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UAE Import & Export Toolkit
A single hub for pricing UAE-flowing shipments: LC cost in AED or USD on ACT/360, 5% GCC CET plus 5% VAT, free-zone versus mainland treatment, and Incoterms best practice for the Gulf.
Currency
AED (UAE Dirham) - pegged to USD at 3.6725
VAT
5% standard
0% on exports outside GCC and on qualifying international transport. Free-zone-to-free-zone movements are outside VAT scope subject to conditions.
Duty regime
GCC Common External Tariff: 5% on most goods, 50% on alcohol, 100% on tobacco. Preferential rates under India-UAE CEPA, Israel-UAE CEPA, GAFTA (Arab League) and Turkey FTA. Free-zone imports are duty-suspended until they enter the UAE mainland.
Free calculators for United Arab Emirates trade
LC Cost Calculator →
All-in bank charges on a Letter of Credit.
Usance LC Interest →
Deferred payment cost with correct ACT/360 or ACT/365 basis.
Import Duty & Tax →
Duty, VAT/GST and landed cost per HS code.
Landed Cost by HS & Country →
Interactive duty + VAT/GST + Incoterm split for this destination.
CIF ↔ FOB Converter →
Convert between CIF, FOB and landed cost.
HS Code Lookup →
Search harmonised classification codes.
CBM & Container →
Volume, weight and container utilisation.
Incoterms 2020 Visualiser →
Cost, risk and document split across all 11 rules.
Multi-Currency Invoice →
FX spread and cross-currency invoice value.
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Major ports & gateways
- · Jebel Ali (JAFZA) - largest man-made port in the world
- · Khalifa Port (Abu Dhabi)
- · Port Rashid (Dubai)
- · Fujairah - bunkering & oil terminals
- · Sharjah (Khor Fakkan, Hamriyah)
Key trading partners· 6 linked toolkits
Top exports
- · Crude petroleum
- · Refined petroleum
- · Gold & jewellery
- · Aluminium
- · Re-exports (machinery, electronics)
- · Petrochemicals
Top imports
- · Gold
- · Machinery
- · Vehicles
- · Broadcasting equipment
- · Jewellery
- · Food & agricultural goods
Trade finance in United Arab Emirates
- · AED and USD LCs both use ACT/360 for usance interest. Given the AED-USD peg (3.6725), most Gulf trade is invoiced directly in USD to avoid dual-conversion spread.
- · UAE banks typically quote 0.10-0.20% per quarter for LC issuance. GCC bank confirmation is inexpensive (0.10-0.25%); G7 confirmation on Gulf risk sits at 0.15-0.40%.
- · Islamic trade finance instruments (Murabaha, Wakala, Musharaka) are widely available and increasingly bank-of-choice for regional counterparties - AAOIFI standards apply alongside UCP 600.
- · The DIFC and ADGM offer English-common-law dispute resolution, which materially reduces LC and guarantee enforcement risk for foreign beneficiaries.
Customs & duty in United Arab Emirates
- · The UAE applies the 6-digit WCO HS with an 8-digit GCC extension used across all GCC states.
- · Customs value = CIF. Duty is 5% flat on most tariff lines. VAT is then applied on (CIF + duty).
- · Free-zone entities (JAFZA, DAFZA, RAKEZ etc.) can import duty-suspended. Duty and VAT crystallise only when goods enter the UAE mainland - so free-zone re-exports pay nothing.
- · Certificate of Origin is mandatory for preferential duty (India CEPA, Israel CEPA, GAFTA). Approved-exporter self-certification is available for India CEPA.
Incoterms 2020 practice in United Arab Emirates
- · CIF Jebel Ali is the dominant term for containerised imports. For crude and refined product, FOB and CFR remain standard.
- · DDP into a UAE free zone is straightforward because free-zone entry does not trigger customs/VAT liability. DDP into the mainland requires the seller to have a UAE tax registration - usually impractical.
HS commodity guides for United Arab Emirates
Classification, duty and worked landed-cost examples for the commodity families most active on United Arab Emirates's trade lanes.
