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Dubai Customs, Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Dubai Customs · Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi Customs
What can you bring into United Arab Emirates?
Tobacco and vaping products
Cigarettes 200 piece · Cigars 50 piece · Loose/pipe tobacco 500 gram
24 rules
Prohibited
- Cigarettes Restricted
- Cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) Restricted
- Cigars Restricted
- Cigars and other tobacco (by weight) Restricted
- Cuban-origin cigars and other tobacco products Restricted
- Cut/loose tobacco Restricted
- Disposable e-cigarette Declare
- E-cigarette device Declare
- E-cigarette nicotine liquid Declare
- Heated tobacco Restricted
- Heated tobacco devices Declare
- Lighters and matches Allowed
- Loose/other tobacco Restricted
- Loose/pipe tobacco Restricted
- Manufactured tobacco Restricted
- Nicotine pouches Restricted
- Other tobacco products (loose-leaf, molasses, heat-not-burn) Restricted
- Smoking tobacco Restricted
- Tobacco sticks Restricted
- Unstamped tobacco or vaping product unit Prohibited
- Vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine Declare
General allowances
Gifts and personal goods 3,000 AED · Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours 3,000 AED · Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours 3,000 AED
25 rules
Restricted
- Accompanying goods, non-commercial (flat-rate band) Declare
- Audio and video recorder/player Allowed
- Driver and crew border-shop bundle Restricted
- GPS device Restricted
- Game console Allowed
- Gifts and personal goods Restricted
- Gifts sent by post Declare
- Goods eligible for the $1,000 flat rate of duty Declare
- Laptop or personal computer Allowed
- Medical device Restricted
- Mobile phone or wireless device Allowed
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Motor vehicle fuel Check
- Musical instrument Allowed
- Night vision device Allowed
- Other personal item Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 7 days Allowed
- Personal goods (Annex-9 B) Allowed
- Photo camera Allowed
- Photo or video camera Allowed
- Radio and radio-cassette player Allowed
- Sports equipment Allowed
- Tablet and smartwatch Allowed
- Television Allowed
- Used articles and personal belongings Allowed
- Video camera Allowed
Cash and valuables
Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) 60,000 AED · Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) 60,000 AED · Renminbi cash 60,000 AED
12 rules
Declare
- Accompanied cash Declare
- Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) Declare
- Cash and foreign-exchange payment instruments Declare
- Cross-border movement of monetary instruments (cash and bearer negotiable instruments) Declare
- Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) Declare
- Currency and monetary instruments over $10,000 Declare
- Foreign currency cash Declare
- Jewelry and precious metals Declare
- Negotiable instruments and securities Declare
- Renminbi cash Declare
- Turkish lira cash Declare
Pets and live animals
Cats and dogs 2 piece · Dogs (CDC 2024 import rule) 2 piece
5 rules
Prohibited
Animal and plant products
17 rules
Prohibited
- Agricultural/forestry/fishery/livestock products (general sub-cap) Restricted
- Animal, plant, fruit, vegetable, seafood and food products Declare
- Cut flowers and wreaths Restricted
- Eggs Restricted
- Fish and other fishery products Restricted
- Food, plant and animal products under agency control Restricted
- Fruits and vegetables Restricted
- Meat and fish Declare
- Meat, meat products and dairy products Declare
- Other animal-origin products (Annex-2 list) Restricted
- Other plant products Declare
- Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) Declare
- Pet food Restricted
- Plants and plant products Restricted
- Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons Allowed
- Seeds, tubers, seedlings and cuttings Restricted
- Soil Prohibited
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Strong-smelling fruit (e.g. durian) Check
Cosmetics and personal care
Perfume and toilet water 3,000 AED · Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) 100 milliliter
6 rules
Restricted
- Cargo liquids in checked baggage (Zamzam water, edible oil, liquid food) Restricted
- Duty-free liquids in a sealed security bag Allowed
- Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) Restricted
- Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit Allowed
- Perfume and toilet water Allowed
- Skincare and make-up products Restricted
Electronics and batteries
Power bank 20 piece · Spare (loose) lithium batteries 20 piece · Portable electronic devices with installed battery 15 device
9 rules
Restricted
- Battery-powered mobility aids and wheelchairs Restricted
- Medical oxygen cylinders and concentrators Restricted
- Mobile phone Allowed
- Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) Restricted
- Portable electronic devices with installed battery Allowed
- Power bank Restricted
- Radios, transmitters and pagers Restricted
- Smart luggage with built-in battery Restricted
- Spare (loose) lithium batteries Restricted
Medicines and medical devices
13 rules
Restricted
- Controlled substances for personal medical use (schedules II-V) Restricted
- Controlled/prescription medicine Restricted
- Dietary supplements and sports nutrition Restricted
- External-use medicine (personal use) Allowed
- Medicine containing stimulant raw materials Restricted
- Medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances Restricted
- Narcotic and psychotropic medicines Restricted
- Narcotic or psychotropic medicines Restricted
- Non-narcotic, non-psychotropic medicines Allowed
- Personal medical device Restricted
- Personal-use cosmetics (each item) Allowed
