Toyota Land Cruiser 70 for Export from Dubai

The Land Cruiser 70 is the most expensive way to buy a basic vehicle and the cheapest way to own a capable one. That contradiction is the whole commercial case for it, and it is why the trucks leaving Dubai on export plates go overwhelmingly to operators rather than to private buyers. A contractor in Chad or a fleet manager in Angola is not comparing the Cruiser 70 against a nicer SUV. He is comparing it against the cost of a vehicle that stops working somewhere with no recovery and no parts.

Vehicle specifications

Mechanically the Cruiser 70 is deliberately behind the times. Ladder frame, live axles front and rear, part-time four-wheel drive engaged by a lever, low-range transfer case, minimal electronics. Toyota has resisted modernising it because the buyers who keep it in production do not want it modernised. Every component that could be replaced with something lighter and more sophisticated has been left alone on purpose.

The Gulf receives two engines. The 4.5-litre V8 turbo diesel is the long-distance and heavy-load choice, and the one most field operations specify. The 4.0-litre V6 petrol is the common local configuration, cheaper and smoother, and the right answer wherever diesel is expensive or unreliable in quality. Our stock currently runs about twelve diesel to eight petrol, so neither is theoretical.

What we hold on this listing is the wagon body rather than the pickup, with four-wheel drive and low range throughout. Differential locks, snorkels, dual tanks and uprated suspension appear on some trucks and not others, and on a working vehicle those fittings move the resale figure more than paint or interior trim ever will.

Export Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Dubai: logistics and buying process

Every enquiry through OneClickDrive reaches the seller rather than a middleman, and no commission is added to the price. Sort our listings by fuel type and model year, then reach Dubai's Toyota Land Cruiser 70 export dealers by phone, WhatsApp or callback request. To buy a Toyota Land Cruiser 70 for export from Dubai, open with your destination and the number of units, because on this truck availability rather than price is usually what shapes the deal.

The inspection is short, since most of this stock is nearly new, but three checks earn their time. Confirm the fitted equipment against the VIN rather than the advert, because locks and snorkels are routinely assumed and occasionally absent. Confirm the fuel type in writing for the same reason. And establish which market the truck was originally built for, since our stock mixes Gulf vehicles with imports from Europe, Japan and elsewhere, and those carry different emissions hardware and different service documentation. Then check accident history and that fines and Salik are settled.

Freight sits at the higher end for a passenger vehicle. RoRo charges on the space a vehicle occupies rather than its weight, and this is a tall, upright, square-shouldered wagon. It drives onto the vessel under its own power at Jebel Ali and drives off at your port, with no crating or special handling. Consolidating three or more starts to make container shipping competitive.

After that the sequence is fixed. Truck and equipment agreed, a written quotation covering freight and documentation, the booking secured through a verified payment option, then delivery by sea or overland. Inspection, export paperwork and customs clearance sit with the seller.

Export process and requirements

A large share of this stock has never been registered here. Those trucks carry no Mulkiya and skip de-registration entirely, moving instead on the dealer purchase invoice together with a Certificate of Origin, the Dubai Customs export declaration, a VCC for GCC destinations and the Bill of Lading. Completed and documented in time, the export is normally zero-rated for VAT.

For a truck that has been on UAE plates, fines, Salik and any outstanding finance are settled first, with a bank No-Objection Certificate where the vehicle was financed. The RTA then de-registers it, issues temporary export plates and produces the Export Certificate, which cancels the local registration and replaces the Mulkiya. The cover attached to those plates lasts about 14 days, which is ample for the run to the port and nowhere near enough to absorb a missed sailing. The declaration goes to Dubai Customs, and a GCC destination adds the VCC.

Two constraints pull in opposite directions on this vehicle and both belong in your costing. Age works strongly in your favour. Almost everything we hold is current or one year old, so it clears a three-year rule measured from the date of manufacture, and every longer limit without discussion. If your market applies a strict cut and you have struggled to find a serious four-wheel drive that qualifies, this is usually the answer. Duty works against you. Both engines are large and there is no small-capacity version to retreat to, so any schedule charging by displacement will apply its top rate. Have the capacity written on the invoice as a figure and build the higher band into your landed cost from the outset.

