Garments made in India enter the United Arab Emirates free of customs duty en virtud del Acuerdo de Cooperación Económica y Comercial entre la India–Acuerdo de Asociación Económica Integral de los EAU (CEPA), instead of the standard 5% GCC duty. The exemption depends on one document: a CEPA certificate of origin issued in India. This guide explains the certificate, the origin rule, y lo que salva. Comprobado con fuentes oficiales sobre 7 Octubre 2026.
la tasa, in one line
Standard UAE duty on imported clothing is the 5% GCC common external tariff, charged on the CIF value. Under CEPA, which has applied since 1 Puede 2022, UAE customs exempts goods of Indian origin from customs duty. This covers vestidos, caftanes, skirts and scarves alike.
El certificado de origen
- Who issues it: an issuing agency in India, through the government’s electronic certificate-of-origin platform (Trade Connect). The certificate is electronic and carries a QR code that UAE customs can verify.
- Who uses it: the importer’s clearing agent in the UAE presents it with the import declaration to claim the exemption.
- Sin ello: el envio paga el total 5% duty.
Does my garment qualify?
Para prendas, the CEPA origin rule is a change of tariff heading plus 40% value addition. En términos sencillos, the garment must be made in India from materials of a different kind, como tela cortada y cosida en un vestido, and at least 40% of its value must be added under the agreement’s rules. Garments cut and sewn in India from fabric normally meet the first test. The value-addition test depends on the cost of imported inputs, which is why the issuing agency checks it before it issues the certificate.
Lo que se ahorra en un envío
Take cotton dresses invoiced at AED 10,000, with AED 600 freight and AED 50 seguro. The customs value is CIF: DEA 10,650.
| Sin certificado | With CEPA certificate | |
|---|---|---|
| Derechos de aduana | 5% = AED 532.50 | 0% = AED 0.00 |
| IVA de importación, 5% de (valor en aduana + duty) | DEA 559.13 | DEA 532.50 |
The duty saving is AED 532.50 on this shipment. Import VAT is usually no cost to a registered business: a UAE VAT-registered importer does not pay it at the border. It self-accounts under the reverse-charge mechanism in its VAT return and recovers the same amount as input tax.
Common mistakes that lose the 0% tasa
- Shipping without the certificate, or with details that do not match the invoice.
- Assuming that another Gulf state gives the same exemption. CEPA covers imports into the UAE only. Other GCC states charge the 5% common tariff unless they have their own agreement with India; Oman’s CEPA with India has applied since 1 Junio 2026.
Comprueba tu propia prenda
- Import duty on dresses from India to the UAE, con una calculadora
- kaftans · Bufandas · Afueras
Fabricamos y exportamos caftanes, vestidos, faldas y bufandas de la India. We arrange the CEPA certificate of origin for every qualifying shipment. Habla con nosotros about the UAE market.
Fuentes
- Press Information Bureau, Gobierno de la India: India–UAE CEPA entered into force (1 Puede 2022)
- UAE Ministry of Economy: Emiratos Árabes Unidos–India CEPA final text, rules of origin
- Abu Dhabi Customs: Emiratos Árabes Unidos–India agreement: Indian-origin goods exempt from customs duties
- UAE Government portal: Clearing the customs and paying customs duty
- Gobierno de la India: Plataforma electrónica Trade Connect (certificados de origen)
Información indicativa de fuentes oficiales., escrito 7 Octubre 2026. Tarifas verificadas en contra los aranceles oficiales. No es una norma aduanera.; confirm with your clearing agent before you rely on it.
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