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Country Profile: UAE
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Introduction
UAE is located in the Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf,
between Oman and Saudi Arabia. The United Arab Emirates is an Arabian Peninsula nation
settled mainly along the Persian (Arabian) Gulf that was formed from 7 sheikhdoms. Dubai
is the site of ultramodern Burj Khalifa tower, enormous shopping centres and extravagant
attractions, such as the indoor Ski Dubai. Abu Dhabi, the island capital, is home to Sheikh
Zayed Grand Mosque, with crystal chandeliers and room for 41,000 worshipers.
Established in December 1971, the country is a federation of seven emirates. The constituent
emirates are Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-
Khaimah, Sharjah , and Umm al-Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch;
together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the monarchs is selected as
the President of the United Arab Emirates. Islam is the official religion of the UAE,
and Arabic is the official language, although English is widely spoken and is the language of
business and education, especially in Dubai.
Note: Representative map
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Population
The total population in the United Arab Emirates was estimated at 5,779,760 people in 2015,
according to the latest census figures. It is important to mention here that the UN estimates
the country's total population to be 9,157,000 as of mid-year 2015; immigrants make up
almost 90% of the total population, according to 2015 UN data. The population of the United
Arab Emirates represents 0.07 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means
that one person in every 1526 people on the planet is a resident of United Arab Emirates.
Economy
UAE has the second largest economy in the GCC (after Saudi Arabia) with a gross domestic
product (GDP) of $377 billion (1.38 trillion AED) in 2012. Since independence in 1971, UAE's
economy has grown by nearly 231 times to 1.45 trillion AED in 2013. The non-oil trade has
grown to 1.2 trillion AED, a growth by around 28 times from 1981 to 2012. UAE is ranked as
the 31st best nation in the world for doing business based on its economy and regulatory
environment, ranked by the Doing Business 2016 Report published by the World Bank
Group.
The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade
surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP
based on oil and gas output to 25%. Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30
years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished
region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The
government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is
opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones -
offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors.
Key Economic Indicators of UAE during 2015
GDP
PPP $641.9 billion
Real growth rate
3%
Per capita $67,000
Composition agriculture: 0.7% industry: 49.4% services: 49.8%
International Trade
Export $323.8 billion
Major Export Item
crude oil , natural gas, re-exports, dried fish, dates
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Major Export partner
Japan ,Iran, India,, South Korea, China, Singapore Thailand
Import $248.2 billion
Major Import Items
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
Major Import partner
China, India, US, Germany
Source: CIA Fact book
UAE law does not allow trade unions to exist. The right to collective bargaining and
the right to strike are not recognised, and the Ministry of Labour has the power to force
workers to go back to work. Migrant workers who participate in a strike can have their work
permits cancelled and be deported. Consequently, there are very few anti-discrimination
laws in relation to labour issues, with Emiratis – other GCC Arabs – getting preference in
public sector jobs despite lesser credentials than competitors and lower motivation. In fact,
just over eighty percent of Emirati workers hold government posts, with many of the rest
taking part in state-owned enterprises such as Emirates airlines and Dubai Properties.
It is evident from the available data that the UAE has a very strong domestic as well as
external sector. Even though the agricultural sector has very negligible share in the total
GDP of the country it produces some agricultural products. These are dates, vegetables,
watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish. The major industrial produce of this
country are petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers,
commercial ship repair, construction materials, handicrafts, textiles.
India is also a big trading partner of UAE. India exported US$ 330.28 billion of goods and
services to UAE during 2014-15 while imported US$ 26139.91 million during the same time
period. The value of Indian handicrafts export to UAE was US$ 49.15 million in 2014-2015
which was 0.08 percent share of the export to UAE.
