UAE customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to UAE. Items allowed to import is Gifts whose value does not exceed AED3000. Prohibited items is Narcotic drugs such as hashish, cocaine, heroin, and hallucination pills. Some of restricted items are Military weapons, ammunition, and explosives.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into UAE
Tobacco
- 400 cigarettes;
- 50 cigars; or
- 500 grams of tobacco.
Alcohol
- Travellers may bring in any currency and money up to AED40,000.
Currency
- Travellers may bring in any currency and money up to AED40,000.
Other items
- Gifts whose value does not exceed AED3000.
- Personal belongings, including phones, portable music equipment, sports equipment, and wheelchairs.
Prohibited items into UAE
- Narcotic drugs such as hashish, cocaine, heroin, and hallucination pills.
- Paan and naswar.
- Offensive weapons, such as swords, stealth knives, flick knives, knuckle dusters, and other martial arts equipment.
- Air pressure weapons and electric shock devices.
- Fireworks.
- Non-commercially produced cooked foods, meats, and slaughtered birds.
- Radioactive materials.
- Gambling tools and equipment.
- Printed publications, paintings, photographs, books, and other media which contradict Islamic teaching and decency.
- Any media which may deliberately imply immorality and turmoil.
- Items considered to be involved with Black Magic and Witchcraft.
- Goods from boycotted countries.
- Goods of Israeli manufacturing origin.
- Counterfeit and fake goods.
- Forged and counterfeit currency.
- Rhino horn or ivory.
- Three layer fishing nets.
- Original engravings, prints, lithographs, sculptures and statues.
- Used, reconditioned and invalid tyres.
- Cooked and homemade foods.
Restricted items into UAE
- Military weapons, ammunition, and explosives.
- Up to 3 months' supply of prescription medication for personal use.
- Endangered species and their derivative products require permission from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment.
- All pets are subject to importation requirements, and some may be prohibited. For further information, please visit theMinistry of Climate Change and Environment.
- Certain plants and their produce are restricted. For further information, please visit theMinistry of Climate Change and Environment.
UAE travel details
Export Regulations
Free to export items from UAE
No rules presentProhibited items from UAE
- Same as prohibited to import list.
Restricted items from UAE
- Abu Dhabi General Directorate of Customs
- Dubai Customs
- Sharjah Customs
- Department of Ports & Customs - Ajman
- Ras al-Khaimah Customs Department
- Port of Fujairah
- Umm al-Qaiwain Customs
UAE visa advice
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