Nissan Altima for Export from Dubai

The Nissan Altima is a mid-size saloon, and it is one of the highest-volume used cars in Dubai, which is exactly why it exports well. There are always cars we list, the prices are low, and the buyer at the other end knows what they are getting. The stock runs from 2011 to 2025 and it is unusually deep at twenty listings. The thing that decides price here is not the model year but the trim: S, SV, SL and SR appear across the same years at meaningfully different money, and from outside they are difficult to tell apart. Get the trim confirmed before you agree anything.

Vehicle specifications

The Altima is a front-wheel-drive mid-size saloon, in Dubai stock almost entirely with the 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine driving through a continuously variable transmission. The current generation arrived for 2019 with a new body and interior; cars before that are the previous one, and the two are easy to date by their shape. Trim names run S, SV, SL and SR, in roughly ascending order of equipment, with SR being the sportier-looking version rather than a faster one.

Two things to confirm against the VIN before you agree a price. First, the trim, since it does more to set the price than the year does here and the badges are small. An SL carries leather and a better audio and safety package; an S is the base car; the difference in Dubai money is real. Second, the engine, because while nearly all of this stock is the 2.5, larger engines were offered in some markets and the capacity is what your duty is calculated on.

Nissan Altima Export Dubai: logistics and buying process

On OneClickDrive you deal directly with the seller. To buy a Nissan Altima for export from Dubai, browse the live listings, filter by trim, model year and mileage, then contact Dubai's Nissan Altima export dealers by phone, WhatsApp or callback. There is no agent in between and no commission added. Confirm the trim, the engine, the model year, the mileage and the VIN, and ask for current photographs rather than stock images.

Two checks matter on this car, and the second is the one people skip. First, ask for the service history and honest mileage. A large share of this stock has worked as private-hire or company transport rather than as a family car, which is not a problem in itself but makes the maintenance record the thing that separates two identical-looking listings. Second, ask specifically about the CVT gearbox and whether its fluid schedule has been kept. On this transmission a neglected service history is the expensive failure, it gives no warning in photographs, and it is the single most useful question you can ask about an Altima.

Shipping is easy and cheap, which is part of why this car exports in volume. It is a compact-footprint saloon with no drive battery, so no dangerous-goods rules apply and it takes little space. Roll-on roll-off is the economical route; container shipping becomes worthwhile when several move together, which happens often here because buyers frequently take these in small batches rather than singly. Once you agree a price, the seller or their freight forwarder arranges the booking, the customs filing and the bill of lading.

Step by step: choose your trim and model year; confirm colour, interior and equipment; receive an export quotation covering shipping and documentation; secure the booking with a verified payment option; then take delivery worldwide by sea or overland. The dealer handles everything from inspection to export documentation and customs clearance.

Export process and requirements

For a new 0 km car that has never been registered in the UAE, there is no Mulkiya and no de-registration. It moves on the dealer's purchase invoice, with a Certificate of Origin, the Dubai Customs export declaration, a VCC for GCC destinations and the Bill of Lading. Exports are usually zero-rated for VAT when completed and documented in time.

Almost all Altima stock takes the used route instead. Clear any fines, Salik or finance first, with a bank No-Objection Certificate where the car was financed. The RTA then de-registers it and issues temporary export plates and the Export Certificate, which cancels the local registration and replaces the registration card, the Mulkiya. The export is declared to Dubai Customs, and GCC destinations need a VCC to register on arrival.

One clear advantage and one constraint. The advantage is the 2.5-litre engine, which sits in a middling band on schedules assessed on displacement, not the lowest, but well under the SUVs this car competes with on interior space, and low enough that the duty rarely decides the purchase. Combined with a low Dubai price, that makes the Altima one of the cheapest ways to land a full-size family saloon anywhere. The constraint is age: stock reaches back to 2011, so against a strict five-year import limit a substantial share of the list falls outside it, and it is again the cheapest cars that fail. Filter by model year before you filter by price, and confirm the year against the VIN rather than the registration date.

Available export models and pricing

The Nissan Altima export price in Dubai depends on the trim, the model year, mileage and condition, so the live listings always show current prices as stock turns over. The cheapest Nissan Altima export from Dubai is generally a 2011 to 2017 S or SV car with real mileage, with the 2019-onwards generation above it and the newest SL and SV cars at the top. Because the trim ladder does so much of the work here, two cars from the same year can sit far apart on price for reasons that are invisible from outside. What the Altima offers is straightforward: a great deal of car for very little money, from a brand with parts availability almost everywhere. If you want to export Nissan Altima Dubai stock in more than single quantity, tell the seller the trim and quantity up front.

Required export documentation

For a new 0 km car that has never been registered: the dealer's purchase invoice in place of the Mulkiya, plus a Certificate of Origin.

For a used car registered in the UAE: the original registration card or Mulkiya, the RTA Export Certificate and temporary export plates, a bank NOC if the car was financed, clearance of fines and Salik, and insurance for the export plates valid for about 14 days.

For both: the buyer's passport or Emirates ID and the seller's ID on a used transfer, the sale invoice showing the price and VIN, the Dubai Customs export declaration, a VCC for GCC destinations, and a Bill of Lading. Check two details here. That the engine capacity is stated, since the 2.5 is most of why this car is cheap to land and the figure has to appear rather than be inferred. And that the model year matches the VIN rather than the registration date. On stock reaching back to 2011 this is the field that decides whether the car may be imported at all, and a car described a year older than it is can fail a rule it would otherwise have cleared. Keep originals and copies, and check the drive-side and Certificate of Conformity rules.

Key locations and hubs

• Al Aweer Auto Market, Ras Al Khor: Dubai's main used-car and export cluster, and where most of this stock sits.
• Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Quoz showrooms: where the newest cars are held.
• RTA Tasjeel and Al Aweer centres: de-registration, export plates and the Export Certificate.
• Dubai Customs: the export declaration and VCC.
• Jebel Ali Port, JAFZA: the main sea gateway, and where consolidated container loads are made up.
• Overland borders: Al Ghuwaifat for Saudi Arabia, and the Hatta or Oman crossings for GCC road exports.

Popular export destinations for the Nissan Altima

A cheap, roomy saloon with parts everywhere goes almost anywhere, and the Altima is one of the most widely shipped cars we list. West and Central Africa are the strongest markets, with sustained demand from Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Guinea, where these work as private cars, taxis and ride-hailing vehicles and where the running costs matter more than the badge. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia drive on the left and need right-hand drive, so our left-hand drive stock cannot be registered there. The GCC and wider Middle East moves overland easily to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq and Jordan with a VCC required. Central Asia and the Caucasus buy steadily. Where the older cars can go is decided almost entirely by the age rule rather than by demand, so the practical map for the cheap half of the list is narrower than for the newer half.

Qualunque sia la destinazione, il concessionario è in grado di trovare l'auto, le specifiche e la documentazione adatte.

Browse our complete list of cars for export from Dubai, or see Nissan cars for export. If you are comparing mid-size saloons, look at the Hyundai Sonata and the Nissan Sunny.