INDIA’S EXPORTS OF HANDICRAFTS TO UAE (2013-2015)
US$ Million
Sl. no Items 2013-2014 2014-15 Growth rate
1. Wood wares 78.59 106.12 25.9
2. Imitation jewellery 139.50 201.32 30.7
3. Artmetal ware 1711.76 1765.82 3.1
Shawls as art ware 0.36 0.48 25.0
Zari and Zari goods 0.41 0.50 18.0
4. Hand knitted and crocheted goods/ Embroiders
131.57 145.34 9.5
8. Hand printed textiles and scarves 155.19 261.37 40.6
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9. Miscellaneous items 156.03 197.32 20.9
Total 2373.41 2678.27 11.4
Source- DGCI&S Kolkata
Trade Policy1 :
The UAE's trade regime is open, with low tariffs and few non-tariff barriers to trade. The
UAE's openness was instrumental to achieving the solid growth registered prior to the
global crisis and has facilitated the diversification of economic activity. Improved market
access for its products through multilateral trade liberalization and bilateral and regional
trade agreements is a main trade policy objective. Policy formulation and implementation in
the UAE takes place both at the federal and the emirate level; the emirates have a relatively
high degree of independence. The UAE has been an active player in the Doha Development
Agenda, presenting proposals to eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) on raw
materials and submitting an initial offer in trade in services. The UAE has not been involved
in any dispute settlement case as of now.
The UAE has applied the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Common External Tariff since
2003. The tariff structure comprises four ad valorem tariff rates: zero, 5%, which is the
general tariff rate, and 50% and 100%, applied on alcohol and tobacco, respectively. Some
97% of all tariff lines are ad valorem; duties are levied on the c.i.f. value of imports.
Alternate or specific duties apply to 0.3% of all tariff lines. Since the last Review of the UAE,
the average tariff rate has fallen slightly, from 5.1%, to 4.9%. The UAE has bound all tariff
lines. Bound rates are in general considerably higher than applied rates, ranging from zero
to 200%, giving scope for reduction. The UAE does not apply other duties and charges on
imports.
FACT SHEET: COUNTRY INFORMATION AT-A-GLANCE
UAE
S.No. ITEMS DETAILS
1 LOCATION OF COUNTRY
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman
and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and
Saudi Arabia
2 GOVERNMENT & ADMINISTRATION
federation with specified powers
delegated to the UAE federal government
and other powers reserved to member
1 Available at https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/s262_sum_e.pdf
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emirates
3 CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY Abu Dhabi
4 HEAD OF THE GOVERNMRNT
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al
Nahyan, President
5 CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE desert; cooler in eastern mountains
6 TIME AND TIME DIFFERENCE FROM INDIA UTC+4
7 ECONOMIC REGION/ZONE GULF
8 NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
The UAE is bordering Oman andSaudi
Arabia, and has maritime borders
withIran.
9 AREA COVERED 83,600 sq km
10 OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Arabic
11 LANGUAGE SPOKEN Arabic , Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
12 POPULATION 5,779,760
13 RELIGION
Muslim (Islam; official) 76%, Christian 9%,
other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less
than 5% of the population consists of Parsi,
Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili,
Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15%
14 ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEM-VOLTAGE 230 v 50 Hz
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TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Private vehicles are commonly used in the
country. Driving licenses are available to
those who are 18 years of age and above.
Unlike neighboring Saudi Arabia, women
with valid driving licences are allowed to
drive.[1] An extensive and modern road
network connects the main coastal cities;
the desert roads are less developed
The only commercially operational railway
network in the UAE is the Dubai
Metro. Etihad Rail was set up in 2009 to
manage a national level freight and
passenger rail network within the country
and later to other nations of Gulf
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Cooperation Council.
The largest airports in the country
are Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The General
Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) started
applying an advanced program in 2010
that allows the assessment of aircraft
registered in foreign countries in order to
ensure their safety and airworthiness. In
2011 it banned all aircraft registered in
countries like Congo DR,
Swaziland, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra
Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe due to
their poor safety standards
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AIRPORTS AND PORTS
Airports: Abu Dhabi International
Airport (AUH/OMAA)Al Ain International
Airport (AAN/OMAL) Dubai International
Airport (DXB/OMDB)Dubai World Central
International Airport (DWC/OMDW)Sharjah
International Airport (SHJ/OMSJ)
major seaport(s): Al Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan), Mubarraz Island, Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah) container port(s) (TEUs): Dubai Port
(12,617,595), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan)
(3,234,101)
17 MAJOR STATES Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah
18 BUSINESS CITIES Dubai, Sharjah
19 GDP PER CAPITA $67,000
20 CURRENCY Emirati dirhams (AED)
21 EXCHANGE RATE (USD/ARP) 3.673 per US $(As on March 2016)
22 ECONOMY - GENERAL
UAE has the second largest economy in
the GCC (after Saudi Arabia) with a gross
domestic product (GDP) of $377 billion
(1.38 trillion AED) in 2012. UAE is ranked
as the 31st best nation in the world for
doing business based on its economy and
regulatory environment, ranked by
the Doing Business 2016 Report published
by the World Bank Group.