HS 85Electronics
HS Code for Electronics (Chapter 85) into United Arab Emirates →
HS 84Industrial
HS Code for Industrial Machinery (Chapter 84) into United Arab Emirates →
HS 2709Energy
HS Code for Crude Oil (HS 2709) into United Arab Emirates →
HS 2710Energy
HS Code for Petroleum Products (HS 2710) into United Arab Emirates →
HS 29 & 39Chemicals
HS Code for Petrochemicals (Chapter 29 & 39) into United Arab Emirates →
HS 76Metals
HS Code for Aluminium (Chapter 76) into United Arab Emirates →
HS 71Metals
HS Code for Precious Metals (Chapter 71) into United Arab Emirates →
HS 72Metals
HS Code for Iron & Steel (Chapter 72) into United Arab Emirates →
Every HS commodity landed-cost page for United Arab Emirates
Direct link to the United Arab Emirates import guide for each HS commodity we publish.
- HS 61 & 62Consumer goods
- HS 85Electronics
- HS 84Industrial
- HS 30Regulated
- HS 72Metals
- HS 39Chemicals
- HS 0901Agricultural
- HS 1006Agricultural
- HS 2709Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 29 & 39Chemicals
- HS 2701Energy
- HS 2713Energy
- HS 2601Metals
- HS 74Metals
- HS 76Metals
- HS 71Metals
- HS 31Agricultural
- HS 15Agricultural
- HS 17Agricultural commodities
- HS 10Agricultural commodities
- HS 12Agricultural commodities
- HS 52Agricultural commodities
- HS 40Industrial raw materials
- HS 44Industrial raw materials
- HS 25Building materials
- HS 03Food & beverages
- HS 2523.10Building materials
- HS 7208Metals
- HS 7214Metals
- HS 7601Metals
- HS 3102.10Fertilizers
- HS 2814Chemicals
- HS 2804.10Chemicals
- HS 2716Energy
- HS 1801Agricultural commodities
- HS 1511.10Edible oils
- HS 4001Agricultural commodities
- HS 0201Meat & seafood
- HS 2836.91Critical minerals
- HS 2825.20Critical minerals
- HS 8507.60Batteries
- HS 8105Critical minerals
- HS 7502Metals
- HS 2504Critical minerals
- HS 2846Critical minerals
- HS 8541.43Renewable energy
- HS 3818Electronics
- HS 0901.11Agricultural commodities
- HS 1006.30Agricultural commodities
- HS 7403.11Metals
- HS 7404Metals
- HS 2701.12Energy
- HS 2701.12Energy
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 1701.14Agricultural commodities
- HS 1701.99Agricultural commodities
- HS 2601.11Metals
- HS 1005.90Agricultural commodities
- HS 1804Agricultural commodities
- HS 0306.17Meat & seafood
- HS 0902Agricultural commodities
- HS 7108Precious metals
- HS 7901Metals
- HS 7209Metals
- HS 7213Metals
- HS 7208.51Metals
- HS 2601.12Metals
- HS 7202Metals
- HS 7602Metals
- HS 7604Metals
- HS 7607Metals
- HS 3102.80Fertilizers
- HS 2523.29Building materials
- HS 1201Agriculture
- HS 1507Edible oils
- HS 2304Agriculture
- HS 0901.11Agriculture
- HS 1805Agriculture
- HS 1806Food & confectionery
- HS 4401.31Wood & forestry
- HS 4412Wood & forestry
- HS 4104Leather & hides
- HS 4703Wood & forestry
- HS 2602Metals
- HS 2610Metals
- HS 2611Critical minerals
- HS 8001Metals
- HS 2613Metals
- HS 2804.69Metals
- HS 2804.61Solar & electronics
- HS 8505.11Critical minerals
- HS 8507.60Batteries & EV
- HS 3801.10Batteries & EV
- HS 8503.00Renewable energy
- HS 2841.90Batteries & EV
- HS 8543.30Renewable energy
- HS 2825.30Metals
- HS 2709.00Energy
- HS 2709.00Energy
- HS 2711.11Energy
- HS 2711.12Energy
- HS 2710.12Energy
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 2710.12Energy
- HS 3102.10Fertilizers
- HS 3105.30Fertilizers
- HS 3104.20Fertilizers
- HS 1001.99Grains
- HS 1001.19Grains
- HS 1005.90Grains
- HS 2304.00Feed
- HS 1513.29Edible oils
- HS 7210.49Metals
- HS 7210.12Metals
- HS 7304Metals
- HS 7305Metals
- HS 7219Metals
- HS 7601.20Metals
- HS 7605Metals
- HS 2814.10Renewable energy
- HS 2523.21Building materials
- HS 2523.90Building materials
- HS 1511.90Edible oils
- HS 3823.19Edible oils
- HS 1803Agriculture
- HS 0901.12Agriculture
- HS 4001.22Agriculture
- HS 4001.10Agriculture
- HS 0202Meat
- HS 4802Wood & forestry
- HS 4805Wood & forestry
