Dubai Trade, DCC collaborate to simplify services for exporters

Dubai Trade and Dubai Chamber of Commerce (DCC), one of three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, have simplified trade services for exporters and re-exporters in the country by collaborating together to provide membership and Certificates of Origin (COO) services through the Dubai Trade portal.

A COO determines the origin of exported or re-exported goods and helps estimate customs tariffs, as it contains the basic data on trade shipments.

Dubai Trade’s single window will enable exporters in Dubai to instantly request, pay and generate the COO via its single window.

This is a major milestone in the platform’s offerings and in its efforts to facilitate seamless cross-border trade and will enable exporters to complete their end-to-end export journey of trade from cargo handling to customs clearance.

The integration of the COO on Dubai Trade platform is part of their agreement, signed in March, to cement Dubai’s position as a leading global business hub and streamline the trade process for more than 180,000 customers.

It provides transparency in business transactions, facilitating access for Emirati products to global markets, and enhancing foreign trade.

Saif Al Hattawi, Executive Director of Digital and Commercial Services at Dubai Chamber of Commerce said: “Dubai Chamber of Commerce is constantly working to strengthen Dubai’s position as a global gateway for trade that supports business growth and enables local companies to access business opportunities in target markets. Certificates of Origin are crucial to facilitating and driving international trade.

Through our cooperation with Dubai Trade, we are improving ease of doing business and removing barriers to trade with the aim of boosting Dubai’s foreign trade to AED 2 trillion in line with Dubai’s Foreign Trade Plan and enhancing the competitiveness of the Emirates’ commercial and logistics sectors.”

Mohamed Ahmed AbuHamra, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Dubai Trade said: “We are committed to facilitating trade and positioning Dubai as the leading trade and logistics hub and adding value to the trading community. Our goal has always been to ensure ease of doing business in Dubai and drive the country’s digital transformation efforts.

By providing our customers access to Certificates of Origin through the unified logistics and trade platform, Dubai Trade aims to support the UAE’s efforts to augment the Digital Economy and enhance the customers’ experience by delivering the best in class services for logistics and supply chain industry stakeholders”.

Dubai Trade is Dubai’s premier trade facilitation entity that strives to make trade easier, faster and to create value for all stakeholders by offering integrated electronic services from various trade and logistics service providers in Dubai under a single window www.dubaitrade.ae.

It underlines Dubai’s position as the ideal base for trading across borders with its unique geographical location, excellent infrastructure and seamless processes across the private sector and government agencies.

Dubai Trade integrates the major stakeholders in the trade and logistics operations including DP World, the global trade enabler which manages a portfolio of 78 operating marine and inland terminals across six continents, Dubai Customs, the region’s leading Customs administration and Economic Zones World, the global operator of economic zones and activity-specific business and industrial zones including Jebel Ali Free Zone, one of the major contributors to the overall growth of Dubai.

The Dubai Trade portal offers a single window to the online services of its stakeholders and provides a streamlined flow of services designed around customer needs and targeted at customer satisfaction.

The portal services are on a continuing growth curve and currently include services for Traders, Shipping Lines and Agents, Clearing and Forwarding Agents, Hauliers, and Free Zone Licensees, that include Marine services, Manifest and Cargo handling services, Cargo Clearance and Haulage services, Invoicing and Payment services and Free Zone services. Dubai Trade offers service and business excellence with its customer centric strategy at the core of its operations, a value that you will feel in each and every service you access in the portal.

With the growth pace of Dubai as a driver, Dubai Trade will always be on a fast-moving path towards achieving its stated vision.