Available export models and pricing

The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 export price in Dubai turns on fuel type, model year and fitted equipment, and our listings carry the current figures as stock moves. The cheapest Toyota Land Cruiser 70 export from Dubai is a petrol truck in plain trim; a current diesel with locks and a snorkel sits well above it. The gap between them is wide and, unusually, it does not narrow with age. This vehicle depreciates so slowly that a five-year-old example can still command a figure that would look absurd on any other wagon of the same age. For a trader that changes where the margin lives: not in holding stock and waiting, but in sourcing the right specification before someone else does. To export Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Dubai stock in quantity, commit early and be exact about the engine.

Tier	Profile	Price position	Best for
Value	Petrol, plain trim, no extras	Lowest	Operators who need the platform only
Balanced	Current truck, some equipment fitted	Mid-tier	Most orders and the widest availability
Premium	Diesel with locks, snorkel, heavy suspension	Highest	Field operations and fleet resale

Required export documentation

An unregistered truck carries the lighter file: the dealer purchase invoice standing in for the Mulkiya, alongside a Certificate of Origin.

A registered truck needs the original Mulkiya card, the RTA Export Certificate, the temporary export plates, a bank NOC where there was finance, proof that fines and Salik are cleared, and roughly two weeks of insurance covering those plates.

Both routes require your passport or Emirates ID, seller identification on a used transfer, an invoice showing price and VIN, the Dubai Customs export declaration, a VCC into the GCC, and the Bill of Lading. Three details decide whether this purchase clears cleanly. The fuel type on every document, since diesel and petrol are assessed differently in several destination schedules and correcting it afterwards is slow and expensive. The fitted equipment itemised by name, locks, snorkel and suspension listed individually, so that what you paid for is what arrives and what your buyer inspects. And the engine capacity as a figure, because the rate will be applied to the number rather than to any description of the truck. Keep originals with your copies, and check the drive-side rule and whether a Certificate of Conformity is required.

Key locations and hubs

• Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Quoz showrooms, where most current and unregistered trucks are held.
• Al Aweer Auto Market at Ras Al Khor for used stock and the export trade generally.
• RTA Tasjeel and Al Aweer centres for de-registration, export plates and the Export Certificate.
• Dubai Customs for the export declaration and the VCC.
• Jebel Ali Port inside JAFZA, the sea gateway for RoRo departures.
• Al Ghuwaifat for the Saudi border, with Hatta and the Oman crossings for GCC road exports.

Popular export destinations for the Toyota Land Cruiser 70

Demand tracks terrain and distance from a workshop, not income. The Cruiser 70 sells hardest where the final stretch of every journey is unmade road and where a breakdown becomes a recovery operation rather than an inconvenience. West Africa is the largest destination, with steady buying from Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, almost entirely to contractors, energy operations and government fleets. Central Africa follows closely through Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, the DR Congo and Angola. Ethiopia and Sudan take the diesel version and little else. Across North Africa, Algeria, Libya and Egypt buy them for desert and oilfield work.

Saudi Arabia is reached overland through the Al Ghuwaifat border with a VCC required, and Iraq buys consistently for the same operational reasons as the Sahel. Central Asia takes the occasional truck where ground clearance and mechanical simplicity outweigh fuel consumption. What holds across all of them is the same argument that justifies the purchase price: a Cruiser 70 can be repaired in places where nothing else can, and a vehicle that can be repaired locally is worth more than a better vehicle that cannot.

Whichever the destination, the dealer can match the truck, the equipment and the paperwork to it.

Browse our complete list of cars for export from Dubai, or see Toyota cars for export. On the same platform we also list the Land Cruiser Pickup and the two-door LC71, with the full-size Toyota Land Cruiser as the modern alternative.

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