144 guides for sellers based in the UAE

UAE seller guides

Sourced, dated guides for businesses that sell online from the UAE: getting licensed, VAT and corporate tax, customs and product approvals, Amazon.ae and noon, couriers, payments, and growing into the wider GCC. Every figure links to the authority or platform page it came from.

Licensing and free zones

• Free zone company selling in mainlandCan a free zone company sell in mainland UAE? Dubai's 2025 rules, the AED 5,000 six-month permit, branch and …
• Cheapest e-commerce license UAECheapest UAE e-commerce license with a visa in October 2026: published RAKEZ and Meydan prices, mainland cost…
• Dropshipping license UAE guideNeed a dropshipping license in the UAE? No dropshipping-only license is published. See the online-selling lic…
• Dubai CommerCity license guideDubai CommerCity license for e-commerce sellers: what the free zone is, why its price is not officially publi…
• Abu Dhabi Tajer e-commerce licenseHow an Abu Dhabi e-commerce license works through the Tajer (Abu Dhabi Trader) license: TAMM fees, 3-year val…
• Ecommerce license in AjmanAjman e-commerce license options compared: Ajman DED mainland fees, AFZ, ANCFZ and Ajman Media City packages,…
• Sharjah e-commerce license (2026)Sharjah e-commerce license in 2026: SEDD mainland and Etimad micro-licenses, SPC Free Zone from AED 5,750, Sh…
• E-commerce license without visaCan you get a UAE e-commerce license without a residence visa? Published zero-visa prices (Meydan AED 12,500)…
• Free zone vs mainland e-commerceFree zone or mainland for an online seller in the UAE: ownership, selling to UAE customers, offices, visas, t…
• Home business license in DubaiHome business license in Dubai for 2026: eTrader at AED 1,370 and Intelaq at AED 1,070, who qualifies, what e…
• IFZA e-commerce license (2026)IFZA e-commerce license in 2026: what IFZA publishes (ownership, remote setup, license types), what it does n…
• Instagram business license UAEDo you need a license to sell on Instagram in the UAE? The 2026 rules: trade license, Dubai eTrader at AED 1,…
• Meydan e-commerce license (2026)Meydan Free Zone e-commerce license in 2026: the AED 12,500 and AED 15,000 Fawri routes, activity codes, visa…
• RAKEZ e-commerce license (2026)What a RAKEZ e-commerce license costs in October 2026, what the AED 6,000 and Amazon partner packages include…
• SHAMS e-commerce license (2026)SHAMS (Sharjah Media City) e-commerce license in 2026: packages, activities, visas, what is not published, an…
• UAE trade license renewal guideUAE trade license renewal for online sellers: published fees, grace periods and late fines in Dubai, Ajman, R…
• UAE e-commerce license cost (2026)What an e-commerce license costs in the UAE in 2026: Dubai eTrader AED 1,370, free zone packages from AED 4,8…
• License to sell online in UAEWhich license a UAE online seller needs in 2026: mainland e-trader or commercial, or free zone e-commerce, pl…

VAT and corporate tax

• Free zone corporate tax for sellersDoes a UAE free zone online seller pay 0% corporate tax? Qualifying income, the natural-person exclusion and …
• Corporate tax registration penaltyThe UAE corporate tax late registration penalty is AED 10,000. Deadlines for new companies, the FTA waiver, o…
• EmaraTax VAT registration checklistStep-by-step EmaraTax VAT registration for UAE sellers: the FTA's document list, six portal steps, the 20 bus…
• Late VAT registration penalty (UAE)Missed the AED 375,000 VAT threshold? The late registration penalty is AED 10,000, plus back VAT from the day…
• UAE Small Business Relief (2026)UAE Small Business Relief now covers tax periods ending 31 December 2029. Who qualifies at AED 3 million reve…
• UAE tax invoice requirementsWhat a UAE tax invoice must show for online sellers: required fields, the AED 10,000 simplified limit, the 14…
• UAE e-invoicing for sellers (2027)UAE e-invoicing dates for online sellers: AED 50 million businesses go live 1 January 2027, others 1 July 202…
• UAE VAT return filing (2026)How to file a UAE VAT return as an online seller: the 28-day deadline, what goes in the return, late penaltie…
• UAE VAT deregistrationHow to deregister from UAE VAT: when you must apply within 20 business days, when you may apply voluntarily, …
• VAT for free zone sellers (UAE)Does a UAE free zone company need to register for VAT? How the AED 375,000 threshold, designated zone rules a…
• VAT on Amazon.ae and noon feesAmazon.ae adds VAT on top of its listed fees. How 5% VAT on referral and FBA fees works for a UAE seller, how…
• VAT on delivery and COD (UAE)Do you charge 5% VAT on delivery fees and COD fees in the UAE? How the FTA rules treat shipping, free deliver…

