🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Import & Export
Customs procedures, duties, de minimis thresholds, EORI/registration, and restricted goods.
Customs are administered at the emirate level (e.g. Dubai Customs, Abu Dhabi Customs) and coordinated federally. Importers need a customs client/importer code linked to a valid trade licence.
- An importer/customs code linked to a trade licence is required to clear goods.
- The UAE applies the GCC common external tariff, commonly 5% on many goods.
- Free-zone imports for re-export can benefit from duty suspension.
Official authorities
- Dubai Customs
Emirate-level customs (example).
- The UAE Government Portal (u.ae) — Trade
Official guidance on trade and customs.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.