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RAKEZ and UAE Foreign Trade Ministry Detail CEPA Benefits for Free Zone Operators

The Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade held an awareness session on the UAE's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements on November 12, 2026. Officials stated that customs duties have been removed on more than 90% of tariff lines under most bilateral pacts. The session addressed duty exemptions on raw materials and clarified rules of origin for exporters.

Published Source: Emirates News Agency
Issuing authority
UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Publication date
November 12, 2026
Official document
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements
Official source
wam.ae
Illustration: A modern industrial warehouse and logistics park in Ras Al Khaimah with freight trucks parked beside loading bays under daylight, clean
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The Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade conducted an awareness session on November 12, 2026, focusing on the UAE's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA).

The session offered commercial operators and industrial tenants in the free zone guidance on preferential trade terms. Ministry officials detailed that customs duties have been eliminated on more than 90% of tariff lines under most bilateral agreements signed by the UAE.

Free zone manufacturers received briefings on duty exemptions for imported raw materials and industrial components intended to lower local production costs. Ministry representatives also outlined administrative compliance requirements and rules of origin for businesses exporting to international partner markets.

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