Customs and importing

• Customs on courier shipments UAECustoms on courier shipments to the UAE in 2026: Dubai's AED 1,000 duty exemption from 3 August 2026, exclusi…
• Customs broker Dubai feesCustoms broker fees in Dubai for 2026: what Dubai Customs publishes, what it does not, who may clear goods, a…
• UAE customs duty refundHow to claim a customs duty refund in the UAE in 2026: Dubai Customs claim steps, proof of export, temporary …
• UAE customs duty calculatorHow customs duty is calculated in the UAE: 5% on CIF value, import VAT on duty-inclusive value, Dubai fees, a…
• Dubai importer code (2026)Dubai Customs importer code in 2026: the AED 100 fee, the three documents, one working day, renewal, free zon…
• Free zone to mainland dutyIs customs duty due when free zone goods enter the UAE mainland? 5% of CIF at exit, the AED 70 Dubai declarat…
• GCC customs union, duty onceIs customs duty paid once across the GCC? What the UAE authority says about 5% at the first point of entry, a…
• Dubai import documents checklistImport documents required in Dubai for sellers: the Dubai Customs list, registration papers, permits, the 30-…
• Import from China to DubaiImport from China to Dubai in 2026: importer code, 5% duty on CIF, import VAT, declaration fees, documents, a…
• Import from Turkey to UAEImporting from Turkey to the UAE in 2026: CEPA duty exemption for Turkish-origin goods, proof of origin, code…

Product approvals and labelling

• Arabic label rules UAE (2026)Do UAE product labels need Arabic? What Dubai Municipality, MoIAT and the consumer protection law say in 2026…
• Cosmetics registration UAE (2026)Cosmetics registration in the UAE for online sellers in 2026: what counts as a cosmetic, lab tests and heavy-…
• Dubai Municipality registrationWhich products need Dubai Municipality registration before online sale in Dubai: the AED 10 per-product fee, …
• ECAS certificate UAE (2026)ECAS certificate in the UAE for 2026: MoIAT fees of AED 620, 500 and 2,500, who can apply, the documents, the…
• UAE food label requirementsWhat a pre-packed food label must show to be sold in Dubai: Arabic, date marks, storage, shelf-life approval,…
• GS1 UAE barcode (GTIN)How to get GS1 UAE barcodes (GTINs) for Amazon.ae and noon: plans of 25, 100 or 1,000 barcodes, documents, re…
• Halal certificate for UAE sellersWhen you need a halal certificate to sell food, supplements and cosmetics in the UAE, who issues it, the AED …
• Montaji registration (2026)How Montaji product registration works in 2026: who can apply, the Dubai Municipality dossier, the 5-year val…
• UAE supplement registrationHow to register a dietary or health supplement to sell online in the UAE: Dubai Municipality Montaji, the fed…
• TDRA type approval (2026)TDRA type approval for UAE sellers in 2026: supplier registration, AED 500 review and AED 200 certificate fee…
• UAE trademark cost (2026)UAE trademark registration cost in 2026: AED 750 + 750 + 5,000 per class, timelines, renewal at AED 5,750, SM…

