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List of goods subject to import and export restrictions

Last updated: 27 June 2024

The United Arab Emirates maintains restricts the importation and exportation of certain energy related products. The following goods require official pre-approval before being imported or exported:

  • Air-conditioning machines and equipment, cooling or deep-freezing machines and equipment, weighing and standardization equipment, propelling, piling, loading or unloading machines and equipment (such as elevators, escalators, conveyor belts, cable-transporters (telefric) and water heaters.)
  • Diesel, fuel
  • Vehicles
  • Radio chemical elements and radioisotopes 
  • Electric transformers which capacity exceeds 500 KVA
  • Thermal alternators
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, automatic tools and equipment with their spare parts


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