a car people enjoy, which is a polite way of saying some have been driven hard, so ask about tyres, brakes and any suspension work as well as the routine servicing. On the V6 cars in particular, ask whether the car has been modified in any way. This is a model with an enthusiast following and an exhaust or intake change is common, harmless to drive and awkward at a border where the vehicle has to match its documentation.

Freight on a compact saloon is about as cheap as premium cars get. There is no battery to declare, no special handling, and the car packs tightly, so a single one goes RoRo and two travel comfortably in a forty-foot container. The only thing worth mentioning to a forwarder is ride height, since the lowered suspension on some F Sport cars sits closer to the ground than the ramps at either end assume.

From there the order is fixed. Engine and model year chosen, colour, interior and equipment confirmed, a written quotation covering freight and paperwork, the booking secured through a verified payment option, then delivery by sea or overland. Inspection, export documentation and customs clearance are handled for you.

Export process and requirements

Nearly all of this stock is used and registered in the UAE. Fines, Salik and any finance get cleared first, with a bank No-Objection Certificate wherever the car was financed. The RTA then de-registers it and issues temporary export plates with the Export Certificate, which cancels the local registration and replaces the Mulkiya. The declaration goes to Dubai Customs, and a VCC is needed to register in any GCC country.

Where a car has never been registered here there is no Mulkiya and no de-registration, and the dealer's purchase invoice carries ownership with a Certificate of Origin. Exports are usually zero-rated for VAT when completed and documented in time.

The engine decides your duty and the age decides your eligibility, and on this model both are live questions. A 2.0-litre turbocharged car sits in a middle band on any displacement schedule. A 3.5-litre V6 sits near the top of the same schedule, and in a market with steep capacity steps the gap between the two is large enough to change whether the purchase makes sense at all. Put the capacity on the invoice as a figure rather than relying on the badge. On age, our stock runs from around two to fourteen years old, so a three-year rule leaves you very little, a five-year rule leaves you under half, and an eight-year rule leaves you most of it. Establish which applies before you shortlist, because this is one of the widest age spreads in our catalogue.

Available export models and pricing

The Lexus IS 300 export price in Dubai depends on the engine, the model year, mileage, condition and history, and our listings hold the current numbers as stock moves. The cheapest Lexus IS 300 export from Dubai is one of the oldest higher-mileage cars, and the newest post-facelift examples sit well above. Across a spread this wide the difference between two cars is rarely trim; it is age, engine and how the car has been treated. What sells the IS is that it drives better than most things at the money while costing Lexus-level amounts to maintain. That is an unusual combination, and it is why these keep their appeal in export markets where a German rival of the same age would be regarded as a running liability. To export Lexus IS 300 Dubai stock in more than single quantity, give the seller the engine, the model year range and the number at the start.

Tier	Profile	Price position	Best for
Value	Oldest model years, higher mileage	Most affordable	Markets with a lenient age rule
Balanced	Mid model years, four-cylinder turbo	Mid-tier	Markets charging steeply on displacement
Near-new	Latest model years, lowest mileage	Premium	Buyers facing a strict import age limit

Required export documentation

For a car registered in the UAE, which is nearly all of this stock, you need the original registration card, which is the Mulkiya, the RTA Export Certificate, temporary export plates, a bank NOC if there was finance, proof that fines and Salik are cleared, and about 14 days of insurance on the export plates.

For one never registered here, the dealer's purchase invoice replaces the Mulkiya and travels with a Certificate of Origin.

Both routes need your passport or Emirates ID, the seller's ID on a used transfer, a sale invoice showing price and VIN, the Dubai Customs export declaration, a VCC for GCC destinations, and the Bill of Lading. Three things to check. The engine capacity written as a figure, since the badge does not distinguish a 2.0 turbo from a 3.5 V6 and the assessor will not guess in your favour. The model year from the VIN, because the age spread here is wide enough that eligibility is genuinely in play. And the designation written in full, distinguishing IS 300 from IS 300h, because the hybrid is a different car with a different tax treatment and a single letter separates them. Hold originals alongside your copies, and confirm separately which side your destination drives on and whether it asks for a Certificate of Conformity.

Key locations and hubs

• Ras Al Khor, and the Al Aweer Auto Market within it, where the older IS cars reach the export trade.
• Al Quoz and Sheikh Zayed Road for the newest examples and those carrying full agent history.
• The Tasjeel and Al Aweer RTA centres, which handle de-registration, the plates and the Export Certificate.
• Dubai Customs, for the declaration and for the VCC.
• Jebel Ali Port inside JAFZA, the main sea gateway and where container loads are consolidated.
• Al Ghuwaifat for the Saudi border, with Hatta and the Oman crossings for GCC road exports.

Popular export destinations for the Lexus IS 300

A rear-drive premium saloon goes where driving matters and where fuel is not the deciding cost, which shapes the map more than the badge does. The GCC leads, Saudi Arabia the largest market on it, reached overland through Al Ghuwaifat with a VCC required, and the IS has a long following across the region with dealer support to match. Iraq and Jordan take steady numbers. Central Asia and the Caucasus buy consistently, particularly Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, and there the four-cylinder cars are the sensible choice because capacity-based charges bite hard on the V6. In Africa the buyers are private, mostly Nigeria and Ghana, and the older cars go to markets with no age restriction. The rule of thumb is straightforward: match the engine to how your destination taxes displacement, and match the model year to its age limit, in that order.

Whichever the destination, the dealer can match the car, the specification and the paperwork to it.

Browse our complete list of cars for export from Dubai, or see Lexus cars for export. If you are comparing premium saloons, look at the Lexus ES 300h and the Infiniti Q50.

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