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Customs Clearance & Trade Compliance (UAE & GCC)

The Customs Clearance & Trade Compliance programme takes you from the legal framework to a working compliance function for the UAE and the wider GCC.

Language
العربية
Programme detail
Intermediate
Programme detail
48h
Programme detail
Delivered as one interactive course
Programme detail
Professional Credential included
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Programme overview

What this programme covers

The Customs Clearance & Trade Compliance programme takes you from the legal framework to a working compliance function for the UAE and the wider GCC. Across 12 modules and 48 learning hours, you'll learn how to classify and value goods correctly, use the UAE's fast-growing network of trade agreements to reduce duty lawfully, clear imports and exports step by step, operate free zones and special customs regimes, handle restricted goods and permits, and stand ready for a customs audit. Written for professionals without a legal background, every concept is explained in plain language and worked through with practical, dirham-based examples — reflecting the rules and agreement landscape as verified in July 2026. Available fully in English and Arabic, self-paced on any device, with a final assessment and a Professional Credential.
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Practical outcomes

What you will be able to do

  1. 01Why trade compliance matters: the ten checkpoints of every shipment, the parties involved, and the real cost of getting it wrong
  2. 02The GCC Common Customs Law and the authorities — from Dubai Customs and Mirsal 2 to Saudi Arabia's ZATCA, Fasah and SABER
  3. 03Getting ready to trade: licences, customs registration, brokers, portals and the product compliance file
  4. 04Classifying goods with the Harmonized System and the GCC 12-digit tariff — the rules, the classic traps, and advance rulings
  5. 05Customs valuation on the CIF basis: what must be added, what can be excluded, and related-party pricing
  6. 06Origin and the UAE's trade agreements (CEPAs): qualifying, proving origin, and calculating the duty savings in dirhams
  7. 07Import clearance step by step: declarations, duty and VAT arithmetic, inspection channels, release and the demurrage clock
  8. 08Export clearance and trade controls: GCC movements, dual-use goods, sanctions screening and export evidence
  9. 09Free zones and special regimes: zone-to-mainland movements, transit, temporary admission, warehousing and duty refunds
  10. 10Restricted goods, permits and product conformity: the permit map, ECAS and SABER, labelling and food rules
  11. 11Audits, penalties, voluntary disclosure and trusted-trader status — closing with a full capstone case study and your 90-day compliance plan
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Curriculum

Your learning path

Delivered as one interactive course

All 12 modules and 85 lessons are delivered in one course file. Your place is saved as you go.

  1. Customs Clearance & Trade Compliance (UAE & GCC)Interactive package48h

Verifiable completion

A credential with a public record

Complete every required item and pass the assessment at 65% to receive a Professional Credential with a unique verification code.

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