🇦🇪 Moving to United Arab Emirates
UAE allows duty-free personal-effects on residence-transfer with the residency visa. Original purchase receipts requested for high-value items. Movers typically handle via the FCL container freight.
Transfer of Residence rules
- Residency required
- Not required
- Exemption value (USD)
- No fixed cap
- Original receipt required
- Yes
- Used-vs-new line
- Used items declared with purchase receipts
Last verified 2026-04-28.