UAE introduces customs duty on goods

1983 - The revised customs duty of four per cent was brought into operation in all the emirates bringing the UAE tariff structure in line with the rest of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council. The enforcement of the minimum tariff — the GCC resolution is to levy duties ranging between four and 20 per cent — was announced by Saif Al Jarwan, UAE Minister of Economy and Commerce, who said it would be applied to all foreign goods imported into the country.