- HS 8103Critical minerals
- HS 8112.92Critical minerals
- HS 8112.92Critical minerals
- HS 8112.92Critical minerals
- HS 7106Precious metals
- HS 7110Precious metals
- HS 2804.29Industrial gases
- HS 2612.10Critical minerals
- HS 8109Critical minerals
- HS 8112.12Critical minerals
- HS 8104Metals
- HS 3102.10Fertilizers
- HS 2503Fertilizers
- HS 3102.21Fertilizers
- HS 2701.11Energy
- HS 2704.00Energy
- HS 2713.11Energy
- HS 4401.22Wood & forestry
- HS 4412.31Wood & forestry
- HS 2710.20Energy
- HS 3826.00Renewable energy
- HS 2710.20Renewable energy
- HS 2710.19Renewable energy
- HS 2601.11Metals
- HS 8111.00Metals
- HS 7207.11Metals
- HS 7207.12Metals
- HS 7216.33Metals
- HS 7302.10Metals
- HS 7214.99Metals
- HS 7604.29Metals
- HS 7606.12Metals
- HS 7606.11Metals
- HS 7601.20Metals
- HS 2523.29Metals
- HS 2522.10Metals
- HS 4001.21Agriculture
- HS 4004.00Agriculture
- HS 1801.00Agriculture
- HS 2101.11Agriculture
- HS 2306.60Agriculture
- HS 0201Agriculture
- HS 4104.11Agriculture
- HS 4407.29Agriculture
- HS 4411.13Agriculture
- HS 4408Agriculture
- HS 8110.10Metals
- HS 8106.10Metals
- HS 8112.92Metals
- HS 2804.90Metals
- HS 2804.50Metals
- HS 8112.41Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2530.90Metals
- HS 1001.99Agriculture
- HS 1003.90Agriculture
- HS 1205.10Agriculture
- HS 1514Agriculture
- HS 1206.00Agriculture
- HS 1512.11Agriculture
- HS 5201Agriculture
- HS 1006.30Agriculture
- HS 1007.90Agriculture
- HS 1004.90Agriculture
- HS 0714.10Agriculture
- HS 0902.30Agriculture
- HS 0904.11Agriculture
- HS 0908.31Agriculture
- HS 0910.30Agriculture
- HS 0801.32Agriculture
- HS 0905.10Agriculture
- HS 0906.11Agriculture
- HS 0306.17Agriculture
- HS 0409.00Agriculture
- HS 8549.13Metals
- HS 2804.69Metals
- HS 8505.11Metals
- HS 2504.10Metals
- HS 7403.11Metals
- HS 3102.10Chemicals
- HS 7108.12Metals
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 2814.10Chemicals
- HS 1003Agriculture
- HS 1005Agriculture
- HS 1006Agriculture
- HS 1006Agriculture
- HS 1007Agriculture
- HS 1004Agriculture
- HS 1002Agriculture
- HS 1008Agriculture
- HS 1008Agriculture
- HS 1008Agriculture
- HS 1202Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1204Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1203Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1214Agriculture
- HS 2306Agriculture
- HS 2306Agriculture
- HS 2301Agriculture
- HS 2303Agriculture
- HS 1511Agriculture
- HS 1511Agriculture
- HS 1511Agriculture
- HS 1513Agriculture
- HS 1509Food & Beverage
- HS 1509Food & Beverage
- HS 1515Agriculture
- HS 1512Agriculture
- HS 1515Agriculture
- HS 1514Agriculture
- HS 1515Chemicals
- HS 1701Food & Beverage
- HS 1703Food & Beverage
- HS 1702Food & Beverage
- HS 1702Food & Beverage
- HS 1806Food & Beverage
- HS 0901Food & Beverage
- HS 0901Food & Beverage
- HS 0901Food & Beverage
- HS 2101Food & Beverage
- HS 0902Food & Beverage
- HS 0902Food & Beverage
- HS 0903Food & Beverage
- HS 0904Food & Beverage
- HS 0904Food & Beverage
- HS 0904Food & Beverage
- HS 0908Food & Beverage
- HS 0909Food & Beverage
- HS 0909Food & Beverage
- HS 0909Food & Beverage
- HS 0910Food & Beverage
- HS 0910Food & Beverage
- HS 0906Food & Beverage
- HS 0907Food & Beverage
- HS 0908Food & Beverage
- HS 0910Food & Beverage
- HS 0905Food & Beverage
- HS 2501Food & Beverage
- HS 0803Agriculture
- HS 0805Agriculture
- HS 0805Agriculture
- HS 0805Agriculture
- HS 0808Agriculture
- HS 0808Agriculture
- HS 0806Agriculture
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0807Agriculture
- HS 0807Agriculture
- HS 0810Agriculture
- HS 0810Agriculture
- HS 0811Food & Beverage
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0806Food & Beverage
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0801Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0801Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0702Agriculture
