UAE to enforce new tax rules for international imports from February 1, 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023   |  

The new tax rule will implement from February 1, and international import invoices valued over AED10,000 must be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC).

MoFAIC will collect a fee of AED150 for every commercial invoice of imported goods valued at AED10,000 or more.

The exemption for UAE import attestation fees includes Invoices for a value of less than AED10,000, Personal imports, GCC imports, Freezone imports, Police and military imports, and Charity imports.

Attestation can be done digitally at the MoFAIC website by uploading documents. 

Importers have 14 days to pay the attestation fees after the customs declaration for imported goods has been set.