23 LABOUR FORCE 5.136 million
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24
MEDIA - PRESS, TV AND OTHER SYSTEM
Newspaper: 7days , The Arabian Post, Dubai Standard, Emirates Business 24/7, Emirates Today,
TV:Abu Dhabi TV, Dubai TV, Dubai One, Physique TV, City 7 TV,
Radio: Abu Dhabi Radio, Al Emarat, Al Rabia 1078
FM, Quran Kareem,
25 INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Main Building of Abu Dhabi Chamber, Corniche Road Phone: +971 2 621 4000 Email: [email protected] www.abudhabichamber.ae
Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry Telephone: 600 595959 Fax: +9716 7471222 Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 662, Ajman, U.A.E. Website: www. ajmanchamber.ae Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Tel: 0097165302222 Fax: 0097165302226 Email: [email protected] www.sharjah.gov.ae Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Baniyas Road, Deira P.O. Box 1457 – Dubai Tel: 800 CHAMBER (800 242 6237 Fax: (+971) 4 202 8888 www.dubaichamber.com/en/
26 BANKS National Commercial Bank, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Emirates NBD,
27 BANNED ITEMS
pornographic material, non- Islamic religious pamphlets for missionary activities, fireworks, ivory, weapons & ammunition, chemical and organic fertilizers, laser pens, radar jammers/other unauthorized communication devices, endangered animal species, and any objects, sculptures, paintings, books or magazines which do not adhere to the religious and moral values of the UAE.
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HOLIDAYS - NATIONAL/PUBLIC
January 1 New Year Day
Mat 5* Al Isra’s Wal Mi’raj- Ascension day
June 6*, Beginning of Ramadan
June 7* Eid Al Fitr
September 10* Arafat (Haj) Day
September 11* Eid Al Adha
October 2* Al Hijri- Islamic New Year
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November 30 Commemoration Day
December 2 UAE national day
December 12* Milad Un Navi- Birthday of Prophet Mohammad
29 Embassy of India to UAE
Mr. T.P. Seetharam Ambassador Plot No. 10, Sector W-59/02, Diplomatic Area, Off the Airport Road, P. O. Box 4090, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E [email protected] [email protected]
30 Embassy of UAE to India
DR. AHMED ALBANNA
Ambassador 12, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021 (INDIA) Telephone: +91-11-26111111 Fax: +91-11-26873272
31 TRAVEL INFORMATION
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority tcaabudhabi.ae Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing www.visitdubai.com Abu Dhabi Eco Tourism
32 PLACES OF TOUISTS INTEREST
Burj Khalifa Dubai Museum Bastakia Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum Dubai Creek House Jumeirah Mosque Deira Souks, Dubai Aquarium
33 TRADE FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS HELD RELATED TO HANDICRAFTS
WOODSHOW Dubai International Wood and Wood Machinery Show. The Dubai Wood Show is the event for timber & woodworking machinery traders, architects, contractors, interior designers, builders & developers of properties & facilities