- Personal-use medicine Allowed
- Personal-use medicines (non-controlled) Allowed
Weapons, explosives and dangerous goods
Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) 2.5 kilogram · Pets (companion animals) 2 piece
39 rules
Prohibited
- Antique and replica weapons Prohibited
- Banned knives and edged weapons Prohibited
- Buddha images, artifacts/objects, antiques Restricted
- CITES-protected species and products Restricted
- Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) Restricted
- Consumer fireworks Prohibited
- Controlled drugs (Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 4th Schedule) Prohibited
- Counterfeit and pirated goods Prohibited
- Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) Allowed
- Endangered species products (e.g. rhinoceros horn) Prohibited
- Fake notes or coins Prohibited
- Firearms, ammunition and controlled knives Restricted
- Firearms, blades, explosives, toxic/radioactive materials and interception devices Restricted
- Food, medicine, cosmetics and food supplement Restricted
- Goods banned by law Prohibited
- Guns, bullets, explosives and equivalents Restricted
- Knives Prohibited
- Knives and bladed weapons Restricted
- Living animals and carcass Restricted
- Medicines Restricted
- Narcotics and psychotropic substances Prohibited
- Narcotics, psychotropic substances, cannabis and abuse-risk medicines Restricted
- Obscene materials and counterfeit currency/securities Prohibited
- Pets (companion animals) Restricted
- Plants and their parts Restricted
- Pornographic materials Prohibited
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Powders and other granular substances Check
- Printed matter, film and recorded media under content restrictions Restricted
- Prohibited telecommunication equipment Restricted
- Satellite phone Restricted
- Scissors Prohibited
- Sharp or bladed work tools Prohibited
- Switchblade, gravity, ballistic and Balisong (butterfly) knives Prohibited
- Unmanned aircraft (drones) Restricted
- Unmanned aircraft / drone Restricted
- Vehicle parts Prohibited
- Weapons and munitions Restricted
Alcoholic beverages
Spirits and wine 4 liter · Beer 2 carton · Wine 4 liter
17 rules
Restricted
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages above 22% vol (or undenatured ethyl alcohol 80% vol and over) Restricted
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages up to and including 22% vol Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages (all types) Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages (combined volume and value cap) Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages (standard 760 ml bottle) Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages above 12% ABV Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages above 22% ABV Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages up to 22% ABV Restricted
- Beer Restricted
- Beer or ale Restricted
- Cuban-origin alcoholic beverages Restricted
- Other alcoholic beverages (spirits, beer, liqueurs) Restricted
- Spirits (alcoholic beverages other than wine or beer) Restricted
- Spirits and wine Restricted
- Still wine Restricted
- Wine Restricted
- Wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) Restricted
What happens if you do not declare
- Step 1: Reported to authority, Administrative fine
- Step 1: Confiscation, Criminal prosecution
- Step 1: Standard duty Statute: Dubai Customs Policy, 'Declaration and Inspection of Items or Belongings Accompanying the Passengers and their Exemptions thereof', Article (3)(a)(1)
- Step 1: Standard duty Statute: Dubai Customs, Passenger Customs Guide (Version 6, 2025), 'Second: Baggage Declaration', item 2
- Step 1: Confiscation, Reported to authority Statute: Dubai Customs Policy, Article (6)(b) Penalties
- Step 2: Held until departure Statute: Dubai Customs Policy, Article (3)(a)(2)
- Step 3: Confiscation Statute: Dubai Customs Policy, Article (3)(a)(3)
- Step 4: Confiscation Statute: Dubai Customs, Passenger Customs Guide (Version 6, 2025), 'Second: Baggage Declaration', item 3
- Step 5: Criminal prosecution, Confiscation Statute: Dubai Customs Policy, Article (6)(a) Penalties, referring to Articles 143(5) and 145 of the Common Customs Law
Official authorities
18 official sources
- Dubai Customs, Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025, Second: Baggage Declaration
- Dubai Customs Dubai Customs — passenger and personal effects duty exemption guidance
- Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), United Arab Emirates Import of pets (cats / dogs) - Conditions & Requirements
- Dubai Customs Permitted Luggage & Items — Dubai Customs
- Abu Dhabi Customs Restricted and Prohibited Goods
- Dubai Customs iDeclare
- General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Prohibited Items List
- Ministry of Culture Federal Law No. 11 of 2017 on Antiquities
- Abu Dhabi Customs / GCC General Secretariat GCC Unified Guide for Customs Procedures at First Points of Entry
- Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Import of a species listed in CITES Appendices
- The Official Portal of the UAE Government (u.ae) Drugs and controlled medicines
- Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Import an agricultural consignment
- The Official Portal of the UAE Government (u.ae) Banning private ownership of dangerous animals
- Federal Tax Authority Digital Tax Stamps
- The Official Portal of the UAE Government (u.ae) Customs clearance
- Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Import for live animals and birds
- UAE Cabinet / UAE Legislation platform (Official Gazette No. 792) Cabinet Resolution No. (2) of 2025 Regarding the Technical Regulation for Tobacco-Free Nicotine Pouches
- Abu Dhabi Customs Restricted and Prohibited Goods