Dubai Reduces Postal and Courier Licensing Steps From 12 to Three

The Regulatory and Licensing Sector under Dubai's Postal Sector Regulatory Committee has integrated its services into the Invest in Dubai platform. The overhaul cuts licensing procedures from 12 steps to three and decreases processing time from 46 minutes to 10 minutes.

Published November 13, 2026 Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM)

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Issuing authority: Regulatory and Licensing Sector under the Postal Sector Regulatory Committee, Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Jurisdiction: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Publication date: November 12, 2026
Effective date: November 12, 2026
Stage: Final rule
Official source: wam.ae

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The Regulatory and Licensing Sector under the Postal Sector Regulatory Committee integrated its licensing services with the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism via the Invest in Dubai platform on November 12, 2026, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).

The new mechanism enables courier, postal, and express delivery businesses to complete company establishment procedures through a single unified portal.

Under the reform, licensing procedures have been reduced from 12 steps to three, and five document upload requirements have been eliminated. Required data input fields were cut by 70 percent, falling from 40 to 12, which reduced licensing processing times from 46 minutes to 10 minutes.

WAM reported that the initiative aligns with Dubai's Zero Bureaucracy programme and the Dubai Economic Agenda D33.