UAE ESMA Product Conformity Scheme

HEADLINE: Lack of product safety standards for imports into UAE.

Key Obligations

["ESMA conformity certificate for regulated products", "Testing at ESMA-accredited laboratory", "Product registration in ESMA database"]

Penalty Ranges

Import refusal; fines up to AED 500,000

Affected HS Codes: ["8501", "8504", "8516", "8517", "8518", "8519", "8521", "8525", "8527", "8528", "3917", "3918", "3919", "3920"]

Issuing Authority: Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)

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