MIDEAST WATCH & JEWELLERY SHOW Middle East’s premier biannual exhibition showcasing the latest designs and trends in watches, Jewellery, gold, precious stones and diamonds INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE FAIR UAE Textile Trade Show in Dubai. International Textile Fair Dubai for the fashion, home & industrial textile and fabrics, is an opportunity to venture into a potential merchandise, to cater the local market & reach out to the emergent gulf textile industry INDEX 2016 - INTERNATIONAL DESIGN EXHIBITION, DUBAI (UAE)
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Tariff applicable in United Arab Emirates in 2015
United Arab Emirates
ITC HS Code
Description MFN rate
Preferential rate
330190 ATTARS OF ALL KINDS IN FIXED OIL BASE 5
330741 AGARBATTI" & OTHR ODORIFEROUS PRPNS WHICHOPERATE BY BURNING 5
330749
OTHER ODORIFEROUS PRPNS USD FOR DEODORIZING ROOM (EXCL AGARBATTI) 5
340600 CANDLES 5
392310 WATCHBOX JEWELLERY BOX AND SIMILAR CONTAINER OF PLASTICS 5
441400
WOODEN FRAMES FOR PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHS, MIRRORS OR SIMILAR OBJECTS 5
441900 TABLEWARE 5 442010 STATUTTES & OTHER ORNAMENTS OF WOOD 5 442090 WOOD MARQUETRY & INLAID WOOD 5
442190 PARTS OF DOMESTIC DECORATIVE ARTICLES USED AS TABLEWARE & KITCHENWARE 5
460120
COIR MATS & MATTING BOUND IN PARALLEL STAND
460199
PLNTS & SMLR PRDCTS OF PLATNG MATRLS PLATS& SMLR PRODCTS PLACD SIDE BY SIDE & BOUND TOGETHER IN FORM OF SHEETS (E.G.MATS ETC) 5
460219 PALM LEAF BASKET ETC 5
460211 BASKETWORK, WICKERWORK AND OTHER ARTICLES, OF BAMBOO. 5
460212
BASKETWORK, WICKERWORK AND OTHER ARTICLES, OF RATTAN. 5
630491
OTHER - FURNISHING ARTICLS,KNTD/CROCHETED 5
630790 DRESS MATERIAL HANDPRINTED OF SILK 5
650400 HATS & OTHR HEADGEAR PLTD/MADE BY ASSMBLNGSTRIPS OF ANY MATRLS W/N LIND/TRMMD 5
650590 OTHER HEADGEAR, HATS, KNITTED / CROCHETTED MADE UP FROM LACES ETC W/N LIND/TRMMD
660200
WALKING STICKS, SEAT STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING CROPS, AND THE LIKE 5
670100 FEATHERS DUSTERS
670290 ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ETC OF OTHER MATERIALS 5
681599 OTHERS-OTHER ARTCLS OF STONES/OTHR MINRLS 5
691190
OTHERS -WATER FILTERS OF A CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING 40 LTRS. OF PORCELAIN 5
701328
OTHER - GLSSWR FR TBL KTCHN,TOLT,OFFC INDOR DCORTION (EXCL GOODS OF HDG NO 5
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7010/7018)
701333 OF LEAD CRYSTAL 5
701337 OTHERS -GLSSWR FR TBL KTCHN,TOLT,OFFC INDOR DCORTION (EXCL GOODS OF HDG NO 7010/7018) 5
701341
GLSSWR FR TBL KTCHN,TOLT,OFFC INDOR DCORTION (EXCL GOODS OF HDG NO 7010/7018) 5
701349
GLSSWR FR TBL KTCHN,TOLT,OFFC INDOR DCORTION (EXCL GOODS OF HDG NO 7010/7018) 5
701391 OF LEAD CRYSTAL 5 711711 CUFFLINGS AND STUDS 5 711719 BANGLES 5
711790 JEWELLERY STUDDED WITH IMITATION PERALS OR IMITATION OR SYN. STONES 5
732392
OTHER HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES OF CAST IRON ENAMELLED 5
732394 UTENSILS - OTHER HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES OF IRON (OTHER THAN CAST IRON)OR STEEL,ENAMELLED 5
741810 OF EPNS 5
761510 OTHER TABLE AND KITCHENWARE OF ALUMINIUM 5