Amazon.ae

• Amazon.ae account healthAmazon.ae account health for UAE sellers: the published targets for order defects, cancellations and late shi…
• Amazon.ae seller verificationHow Amazon.ae seller verification works in 2026: which documents it checks, what Amazon publishes, what it do…
• Arabic listings on Amazon.aeDo you need an Arabic listing on Amazon.ae? What Amazon publishes, what it does not, and how UAE sellers can …
• Amazon.ae Brand Registry (2026)How Amazon Brand Registry works for UAE sellers in 2026: trademark rules Amazon publishes, what it unlocks, h…
• Amazon.ae category approval (2026)How category approval works on Amazon.ae in 2026: what gated categories are, what Amazon checks, how to apply…
• Amazon Easy Ship UAE (2026)How Amazon Easy Ship works for UAE sellers in 2026: AED weight fees, Amazon pickup and delivery, what is unpu…
• Amazon.ae FBA calculatorFree Amazon.ae FBA calculator for UAE sellers: enter price, cost, referral rate, fulfilment and storage to se…
• Amazon.ae FBA fees (2026)Amazon.ae FBA fees as published in 2026: per-unit fulfilment rates by size and weight, AED 2 storage, the 365…
• FBA vs Easy Ship (Amazon.ae)FBA vs Easy Ship on Amazon.ae compared for UAE sellers: who stores and delivers, Prime, cash on delivery, fee…
• Amazon.ae GTIN exemptionAmazon.ae GTIN exemption for UAE sellers: when a product needs a UPC or EAN, when to request an exemption, wh…
• Amazon.ae seller payments (2026)When Amazon.ae pays UAE sellers in 2026: the two-week FBA payout, how fees are deducted, when storage is char…
• Amazon.ae PPC guide (2026)How Amazon PPC works on Amazon.ae in 2026: eligibility, the AED 40 recommended daily budget, Arabic and Engli…
• Amazon.ae referral fees (2026)Amazon.ae referral fees by category in AED: percentage, AED 1 minimum, price-tier splits and a worked margin …
• Amazon.ae restricted products (2026)Amazon.ae restricted and prohibited products in 2026: the legal and policy test, FBA-only limits, how to chec…
• Amazon.ae account requirementsEach document Amazon.ae asks for when you register as a UAE seller in 2026: license, Emirates ID, address pro…
• Amazon.ae seller fees (2026)Amazon.ae seller fees in 2026: referral fees of 4.5% to 15%, Easy Ship from AED 14, FBA from AED 5.5, storage…
• Amazon.ae FBA storage feesAmazon.ae FBA storage fees in 2026: AED 2 per cubic foot per month, when it is charged, the 365-day long-term…
• Amazon.ae White Friday seller playbookHow UAE sellers prepare for Amazon.ae White Friday in 2026: deal types, deadlines, FBA and Easy Ship eligibil…

noon

• noon A+ content guide (2026)How to add A+ content on noon in 2026: where it appears, the 2400px banner spec, the 10-banner limit, Seller …
• noon counterfeit policynoon's counterfeit policy for sellers in 2026: the AED 200,000 minimum penalty, what counts as infringement, …
• noon bulk upload (NIS)How to bulk upload products to noon in 2026: download the NIS template, fill it, import it in Seller Lab, rea…
• noon Buy Box guide (2026)How the noon Buy Box works in 2026: the factors noon names (price, ratings, seller score, returns, speed), wh…
• noon GCC cross-border laneHow a UAE noon seller reaches Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait in 2026: automatic enrolment, the 5% cross-bord…
• Sell refurbished on noon UAE (2026)How to sell refurbished and renewed devices on noon UAE in 2026: eligibility, grades, 12 and 6-month warranti…
• noon seller penaltiesWhat noon penalises sellers for in 2026: DirectShip limits (2.5% cancellations, 3% late), fines, black points…
• noon seller registration (UAE)Register a UAE company as a noon seller in 2026: license rules, documents, the step-by-step Seller Lab flow, …
• noon seller support contacts (2026)How to contact noon seller support from the UAE in 2026: the Seller Lab ticket route, the seller@noon.com ema…
• noon seller warranty policy (2026)What noon requires from UAE sellers on warranty in 2026: the three warranty types, the one-year UAE rule, the…

Other UAE marketplaces

• Best UAE marketplaces (2026)Compare Amazon.ae, noon, Namshi, Carrefour, Sharaf DG, dubizzle, Ounass and TikTok for UAE-based sellers: who…
• Carrefour UAE seller guideHow to become a seller on the Carrefour UAE marketplace: who can join, how to apply, what Majid Al Futtaim ha…
• dubizzle business seller guideHow UAE businesses sell on dubizzle: the Verified Business subscription, documents, what to confirm before pa…
• Mumzworld seller registrationHow to sell on Mumzworld in 2026: the three published steps, the documents it asks for, what it does not publ…
• Namshi vs noon vs Amazon.ae fashionCompare Namshi, noon, Amazon.ae, Trendyol and AIVI for UAE fashion sellers in 2026: who can join, published f…
• Sell on 6thStreet (AIVI)6thStreet became AIVI in 2026. What is public about selling there, what is not, how to approach Apparel Group…
• How to sell on Instagram in UAEHow to sell on Instagram in the UAE in 2026: the license, tax and Arabic invoice rules, how to take orders an…
• How to sell on Ounass UAECan you sell on Ounass? No public seller sign-up exists as of October 2026. What that means for luxury brands…
• Sell on Trendyol UAE (2026)How a UAE seller joins Trendyol in 2026: the Dubai Chambers SME offer, what the seller FAQ says on payouts an…
• Sharaf DG seller guideHow to sell on Sharaf DG: the trade license and new-product rules, the fixed or guaranteed margin model, Shar…
• TikTok Shop UAE seller guideCan UAE sellers open a TikTok Shop in 2026? What TikTok's own pages show, how to check Seller Center, and how…
• Tradeling seller guide (2026)How to sell on Tradeling, the Dubai-based B2B marketplace: what its seller page says, twice-monthly payouts, …