- HS 2002Food & Beverage
- HS 0701Agriculture
- HS 2004Food & Beverage
- HS 0703Agriculture
- HS 0703Agriculture
- HS 0706Agriculture
- HS 0707Agriculture
- HS 0709Agriculture
- HS 0705Agriculture
- HS 0709Agriculture
- HS 0712Food & Beverage
- HS 0713Agriculture
- HS 0713Agriculture
- HS 0713Agriculture
- HS 0713Agriculture
- HS 0203Food & Beverage
- HS 0207Food & Beverage
- HS 0204Food & Beverage
- HS 0206Food & Beverage
- HS 1601Food & Beverage
- HS 1602Food & Beverage
- HS 0402Food & Beverage
- HS 0402Food & Beverage
- HS 0405Food & Beverage
- HS 0406Food & Beverage
- HS 0404Food & Beverage
- HS 0402Food & Beverage
- HS 0403Food & Beverage
- HS 0407Food & Beverage
- HS 0408Food & Beverage
- HS 0409Food & Beverage
- HS 2105Food & Beverage
- HS 0306Seafood
- HS 0302Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 1604Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0304Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 0306Seafood
- HS 0306Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 1212Seafood
- HS 1504Chemicals
- HS 2201Food & Beverage
- HS 2202Food & Beverage
- HS 2203Food & Beverage
- HS 2204Food & Beverage
- HS 2204Food & Beverage
- HS 2208Food & Beverage
- HS 2208Food & Beverage
- HS 2208Food & Beverage
- HS 2208Food & Beverage
- HS 2009Food & Beverage
- HS 1905Food & Beverage
- HS 1905Food & Beverage
- HS 1902Food & Beverage
- HS 1904Food & Beverage
- HS 2103Food & Beverage
- HS 2104Food & Beverage
- HS 1901Food & Beverage
- HS 2309Food & Beverage
- HS 2309Agriculture
- HS 2102Food & Beverage
- HS 2209Food & Beverage
- HS 2401Agriculture
- HS 2402Consumer Goods
- HS 2402Consumer Goods
- HS 0603Agriculture
- HS 0602Agriculture
- HS 1521Chemicals
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2713Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2713Energy
- HS 2713Energy
- HS 2711Energy
- HS 2711Energy
- HS 2701Energy
- HS 2701Energy
- HS 2702Energy
- HS 2701Energy
- HS 4401Energy
- HS 2207Energy
- HS 2612Energy
- HS 2603Metals & Minerals
- HS 7403Metals & Minerals
- HS 7408Metals & Minerals
- HS 7601Metals & Minerals
- HS 7601Metals & Minerals
- HS 2606Metals & Minerals
- HS 2818Chemicals
- HS 7901Metals & Minerals
- HS 2608Metals & Minerals
- HS 7801Metals & Minerals
- HS 2607Metals & Minerals
- HS 7502Metals & Minerals
- HS 2604Metals & Minerals
- HS 8001Metals & Minerals
- HS 2611Metals & Minerals
- HS 2613Metals & Minerals
- HS 8105Metals & Minerals
- HS 2605Metals & Minerals
- HS 2530Metals & Minerals
- HS 7106Metals & Minerals
- HS 7108Metals & Minerals
- HS 7110Metals & Minerals
- HS 7110Metals & Minerals
- HS 7110Metals & Minerals
- HS 7208Metals & Minerals
- HS 7209Metals & Minerals
- HS 7210Metals & Minerals
- HS 7214Construction
- HS 7213Metals & Minerals
- HS 7304Metals & Minerals
- HS 7305Metals & Minerals
- HS 7219Metals & Minerals
- HS 7202Metals & Minerals
- HS 7202Metals & Minerals
- HS 7202Metals & Minerals
- HS 7201Metals & Minerals
- HS 7203Metals & Minerals
- HS 7204Metals & Minerals
- HS 2520Construction
- HS 2521Construction
- HS 2515Construction
- HS 2516Construction
- HS 2505Construction
- HS 2523Construction
- HS 2523Construction
- HS 2507Construction
- HS 2508Construction
- HS 2510Chemicals
- HS 3104Chemicals
- HS 2503Chemicals
- HS 2524Construction
- HS 2525Construction
- HS 2511Chemicals
- HS 2529Chemicals
- HS 2526Construction
- HS 2504Metals & Minerals
- HS 7102Metals & Minerals
- HS 7102Metals & Minerals
- HS 7103Consumer Goods
- HS 6907Construction
- HS 7005Construction
- HS 7007Construction
- HS 7019Construction
- HS 2814Chemicals
- HS 3102Chemicals
- HS 3105Chemicals
- HS 3104Chemicals
- HS 3105Chemicals
- HS 2807Chemicals
- HS 2808Chemicals
- HS 2809Chemicals
- HS 2806Chemicals
- HS 2815Chemicals
- HS 2836Chemicals
- HS 2836Chemicals
- HS 2905Chemicals
- HS 2207Chemicals
- HS 2901Chemicals
- HS 2901Chemicals
- HS 2902Chemicals
- HS 2902Chemicals
