Armoring of vehicle is very common in now a days in some part of the world due to their internal conflicts and political situation made the normal life very unsafe and threat to life and wealth exist.
Most of the upper class people , diplomats , politicians , business leaders , Military and other organizations now a days importing or using armor vehicle for their normal transportation and security uses . As one of the largest armor vehicle supplier in region we Autozone very much aware the importance and high demand for the armor bullet proof vehicles in many countries. It is not like an easy process as a vehicle purchase. Importing of armor vehicle involves many legal formalities also. Most of the people not aware about this and it make their effort for buying and armor vehicle end up with total mess.
Government of both side which means seller country and buyer country involving in this procedure due to the security reason and they need to monitor where these cars are going and who gong to use this . We Autozone armor and processing Cars trying to educate what are the legal formalities involving in this. Initial step start with Ministry of Foreign Affairs in buyer Destination. If it’s an individual or an organization they should check their legal status to import this armor vehicle . After the MOFA approval in end destination they can achieve the initial approval along with their attested passport / Trade license copies. This process continued by issuance of No Objection Certificate from the consulate / Embassy of the particular buyer country in Seller destination which is United Arab Emirates in our case. All of these approval need the manufacturer details as approved Armor vehicle conversion company. There is a pledge given by the buyer stating that this vehicle will not re sale in case sale it will be given to the Army use of that country only. Any time these rules can change or updated due to various reasons.
With this NOC and necessary letters we as a manufacture can apply for the other approval as exporter in MOFA and SIRA organization which are the official agencies to give green signal to export these units. They will ask many supporting document case to case and Buyer is responsible to give that. Individual and company buyer have different formalities and document to be submitted. After getting MOFA and SIRA approval through an approved shipping agency buyer can export the armor vehicle to their destination. As a responsible builder of Armor vehicle Autozone always work with legal entities closely to take approvals. Without any of approval Autozone Armor and Processing Cars will not able to export any of our units. UN Based organizations have their own formalities for some war affected countries and to give NOC is completely government choice based on the document submitted and investigation they carry out internally.
We Hope this blog gave you a small insight the legal formalities involved in exporting / importing an armor vehicle from Dubai or United Arab Emirates. For more details anybody can check related government regulatory website and instructions. If you need to buy an armor vehicle for you or your organization contact us for more assistance.