Buying with EVPlus

From browse to driveway in ~70 days (reservation to driveway).

Eight clearly defined steps. One bilingual contract. One AED price. No surprise fees mid-shipment, no fine-print emirate surcharges, no grey-market workshop on the receiving end.

Reserve a car

Fully refundable through the Day 4–5 cool-off · 7-day reassurance return after delivery

The Timeline · 8 steps

Every step, every signature, every fee — visible.

You · EVPlus · Partner

  1. 01
    Day 0
    You

    Browse & Reserve

    You pick a car on evplus.ae and tap Reserve. The listing is held off-market within 60 minutes — no other buyer can take it. No payment required at this stage.

    • Listing locked for 72 hours
    • Reservation confirmation by email (English + Arabic + Chinese)
    • Direct WhatsApp line to your assigned account manager
  2. 02
    Day 1–2
    Partner

    Independent Inspection

    Our 3rd-party inspection partner runs an 80-point physical check, a full battery SOH test, an accident-history pull from a China national vehicle-history database, and a high-res condition gallery (interior + exterior + underbody). The full report typically lands in your inbox by the next business day.

    • 80-point inspection report (PDF)
    • Battery SOH certificate (manufacturer-style report)
    • Accident & service-history pull · China national vehicle-history database
    • High-res condition gallery · interior + exterior + underbody
  3. 03
    Day 3
    You

    Reservation Contract + 50% Deposit

    If the inspection passes, you e-sign a bilingual reservation contract (UAE law) and pay 50% of the AED price as deposit. Deposit is held in escrow and is fully refundable through the post-purchase 48h cool-off window.

    • Bilingual reservation contract (UAE-law) · e-signed
    • Escrow-held deposit receipt
    • Locked AED price (no later FX or fee changes)
  4. 04
    Day 4–7
    EVPlus

    We Buy in China · 48h Cool-off

    Our China supply-chain partners close the purchase at the AED-locked price, open an escrow-backed transfer at the dealer's bank, and start ownership transfer with 车管所 (China's vehicle bureau). The 48h walkaway window opens on the buy day — refunds processed within 10 business days. Total China-side purchase paperwork: ~7 days.

    • Purchase confirmation from Chinese seller
    • Ownership transfer initiated at 车管所
    • Cancellation grace · 48h refund if you change your mind
  5. 05
    Day 8–10
    EVPlus

    Title Transfer · Export Plates

    Ownership formally transfers to a designated China export entity (our supply-chain partner). We pull the export plates, issue the customs declaration draft (报关单), and confirm a sea-freight slot on the next available Tianjin → Jebel Ali sailing.

    • Chinese vehicle registration (机动车登记证) under the designated export entity
    • Customs declaration prepared
    • Sea-freight booking confirmation
  6. 06
    Day 11–55
    EVPlus

    Sea-Freight Slot + Tianjin → Jebel Ali

    Two legs: ~15 days waiting for the next Tianjin → Jebel Ali ocean-freight slot (backlog depends on carrier availability), then ~30 days of actual sailing. Default mode is RO-RO. Real-time AIS vessel tracking + daily position updates. Marine insurance is included. Regional events (Red Sea / Hormuz routing) can extend the sailing leg further.

    • AIS tracking link · vessel + ETA live
    • Marine all-risks insurance · loss/damage covered
    • Bill of Lading copy + ETA confirmation
  7. 07
    Day 56–70
    EVPlus

    Customs · RTA · Plates

    Once the vessel berths at Jebel Ali, we clear UAE customs (5% import duty), pay the 5% VAT on the declared CIF value, run the RTA Vehicle Inspection at Tasjeel, transfer ownership to your name, and issue Dubai plates. Customs + RTA + plates window is ~15 days. All paid by us from the line-item budget — no surprise fees.

    • Customs clearance certificate (5% duty paid)
    • VAT receipt (5% paid)
    • RTA inspection pass · Tasjeel
    • Dubai plates + Mulkiya issued to your name
  8. 08
    Day 71
    EVPlus

    Delivery + 7-Day Reassurance

    Hand-over at our partner workshop in Al Aweer (or delivery to your address — Dubai/Sharjah free, other emirates AED 600). You get a full orientation: NIO Pilot, NOMI voice, charging stations, app pairing. Drive it for 7 days. If it's not your match, return for full refund minus a logistics + admin fee.

    • Workshop hand-over + 60-min driver orientation
    • Mulkiya, plates, both keys, manuals
    • 7-day reassurance return policy
    • 12-month EVPlus battery cover starts ticking

What's in your AED price

Everything except insurance.

The listed AED price is what you pay. Duty, VAT, RTA, plates, inspection, freight, marine cover, service fee — all in. Two things sit outside: auto insurance (quoted by partner insurers) and the optional add-on below.

Vehicle (China negotiated)

Day-locked CNY × CNY→AED purchase rate (~0.51)

Independent inspection

Battery SOH + accident-history pull + condition report

Export plates & docs

China customs declaration + 海关 stamps

Sea freight Tianjin → Jebel Ali

RO-RO

Marine all-risks insurance

Loss / damage / total-loss covered

UAE customs duty

5% on CIF value

UAE VAT

5% on landed value

RTA inspection + Tasjeel

Includes first Dubai plates

EVPlus service fee

Quoted on request

Local Dubai delivery

Workshop hand-over or driveway in Dubai/Sharjah

Auto insuranceoptional

Quoted by partner insurers

Other emirates deliveryoptional

Abu Dhabi / Ras Al Khaimah / Fujairah +AED 600

Refund window

Walk away three times — for real.

Pre-deposit free cancellation, a 48-hour cool-off after we buy in China, and a 7-day reassurance return after delivery. After the car is on a vessel, we can't pull it back — but that's the only window where you're locked in.

  • Window

    Before Day 3 (pre-deposit)

    Outcome

    Free cancellation, no charge

    Refund

  • Window

    Day 3 (deposit paid, pre-purchase)

    Outcome

    Cancel with admin fee

    Refund

    Deposit minus logistics + admin fee

  • Window

    Day 4 + 48h (cool-off after purchase)

    Outcome

    Walkaway grace

    Refund

    Deposit minus logistics, admin & dealer fees

  • Window

    Day 8 onward (export paperwork + in transit)

    Outcome

    Cannot cancel — car is in shipment

    Refund

  • Window

    Day 71 + 7 (post-delivery reassurance)

    Outcome

    Return car within 7 days

    Refund

    Full price minus logistics + admin fee

Ready when you are

~70 days (reservation to driveway) from your tap to your driveway.

We tell you the moment anything slips — vessel swaps, regional routing changes (Red Sea / Hormuz), customs queues, RTA backlog. No silence.