A trading licence identifies what a company is authorised to do. It does not automatically complete the company’s registration with Dubai Customs. A business planning to import or export goods through Dubai should check the Customs Business Code requirement before its first shipment arrives. Dubai Customs says a licence holder must register to obtain […]
A PDF invoice sent by email may be digital, but it is not an eInvoice under the UAE’s new system. The Ministry of Finance describes an eInvoice as structured invoice data exchanged electronically between supplier and buyer and reported to the Federal Tax Authority. That distinction matters for companies whose current invoicing process depends on […]
An established company entering Dubai has a structural choice to make before filing a licence application: extend the existing business through a branch or create a new local company. Both are recognised setup routes. The better route depends on what the UAE operation will do, how it will relate to the overseas parent, and what […]
