UAE Allows for Duty Exemptions Under Trade Agreement with Europe
Dubai Customs issued a notice exempting a new list of goods in the free trade agreement between the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf countries and the European Free Trade Association states. EFTA comprises EU member states…
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Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Pursuant to the FTA, the list of goods falling under “Category B” were subject to duties for the first five years of the agreement but made exempt on the first day of the sixth year, July 1, 2021. The list of goods includes food items (pasta, macaroni, and French fries), cereal products, bakery products, coffee and tea products, sauces including ketchup, soy sauce and mayonnaise, food supplements, mineral water and beverages, bamboo, softening agents and glue.