It's interesting actually. We specialize in exporting vehicles to the Middle East. To import a car into Iraq, the car has to be 2009 or NEWER. That means anything 2008 and under is not allowed to enter the country. The vehicles we send to Iraq go through Jordan first, which are usually VERY high mileage or wrecked. They don't use carfax there, so the most common thing for dealers to do in that area is to roll back the mileage and sell it as a low mileage car. Kuwait must be 2007 and up, Saudi Arabia is 2006 and up, etc. As for pricing, it depends on the tariffs for each country. For example, a 2006 Mustang that costs say $15,000, you would pay the same tariff on a 2006 as a 2011. The tariffs depend on the Make and Model of the car, Korean made cars(Hyundai, Kia) have the lowest tariff's. American cars also have low tariffs, unlike Japanese cars and European made cars. Hybrids also have the lowest tariffs. Tariffs can sometimes cost more than the actual car, which dealers factor into the price. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and U.A.E have no tariffs on importing cars. Iraq and Jordan do, though.