Quick commerce and food

• Careem Quik supplier guideHow to become a Careem Quik supplier in the UAE in 2026: what is confirmed, what is not, and the registration…
• Cloud kitchen license in DubaiCloud kitchen license in Dubai in 2026: which authorities approve a delivery-only kitchen, the steps in order…
• InstaShop partner guide (UAE)How to become an InstaShop partner in the UAE in 2026: what we could verify, what we could not, and how shops…
• Selling food from home in DubaiCan you sell food from home in Dubai? What the Intelaq rules say on kitchens, nationality, activities and lim…
• UAE supermarket supplier registrationHow to register as a supermarket supplier in the UAE in 2026, incl. Carrefour: the buyer route, the documents…
• talabat mart supplier guideHow a UAE brand or distributor gets onto talabat mart in 2026: what talabat publishes, what it does not, and …
• Become a talabat partner (UAE)How to register as a talabat partner in the UAE in 2026: sign-up steps, listed documents, the 15-minute radiu…

Own store, payments and the law

• UAE advertiser permit (2026)The UAE advertiser permit for social media promotion in 2026: who must apply, documents, free first three yea…
• Best UAE payment gateway (2026)Compare UAE payment gateways for online stores in 2026: which publish their rates, Stripe and Shopify Payment…
• UAE e-commerce business bank accountThe documents a UAE bank asks for to open an e-commerce company account, by entity type, plus the rules Shopi…
• Cash on delivery for UAE sellersShould your UAE store offer cash on delivery? What the rules say, how to cost it against cards, refused-order…
• Shopify Payments in the UAEShopify Payments is live in the UAE for Advanced and Plus plans (Aug 2026). Entity types, AED bank rules, doc…
• Shopify in the UAE (2026)Yes, Shopify works in the UAE and Shopify Payments supports UAE businesses. What you need, what it costs in 2…
• Tabby merchant guide (UAE)How to become a Tabby merchant in the UAE: products, plugins, capture and refund flow, and which fee and sett…
• Tamara merchant guide (2026)How Tamara works for UAE merchants in 2026: weekly Tuesday settlement, holdbacks on new merchants, who bears …
• UAE consumer law and online returnsWhat UAE consumer protection law requires from online sellers: Arabic invoices, clear information, free repai…
• UAE data protection for online storesWhat the UAE personal data protection law means for a store website: consent, cross-border transfers, custome…
• UAE e-commerce law explainedWhat Federal Decree-Law 14 of 2023 on e-commerce requires of UAE online sellers: licenses, digital invoices, …

Couriers and fulfilment

• Best UAE e-commerce courier (2026)No courier is best for every UAE seller. Compare marketplace fulfilment, your own courier and 3PL on cost, CO…
• COD courier charges in the UAEWhat cash on delivery costs a UAE seller in 2026: courier COD fees, refused-order losses, remittance delay, V…
• E-commerce returns in the UAEHandling e-commerce returns in the UAE in 2026: noon's 15-day FBN and 14-day FBP windows, seller protection g…
• UAE RTO and failed delivery guideNo official UAE RTO rate exists. Learn how to measure your own failed-delivery rate, the causes in COD orders…
• 3PL and fulfilment in DubaiHow to choose a 3PL in Dubai in 2026: what to ask, how free zone vs mainland affects VAT, Amazon FBA and noon…
• Same-day delivery in DubaiOffering same-day delivery in Dubai in 2026: what couriers and marketplaces state, cut-off and cost questions…
• Ship from UAE to Saudi (e-commerce)How a UAE seller ships to Saudi customers in 2026: ZATCA import treatment, 15% VAT, SAR 1,000 duty point, noo…
• Ship perfume and batteries (UAE)Perfume, aerosols and lithium batteries are treated as dangerous goods by couriers. What Aramex and IATA publ…