- HS 2902Chemicals
- HS 2902Chemicals
- HS 2905Chemicals
- HS 2914Chemicals
- HS 2907Chemicals
- HS 2912Chemicals
- HS 2915Chemicals
- HS 2918Chemicals
- HS 1520Chemicals
- HS 3402Chemicals
- HS 3208Chemicals
- HS 3215Chemicals
- HS 3204Chemicals
- HS 3206Chemicals
- HS 2803Chemicals
- HS 3506Chemicals
- HS 3602Chemicals
- HS 3808Chemicals
- HS 3401Consumer Goods
- HS 3402Consumer Goods
- HS 3301Chemicals
- HS 3303Consumer Goods
- HS 3304Consumer Goods
- HS 3305Consumer Goods
- HS 3306Consumer Goods
- HS 3004Pharma & Medical
- HS 3003Pharma & Medical
- HS 3002Pharma & Medical
- HS 3002Pharma & Medical
- HS 3822Pharma & Medical
- HS 2936Pharma & Medical
- HS 3004Pharma & Medical
- HS 9018Pharma & Medical
- HS 9018Pharma & Medical
- HS 4015Pharma & Medical
- HS 6307Pharma & Medical
- HS 9018Pharma & Medical
- HS 9021Pharma & Medical
- HS 9021Pharma & Medical
- HS 9001Pharma & Medical
- HS 9003Pharma & Medical
- HS 3901Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3901Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3901Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3902Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3903Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3907Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3904Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3903Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3907Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3909Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3907Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3910Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3920Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3923Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3923Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3924Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3915Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4001Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4002Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4011Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4011Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4011Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4010Plastics & Rubber
- HS 5201Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5205Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5402Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5503Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5504Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5101Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5002Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5303Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5208Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5407Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6006Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5603Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5701Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5703Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6302Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6302Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5209Textiles & Apparel
- HS 4107Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6403Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6404Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6402Textiles & Apparel
- HS 4202Consumer Goods
- HS 4202Consumer Goods
- HS 6505Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6116Textiles & Apparel
- HS 4403Wood & Paper
- HS 4403Wood & Paper
- HS 4407Wood & Paper
- HS 4407Wood & Paper
- HS 4412Wood & Paper
- HS 4410Wood & Paper
- HS 4409Wood & Paper
- HS 4402Wood & Paper
- HS 4703Wood & Paper
- HS 4801Wood & Paper
- HS 4802Wood & Paper
- HS 4810Wood & Paper
- HS 4804Wood & Paper
- HS 4805Wood & Paper
- HS 4805Wood & Paper
- HS 4819Wood & Paper
- HS 4818Wood & Paper
- HS 4707Wood & Paper
- HS 4901Consumer Goods
