Regulatory
United Arab Emirates — oil import rules
These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for United Arab Emirates-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.
Open to private trade4
Restricted0
Blocked0
Product-by-product
- Crude oilALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeTrade license from DMCC, JAFZA, or relevant free zone
- Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeStandard trade license sufficient for refined product trading
- LPGALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
- LNGALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
Frequently asked
- Can private companies import crude oil into United Arab Emirates?
- Trade license from DMCC, JAFZA, or relevant free zone
- Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in United Arab Emirates?
- Standard trade license sufficient for refined product trading
- Does OilFlow screen counterparties against United Arab Emirates regulations?
- Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for United Arab Emirates are gated against these rules automatically.
Use this jurisdiction
These rules ship in the Regulatory Matrix API, from $99/mo. Bank compliance teams hit /api/v1/regulatory/check to gate counterparty intake automatically; subscribers get webhooks on every rule change. Screening a specific counterparty into United Arab Emirates? Run a free check first.