Guidance

Exporting to the United Arab Emirates

A guide for British businesses who are interested in developing their overseas trade and doing business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

• From: Department for International Trade
• Published: 21 March 2014
• Last updated: 1 May 2018
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  1. 1 May 2018

     Addition of export control requirements to Nuclear section 5.2.

  2. 9 March 2018

     January 2018 update covering all sections of the guide.

  3. 21 December 2015

     2015 update of exporting to UAE guide.

  4. 21 March 2014

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 31 January 2020

Department for International Trade withdrew this publication because it was out of date.

See current information to:

• explore opportunities for exporting to the UAE in our country guide on great.gov.uk
• find out how UK organisations can manage risk when doing business in the UAE

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Doing business in the United Arab Emirates: UAE trade and export guide

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A detailed guide on doing business in and with the UAE. The guide contains information on:

• challenges of doing business in UAE
• growth potential of the market
• trade between the UK and UAE
• start-up and market entry considerations for the UAE
• legal considerations in the UAE
• tax and customs considerations in UAE
• entry requirements for UAE
• who to contact for more help