Import Furniture from China to United Arab Emirates, duty, VAT & compliance.
Latest customs duty, sales tax / VAT and mandatory certifications for Furniture imported from China into United Arab Emirates, plus the way Fortune Sourcings runs the ground. Verified February 2026, actual duty depends on exact HS code; verify at quote time.
5%
Most furniture imports into United Arab Emirates attract 5% customs duty plus 5% VAT on the assessable value. The number above is the working baseline, exact duty depends on the precise tariff line within HS chapter 94 (esp. 9403 / 9401).
5% GCC tariff. JAFZA/KIZAD re-export 0%.
GCC Common Customs Tariff. ESMA conformity required for many regulated categories. Free zones (JAFZA, KIZAD) offer 0% duty re-export.
- ESMA, flammability for upholstered (where applicable)
Foshan / Shunde / Dongguan / Anji clusters. Multi-supplier consolidation, 40HQ-loaded mark-separated by SKU group.
For your United Arab Emirates programme, we pre-validate every shipment against the destination compliance matrix, coordinate certifications with the manufacturer-side technical files, and ensure documentation is L/C-compliant and clearance-ready before the container leaves China.
- · Commercial Invoice
- · Packing List
- · Bill of Lading
- · Certificate of Origin
- · Pre-shipment Inspection Report
- · ESMA / SABER docs
- · MSDS / Phytosanitary as applicable
- · L/C-compliant set when required
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Source furniture from China, destination-ready for United Arab Emirates.
Submit your brief and we'll return a factory shortlist, indicative landed cost in AED, and the compliance roadmap within one working day.