Montaji registration via a Dubai-licensed agent
Dubai Municipality Montaji registration covers REGULATED PRODUCT FAMILIES: cosmetics and personal care preparations (GSO 1943 labels), perfumes, detergents and disinfectants, food, and food supplements without therapeutic claims.
Documents this route requires
- UAE trade license with the matching trading activity
- Montaji account for the importer
- Attested free sale certificate from the country of manufacture
- Full ingredient list (INCI for cosmetics)
- GMP certificate (ISO 22716 for cosmetics)
- Certificate of analysis and micro test from the manufacturer
- Country of origin certificate
- Dubai-licensed importer or agent to hold the Montaji registration
- Delegation letter from the registering agent to your company, signed and stamped
Label requirements
- GSO 1943 / GSO 9 label set: Arabic/English, net content, batch, expiry, origin, importer
- Production and expiry dates printed by the manufacturer on the original label (stickers do not satisfy the rule)
Watch-outs
- File only under the Dubai-licensed importer or agent: an own-name filing under the non-Dubai licence does not meet the guideline's applicant clause.
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Do regulated formulations need product registration in the UAE?
Dubai Municipality Montaji registration covers REGULATED PRODUCT FAMILIES: cosmetics and personal care preparations (GSO 1943 labels), perfumes, detergents and disinfectants, food, and food supplements without therapeutic claims.
Which documents does this route require?
The filing checklist for this route: UAE trade license with the matching trading activity; Montaji account for the importer; Attested free sale certificate from the country of manufacture; Full ingredient list (INCI for cosmetics); GMP certificate (ISO 22716 for cosmetics); Certificate of analysis and micro test from the manufacturer; Country of origin certificate; Dubai-licensed importer or agent to hold the Montaji registration; Delegation letter from the registering agent to your company, signed and stamped.
Can I register on Montaji in my own company's name with a non-Dubai licence?
No: the Dubai Municipality guideline requires the applicant to be a company incorporated in Dubai or holding a Dubai warehouse. The compliant path is filing under a Dubai-licensed importer or agent with portal delegation to your company.
What does it cost?
from AED 990 (per product)
How long does the process take?
Our engagement timeline for this route: 1 to 3 weeks.
This page reflects our classification engine; your consultant confirms the route with you before any filing.