Food Products Registration in Dubai

In the UAE, there is a procedure for mandatory registration of food products with the Dubai Municipality. A mandatory requirement is to have a trade license and company in the UAE.

First, you will need to register on the Dubai Municipality (IRS) portal and then after checking the documents and confirming the registration, you will need to create a user. To register food products, you must have the following information:

Photo or artwork;

Barcode;

Product name;

The country of origin;

Net weight;

Brand name;

Manufacturer (factory) and its address;

Storage conditions;

Type of packaging;

Date of manufacture and expiration date;

Other details may be requested by Dubai Municipality.

Other documents or certificates may be requested (depending on the product), for example: Organic Certificate, Hala Certificate etc.

The Level Consulting will prepare labels of your product as per UAE requirements in English and Arabic and approve it in Dubai Municipality. Upon completion of registration of the goods, its required to submitted a “Consignment release permit” and then an inspector will conduct inspection at customs, where all documents (invoice, certificates, packing list) and the goods will be checked. Initially, you can bring the “Sample Box” of your products.

If you are planning to open a shop or kiosk in Dubai, then the next step is to register with Food Watch where you will need to submit the interior design and your UAE trade license.

The Level Consulting team will help you from registering companies in the UAEto registering goods in Dubai Municipality. We will help you with paperwork, starting from a business plan, licenses and work visas up to labels of your food items. We will draw up a comprehensive business plan that will leave no questions for your investors and will become a complete tool for successful planning of your business in the UAE.