Product Registration in Dubai
Dubai provides one of the best opportunities for merchants around the globe to import, manufacture, distribute, and re-export a large number of products including cosmetics, health, food, hand sanitizers, and many others. Dubai is a hub of trade between different markets on an international level. For this purpose, there is a complete Product registration process developed by the government of Dubai. This process ensures that only high-quality products are imported and manufactured in Dubai.
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What is a Product Registration?
Product registration is a process carried out by relevant authorities in a specific country to register any imported or manufactured product in that country. Different types of products are registered through this important process. All the products are required to be registered before their import, promotion, and sale in Dubai.
In Dubai, the product registration process is conducted by several authorities such as the safety and health section of Dubai Municipality, Food Department, or Ministry of Health. The most important one is Dubai Municipality (DM) while other departments are also required for completion of this process.
- The Dubai Products Registration process ensures that each product either its cosmetic products or Packaged food product has all the necessary information on its label, so the consumer gets clear information about the product that what they are going to buy.
- For Cosmetic Products Registration the Dubai Municipality process checks the presence of any substance that may be harmful to the human body and Same for food products, anything that might be restricted or not suitable for human consumption will be rejected to import to Dubai.
- All the products registered in Dubai are integrated into a single system. Where all the consumer goods in Dubai are registered. This makes it easier for the government, traders, and customers to get detailed information about all the consumer products in Dubai
Why Product Registration is compulsory in UAE?
- The main reason for implementing the process of product registration in Dubai is to restrict the trading of fake and harmful products in the local market of Dubai and to ensure the safety of consumer and the quality of the products
- Dubai municipality product registration controls the entry of products into the UAE market to ensure product quality and Consumer safety by aiming at product registration, random product testing, and product inspections
- Products Registration specify that each product that will be imported in Dubai for local trading should be registered in Dubai Municipality and get a registration certificate which may be asked at the time of shipment clearing
Product Registration Process in Dubai
Set up a Company
The product registration can only be processed by a company based in Dubai or in the UAE Free zone. The company must have a valid trade license. Please note that only a local UAE company which is also having the appropriate business activity can register its products with Dubai Municipality.
Registration of the company
with Dubai Municipality
After setting up a company in Dubai or in the UAE Free zone, the next step is to register a company with DM. this required some basic information about the company such as the trade license of the company, email address, and contact details. We can assist you with the process since we are doing it for a long time.
Submission of the required
documents to Dubai Municipality
The third step in registration is the submission of the required documents to apply for label assessment of the products as per the product category. A product sample must be submitted to CPSS. When an assessment of the label is done then DM will issue a Label Assessment Report which comprises product description.
