Main requirement is the food product registration with DM (Dubai Municipality). DM registers all food products on its Food Import & Re-export System (FIRS)

Ingredients in all products along with brand name, product name, manufacture/expiry date, net weight must be mentioned. Using incorrect labels or publishing false descriptions will result in fine from AED 10,000 to AED 100,000

You will be required to submit all relevant documents in DM including company’s trade license, email, telephone/fax number, location in Dubai and name and mobile number of company’s representative

In case of imported goods, it is necessary to submit additional information and documents like packing list, original health certificate from country of origin and Halal certificate from an approved Islamic organization

For food product label approval in DM, the company is required to mention shelf life, country of origin, storage condition etc. on the label

You can’t apply for prohibited items including alcohol, poppy seed and others mentioned by authorities

Food officer will take the sample of product that will be lab tested in food department in Jebel Ali for standard checking

Further quality of a food product will be checked by ESMA (Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology)

You can’t register non-food items like health supplements. There is a different procedure for registration of such products

Name and account of any food product must be unique