940330 CABINETWARE 5 940350 BED STEAD 5 940360 OTHER WOODEN FURNITURE 5 940381 FURNTIURE OF WICKERWORK/BAMBOO 5
940389 OTHER - FURNITURE OF OTHER MATERIALS, INCLUDING CANE, OSIER, BAMBOO PR SIMILAR MATERIALS 5
940390 PARTS OF FURNITURES OF HEADING 9403 5
940490 HANDMADE POUFFES/ARTICLES OF BEDDING, CUSHIONS ETC 5
940510 HANGNG LMPS COMPLETE FITNGS 5 940530 LGHTNG SETS OF A KIND USD FR CHRISTMS TREE 5 950510 ARICLES OF CHRISTMAS 5 950590 OTHER MAGICAL EQUIPMENTS 5 960190 WRKD MOTHR OF PEARL & ARTCLS THEROF 5
960200 WORKED VEGETABLE CARVING MATERIAL & ARTICLES THEREOF 5
960310 BROOMS & BRUSHES,CONSTNG OF TWIGS/OTHR VGTBL MTRLS BOUND TOGTHR,WTH/WTHT HNDLS 5
960622
BUTTONS OF BASE METAL NOT COVERED WITH TEXTILE MATERIAL 5
961400 SMOKING PIPES (INCLUDING PIPE BOWLS) & CIGARS AND CIGGERATE HOLDERS AND PARTS THEREOF 5
970110 MADHUBANI PAINTINGS(ON TXTLS) 5
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970190 DOMESTIC ARTICLES OF WOOD HAND DECORATED 5
970200 ORIGNL ENGRVNGS,PRNTS & LITHOGRPHS
970300 ORIGINAL SCULPTURE & STATUARY IN METAL 5 970500 STUFFED ANIMALS & BIRDS (TAXIDERMY)
970600
ANTIQUES OF AN AGE EXCDNG ONE HUNDRED YRS 5
420229
HANDBAGS OF OTHER MATERIALS EXCLUDING WICKER WORK OR BASKET WORK 5
420231 JEWELLERY BOX - SURFACE OF LEATHER 5 420239 JEWELLERY BOX - OTHER SURFACE OF LEATHER 5 480210 HAND MADE PAPER 5
482390 PRODUCT CONSISTINGS OF SHEETS OF PAPER/ RBORD, IMPREGNGTED,COTED OR COVERED WITH PLASTICS 4.62
580430 HAND MADE LACE 5
580500 HAND WOOVEN TAPESTRIES HAND MADE OR NEDDLE WORKED BY HAND, OF COTTON - EMBRODIERY 5
580810 BRAIDS, IN PCS OTHER THAN OF COTTON 5
581010 EMBORIDERY IN THE PIECE, IN STRIPS OR IN MOTIFS - EMBRODIERY WITHOUT VISIBLE GROUND 5
581092 EMBROIDERY BADGES, MOTIFS AND THE LIKE 5 581100 KANTHA - EMBROIDERY 5
610431 ENSAMBLES OF WOOL OR FINE ANIMAL HAIR - CROCHETTED 5
611710 SHAWLS OF WOOL 5 640610 EMBROIDERED UPPERS OF TEXTILE MATERIALS 5
691110 TABLEWARE OF BONE CHINA AND SHOFT PORCELAIN 5
691200
CERAMIC TABLEWARE (E.G. OF IMITATION PORCELAIN/OR SEMI-PORCELAIN) 5
691310 STATUETTES ETC OF PORCELAIN/CHINA 5
691390 OTHER STATUETTE ETC (EXCL OF PORCLAIN /CHINA 5
691410 OTHER CERMC ARTCLS OF PORCELAIN / CHINA 5
691490 OTHER CERMC ARTCLS EXCL OF PORCELAIN / CHINA 5
700992 OTHR GLASS MIRRORS, FRAMED 5 701810 BANGLES 5 701890 GLASS STATUE OF OTHR ARTCLE OF HDG 7018 5 702000 GLOBES FOR LAMPS & LANTERNS 4 711311 SILVER FILLIGREE WORK 5
741999 UTENSILS ARICLES OF COPPER ALLOYS ELECTROPLATED WITH NICKLE SILVER 5
830621 OTHER ORNMNT PLTED WITH PRCS METAL 5 830629 OTHR STATUETTES(EXCLUDING WORKS OF ART) 5
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830630 PHOTOGRPH,PICTURE/SMLR FRAMES,MIRORS 5 830890 IMITATION ZARI SPANGLES 5 920290 OTHER STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 5 920590 FLUTES 5
920600 PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (E.G. DRUMS, XYLOPHONES, CYMBOLS, CASTENETS, MARACAS) 5
940550 HURRICANE LANTERNS 5
960899 PEN HOLDERS PENCIL HOLDERS AND SIMILAR HOLDERS 5
830610 BELLS GONGS AND THE LIKE 5 482370 ARTICLE OF PAPER MACHIE 5 640320 KOLAPURI CHAPPALS AND SIMILAR FOOTWEAR 5 Source: WIS, TRAINS