Selling across the GCC

• Amazon.sa seller guide (2026)What Amazon.sa asks of sellers in 2026: commercial registration, KSA National ID, fees from 5%, FBA from SAR …
• Maroof registration, Saudi ArabiaIs Maroof still how Saudi e-stores are verified? What the Ministry of Commerce says about the Business Platfo…
• SABER certificate cost (2026)What SABER charges in 2026 for a product certificate and a shipment certificate, what it does not publish, an…
• Saudi VAT for UAE companiesDoes a UAE company need Saudi VAT registration? ZATCA's non-resident rule, 30-day deadline, tax representativ…
• Sell in Saudi Arabia from the UAECan a UAE company sell to Saudi customers without a Saudi entity? Compare the noon lane, your own store and S…
• Sell on noon Egypt (2026)Can a UAE company sell on noon Egypt? noon says the company must be registered in Egypt. Documents, tax card,…
• Sell online in Bahrain from the UAESelling online in Bahrain from the UAE in 2026: no noon Bahrain account, the GCC lane, 10% VAT, 5% duty, and …
• Sell online in Kuwait from the UAEHow a UAE seller reaches Kuwaiti customers in 2026: noon's cross-border lane, 5% duty, no VAT, import licensi…
• Sell online in Oman (2026)Selling online in Oman from the UAE in 2026: MoCIIP e-commerce license rules, 5% VAT, OMR 38,500 threshold, i…
• Sell online in Qatar (2026)Selling online in Qatar from the UAE in 2026: the new MoCI e-commerce license at QAR 500, what it needs, tax,…

Starting out and sourcing

• Start an online business in DubaiHow to start an online business in the UAE in 2026: the order of steps from license and VAT to sourcing, appr…
• Dragon Mart wholesale sourcingSourcing stock from Dragon Mart Dubai for Amazon.ae or noon: what the mall publishes, what it does not, and t…
• Is dropshipping legal in the UAE?Is dropshipping legal in the UAE? Yes, as licensed online selling. What the law, customs, VAT and marketplace…
• Online arbitrage on Amazon.aeOnline arbitrage on Amazon.ae from the UAE: what you need to resell legally, how brand gating and invoices wo…
• Private label perfume UAE guideLaunching a private label perfume in the UAE: who is legally responsible, Dubai Municipality registration, la…
• What to sell online in the UAEChoosing what to sell online in the UAE: a five-test filter for approvals, Amazon.ae fees, customs, brand rul…
• Dubai wholesale markets guideFinding a wholesale market in Dubai for Amazon.ae and noon stock: the buying routes, the invoices and approva…

Category playbooks

• Sell abayas online in UAEHow to sell abayas online in the UAE in 2026: license activity, import duty and VAT, Amazon.ae apparel fees, …
• Sell baby products online in the UAESelling baby products online in the UAE: which Dubai Municipality rules apply to skincare, bottles, toys and …
• Sell cosmetics online in UAEHow to sell cosmetics online in the UAE in 2026: Dubai Municipality registration, label rules, import checks,…
• Sell electronics online in the UAESelling electronics online in the UAE: TDRA type approval for wireless devices, MoIAT conformity, noon one-ye…
• Sell food products online UAESelling food online in the UAE in 2026: Dubai Municipality item registration, Arabic labels, halal certificat…
• Sell gold jewellery online UAESelling gold jewellery online in the UAE in 2026: the AED 55,000 AML threshold, goAML reporting, hallmarking,…
• Sell perfume online in the UAESelling perfume online in the UAE: Dubai Municipality registration, documents, AED 10 fee, Amazon.ae 15% refe…
• Sell supplements online in the UAESelling supplements online in the UAE: Dubai Municipality Montaji registration, lab report, claims and ad rul…
• Sell toys online in the UAESelling toys online in the UAE: Dubai Municipality toy registration, EN 71 report, shelf-life and fines, Amaz…
• Sell used phones online UAESelling used and refurbished phones online in the UAE in 2026: the VAT margin scheme, noon Renewed rules, TDR…

UAE seller glossary