- HS 9403Consumer Goods
- HS 9403Consumer Goods
- HS 9404Consumer Goods
- HS 9405Consumer Goods
- HS 8413Machinery
- HS 8414Machinery
- HS 8414Machinery
- HS 8402Machinery
- HS 8419Machinery
- HS 8481Machinery
- HS 8482Machinery
- HS 8483Machinery
- HS 8408Machinery
- HS 8502Machinery
- HS 8515Machinery
- HS 8457Machinery
- HS 8458Machinery
- HS 8462Machinery
- HS 8422Machinery
- HS 8445Machinery
- HS 8477Machinery
- HS 8438Machinery
- HS 8433Machinery
- HS 8701Machinery
- HS 8427Machinery
- HS 8426Machinery
- HS 8429Machinery
- HS 8429Machinery
- HS 8474Machinery
- HS 8414Machinery
- HS 8443Machinery
- HS 8443Machinery
- HS 8421Machinery
- HS 8474Machinery
- HS 8501Electronics
- HS 8501Electronics
- HS 8504Electronics
- HS 8537Electronics
- HS 8536Electronics
- HS 8544Electronics
- HS 8544Electronics
- HS 8544Electronics
- HS 8507Electronics
- HS 8507Electronics
- HS 8506Electronics
- HS 8541Electronics
- HS 8502Electronics
- HS 8542Electronics
- HS 8517Electronics
- HS 8517Electronics
- HS 8471Electronics
- HS 8471Electronics
- HS 8528Electronics
- HS 8528Electronics
- HS 8517Electronics
- HS 8471Electronics
- HS 8443Electronics
- HS 8525Electronics
- HS 8518Electronics
- HS 8518Electronics
- HS 8418Electronics
- HS 8450Electronics
- HS 8415Electronics
- HS 8516Electronics
- HS 8508Electronics
- HS 8509Electronics
- HS 8467Machinery
- HS 8205Machinery
- HS 7318Machinery
- HS 8703Vehicles
- HS 8703Vehicles
- HS 8703Vehicles
- HS 8704Vehicles
- HS 8704Vehicles
- HS 8704Vehicles
- HS 8702Vehicles
- HS 8711Vehicles
- HS 8708Vehicles
- HS 8708Vehicles
- HS 8708Vehicles
- HS 8712Vehicles
- HS 8714Vehicles
- HS 8601Vehicles
- HS 8606Vehicles
- HS 8901Vehicles
- HS 8903Vehicles
- HS 8802Vehicles
- HS 8803Vehicles
- HS 8609Vehicles
- HS 9101Consumer Goods
- HS 9102Consumer Goods
- HS 7113Consumer Goods
- HS 7113Consumer Goods
- HS 7117Consumer Goods
- HS 9503Consumer Goods
- HS 9504Consumer Goods
- HS 9506Consumer Goods
- HS 9506Consumer Goods
- HS 9507Consumer Goods
- HS 9202Consumer Goods
- HS 4820Consumer Goods
- HS 9608Consumer Goods
- HS 6601Consumer Goods
- HS 3406Consumer Goods
- HS 7323Consumer Goods
- HS 8215Consumer Goods
- HS 6912Consumer Goods
- HS 6911Consumer Goods
- HS 7013Consumer Goods
- HS 3405Consumer Goods
Commodities linked to United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates appears in the trade lanes for the commodities below. Each hub covers grades, specs, benchmark pricing and HS code references.
United Arab Emirates's key trading partners
India toolkit →
IGST on imports · 5% / 12% / 18% / 28%
China toolkit →
Import VAT · 13% standard, 9% reduced, 6% services
United States toolkit →
No federal VAT / GST · 0% federal
Saudi Arabia toolkit →
VAT · 15% standard (from July 2020)
Japan toolkit →
Consumption Tax (JCT) · 10% standard / 8% reduced (food, newspapers)
Germany toolkit →
VAT (Umsatzsteuer / Einfuhrumsatzsteuer) · 19% standard, 7% reduced
Frequently asked questions
How much is import duty in the UAE?
5% flat on most goods under the GCC Common External Tariff. 50% on alcohol, 100% on tobacco. Zero or reduced rates apply under India CEPA, Israel CEPA, GAFTA and other preferential agreements.
Is VAT payable on free-zone imports?
No, provided the goods remain in a Designated Free Zone. VAT (and customs duty) crystallise only when the goods are cleared into the UAE mainland. Free-zone-to-free-zone movements can be outside VAT scope.
What day-count convention applies to AED LCs?
ACT/360 - same as USD. Because AED is pegged to USD at 3.6725, Gulf trade finance conventions follow the dollar. Our Usance LC Interest Calculator applies ACT/360 automatically for AED.
Do I need an importer code in the UAE?
Yes. Each Emirate's customs authority (Dubai Customs, Abu Dhabi Customs, etc.) issues an importer code linked to your trade licence. Free-zone entities receive a separate free-zone customs code.