Beverages export rules: United Arab Emirates

Rules to check before you export beverages to the United Arab Emirates (2), each with its official source.

Official sources checked between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-16

Duty and FTAs: The Korea–UAE CEPA has been in force since 1 May 2026: claim its rate with a certificate of origin. In the tariff lookup, pick the UAE as the importer and Korea as the exporter. macmap.org, checked 2026-10-09

Products with similar rules: Coffee mixes & tea extracts

This is not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates change, so confirm with the official source and a local authority, your importer or an expert before you sell.

• Main rule for beverages: UAE: halal certificates for the final product and its raw materials must come from a halal certification body registered with the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (Cabinet Decree 10 of 2014, standard UAE.S 2055-1); the national Halal mark itself is optional. The ministry's register lists no body based in Korea (checked 15 Oct 2026), so confirm that your certifier is registered before you promise halal. Food registration and clearance go through your importer and the emirate's food authority. moiat.gov.ae, checked 2026-10-15
• UAE excise tax on sweetened drinks by sugar content: The UAE taxes drinks with added sugar or sweeteners, including concentrates and powders measured as made up, by sugar content: AED 1.09 per litre at 8 g or more of sugar or other sweeteners per 100 ml, AED 0.79 per litre at 5 to under 8 g, and nothing below 5 g or with artificial sweeteners only; naturally occurring sugar counts once anything is added. Drinks with at least 75% milk and baby formula are outside it. Without a lab report on the sugar content accepted by the Federal Tax Authority, the drink is taxed at the highest rate, so send your importer one for each recipe. Done with your importer · tax.gov.ae, checked 2026-10-16
• Open the checklist
• Work out the export price
• Same product, other countries: United Kingdom
• Same product, other countries: Saudi Arabia
• Same product, other countries: Mexico
• Sources: moiat.gov.ae, checked 2026-10-15
• Sources: tax.gov.ae, checked 2026-10-16
• Sources: macmap.org, checked 2026-10-09

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