Dubai Customs has released the results of its economic support package, showing the measures provided more than AED 79 million in liquidity to 428 companies and helped maintain trade flows worth AED 33.9 billion between March 1 and June 30, 2026.
The package, approved under Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, was introduced in response to regional geopolitical developments and designed to ease financial and operational pressure on private sector businesses.
The measures included a 120-day extension for customs declarations covering import for re-export, temporary admission and transit, affecting 6,613 companies.
Businesses could also pay customs duties in instalments, and financial penalties were reduced by 80 per cent. Transit periods were extended from 30 to 90 days, and consignments through Khorfakkan, Fujairah and Hatta Border Crossing were brought under the customs guarantee system to ease road transport connections. Food products and medicines were given clearance priority.
“Guided by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the emirate has developed the ability to respond quickly to changing circumstances — one of the foundations of its economic strength. As regional developments unfolded, the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation mobilised its capabilities to support businesses with practical solutions that strengthened business continuity and reinforced investor confidence in Dubai’s business environment. “Supporting the business community in an exceptional environment is a national responsibility that safeguards the emirate’s achievements and strengthens its capacity for sustained growth. We will continue enhancing our services to give businesses greater flexibility, improve trade flows and save customers time and effort. As a key strategic player in the economy, the Corporation will continue strengthening Dubai’s competitiveness, attracting high-quality investment and developing a more efficient, sustainable and future-ready trade ecosystem,” Abdulla bin Damithan, Chairman of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation said in a statement.
“The customs facilitation measures reflect our leadership’s directives and Dubai’s proactive approach to anticipating regional and international developments. Through policies and procedures that support trade continuity and strengthen business resilience, Dubai Customs is enabling the private sector to continue growing with confidence, in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The results speak for themselves: between 1 March and 30 June 2026, Dubai Customs attracted more than 4,000 new customers, reinforcing investor confidence and Dubai’s economic competitiveness,” Dr. Abdulla Busenad, Director General of Dubai Customs added.
Dubai Customs also launched the Green Corridor, which processed more than 203,242 containers and over 3.16 million tonnes of goods from 188 countries during the period.
Food products were the top category by value at AED 5.3 billion, followed by machinery and electrical equipment at AED 4.24 billion, vehicles at AED 2.21 billion, plastics at AED 1.5 billion, and iron and steel at over AED 1 billion. Medicines and pharmaceutical products accounted for AED 446.6 million.
The organisation reported attracting more than 4,000 new customers during the same period and maintained an instant clearance rate of 93 per cent. Dubai Customs said it identified more than 83 challenges raised by the business community around customs clearance, logistics and shipping costs, and translated many into operational changes.
“The economic packages were designed to meet the needs of the business community by strengthening business resilience and easing financial and operational pressures, putting the leadership’s directives into action to support the private sector and enhance Dubai’s economic competitiveness. The package included extending deadlines for suspended duty cases, allowing customs duties to be paid in instalments and reducing financial penalties by 80%. Together, these measures helped provide more than AED 79 million in liquidity to 428 companies, helping sustain operations and reinforcing confidence in Dubai’s flexible economic solutions,” Rashid Al-Sharid, Executive Director of the Finance and Administration Division at Dubai Customs further explained.
