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Exempted Commodities
Exemptions
Exemption covers the following commodities and items:
- The commodities exempted in the Unified Customs Tariff of the GCC Member States.
- The commodities imported for the diplomatic and consular bodies and the international organizations, the heads and members of the diplomatic and consular missions approved by the country according to the international agreements, laws and practices in force subject to the reciprocity principle and subject to the provisions of Article (100) concerning the conditions and procedures relating to the goods exempted under Article (99) of this Law.
- Imports by all sectors of the Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces such as ammunition, arms etc.
- The personal effects and used household appliances belonging to the citizens residing abroad or those brought with the foreigners (expatriates) upon their first arrival for residence in the country according to the conditions prescribed by the director general.
- Personal effects and gifts brought by passengers according to the conditions of the Rules of Implementation.
- Imports of the philanthropic societies (Charities) according to the conditions set forth in the Rules of Implementation of this Law.
- The cases provided for in Article (105) exempted from the customs taxes “duties” such as the returned goods of national origin that were exported to outside of the country as well as the foreign goods returned to the country which are proved to have been previously reexported to outside of the country and the goods temporarily exported for completion of processing or repair.
Restricted Commodities
Goods whose import is restricted
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Controlling Entity
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Entity Website
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Predatory animals
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From Clause 0106
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Bustards
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From Clause 0106.3990
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Diwan
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Weapons and ammunition
of all kinds
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Chapter 93 wholly
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Ministry of the Interior
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Alcoholic drinks
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From Chapter 22
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Ministry of the Interior
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Medicament including narcotic drugs used for medical purposes
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From Clauses 3003, 3004
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Health Authority
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Organic and
chemical fertilizers
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Chapter 31
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Agricultural reformers
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From Clauses 2813 , 2824 , 3808
2125, 085, 0326, 1127
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Insecticides
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3808
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Agricultural saplings
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From Clauses 0602,06,01
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Agricultural seeds
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From Clauses
09, 091207, 1206
12, 05, 1204, 12, 09
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Telecommunication devices, Repeaters, Jammers, network detectors and cell phones.
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From Clauses 82,25 85,17
and other clauses
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Communication Regulation Authority
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Bees and queen bees
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From Clauses 0106,9010
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Animals of the horse family
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001,10
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Gas used in
conditioning, refrigerating and freezing devices
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From Clauses 29,03 3824,7,1
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Environment Research Authority
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Fireworks and explosives
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From Chapter 36
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Ministry of the Interior
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Chemical and radioactive
materials of all forms
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From Chapters 28,29
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Environment Research Authority
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Camels
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From Clause 1910, 0106
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Diwan
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Live animals
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From Clauses 29,03-3824,71
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Live fish
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0301
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Incubation eggs
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04070011
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Animal Semen
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051110
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Veterinary vaccines and serums
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3002
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
and Health
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Diagnostic materials and equipment and veterinary requirement
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From Chapter 30
From Chapter 90
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Animal products of all kinds
.((such as leather, wool, etc
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Multiple Clauses
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Oil residues, plastic wastes, pharmaceutical wastes, chemical industry wastes, battery leftovers, reserves and other leftovers which affect the environment.
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2710,90
3915
3006, 80
38, 25
8548 and other clauses
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Environment Research Authority
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Water heaters
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851610 ,8419
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Environment Research Authority
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Cigarettes classified as tobacco and prepared by mechanical methods
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240220
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Environment Research Authority
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Prohibited Commodities
Goods whose Import is prohibited
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HS Code
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Controlling Entity
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Entity Website
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Hashish, opium, heroin, Morphine, cocaine
Poppy and husks and seeds thereof,
Qat, cannabis and other seeds
of a similar effect
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1207,91-1211,90-1207,99
1302,19-1302,11-1301,90
2807,00-2806,10-3912,31
2913, 10+ other Articles of Chapter 29
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Ministry of the Interior
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goods for which a boycott resolution was issued from Israel Boycott Office and that bear flags and slogans of Israel
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Not Specified
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Ministry of Economy
and Trade
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Counterfeit and imitated money
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4907----7118
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Central Bank
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Prints, photographs, oil paintings, drawings, cards, books, magazines and stone sculptures which conflict with the Islamic religion and rules of conduct and involve a corruption or seduction end
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From Chapter 49
From clauses 6818- 9703
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Ministry of Information
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Abu Dhabi Information Center
Tel.: 009712446614
Fax: 00972445250
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Raw ivory (elephant tusk) and rhinoceros horn
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From Clause 0507
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Environment Research Authority
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Fishing nets that is made of three nylon layers
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From Clause 5608
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Hawks shall be banned as from 1-4 till 31 August except: Hawks having CITES permits, holding passports and coming for treatment after securing a permit from the Environment Research Authority
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From Clause 0106.31
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Presidential Decree
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Gambling tools and machines
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From Clause 9504
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Ministry of the Interior
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Children sweets imported in form of cigarettes
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1704
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The Municipality
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Ozone depleting substances
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From Chapters 29, 28
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Environment Research Authority
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Materials contaminated with radiation
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Multiple
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Multiple
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Boards and pipes made of Asbestos
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6811
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Ministry of Health
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Laser pens which produce red beams
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901320
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Ministry of the Interior
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Hazardous waste
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Multiple Clauses
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Environment Research Authority
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Goods whose export is prohibited
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Item
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HS Code
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Controlling Entity
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Entity Website
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Fish
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From Chapter 3
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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Sheep
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From Clause 0104
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Ministry of Aquatic Environment
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