Reference No.: 10/2026//DEC/ADCustoms
Director General
Having reviewed
- Abu Dhabi Law No. 1 of 2025 concerning the Reorganisation of the General Directorate of Customs – Abu Dhabi;
- Federal Decree No. 15 of 2022 ratifying the Unified Customs Code of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, its Executive Regulations and amendments thereto.
- Chairman of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security Decision No. 56 of 2024 concerning the Application of the Guide to the Standardised Conditions and Controls governing the powers of the Director-General as set out in the Unified Customs Law and its Executive Regulations;
- for reasons dictated by the interests of the work,
has hereby decided:
The following words and phrases, wherever they appear in this Decision, shall have the meanings set out opposite each of them, unless the context requires otherwise:
1. Containers: large, reusable boxes of commercial value, fitted with openings and designed to facilitate the transport of goods by one or more modes of transport; they must be c...