- Labeling Requirements
- Required Documents
- Licensing
- Import Procedures
- Taxes/Tariffs
- Contacts
Please note:
A relevant FAS Attaché report for the United Arab Emirates can be found at:
http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Food%20and%20Agricultural%20Import%20Regulations%20and%20Standards%20-%20Narrative_Dubai_United%20Arab%20Emirates_4-6-2011.pdf.
IMPORT PROCEDURES
Alcoholic beverages and other alcohol-containing products may be imported through several companies licensed by the UAE government. In each of the country’s eight municipalities, the respective health department is responsible for enforcing the federal food safety standards on imported foods.
CONTACTS
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Office of Agricultural Affairs U.S. Consulate General, Dubai P.O. Box 121777 Dubai, UAE Tel: (011-971-4) 311-6183 Fax: (011-971-4) 354-7279 Email: atodubai@fas.usda.gov | Standards Department Issues Emirates Authority for Standards & Metrology P.O. Box 2166 Abu Dhabi, Tel: (971) 2-671-1110; Fax: (971) 2-671-5999 E-mail: sultan@esma.ae |
| Dubai Food Control Authority P.O. Box 67 Dubai, UAE Tel: (971) 4-206-4200; Fax: (971) 4-223-1905 E-mail: foodcontrol@dm.gov.ae | Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority P.O. Box 52150 Abu Dhabi, UAE Tel: (971) 2-495-4112; Fax: (971) 2-446-3811 |
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This page was last reviewed on September 12, 2011