India–UAE CEPA corridor
Import duty from Dubai to India, worked out properly.
Free, data-backed calculators and plain-English guides for importers bringing goods from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or anywhere else in the UAE into India under the India–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Estimate preferential-rate savings, confirm Rules of Origin, and price a shipment end to end.
e.g. type 7113, gold or dubai gold — jump to its duty & CEPA rate.
Data last updated: · MFN duty & IGST from ICEGATE; CEPA rates from the agreement schedule. Verify before filing.
How much is import duty from Dubai to India?
There is no single rate: it is set by the product's HS code. Customs charges Basic Customs Duty, a Social Welfare Surcharge of 10% of that duty on most lines, and IGST on the value plus both. With a valid India–UAE CEPA Certificate of Origin the Basic Customs Duty falls to the preferential rate — 0% on 260 of the 361 products we have verified — while 55 are excluded and pay the full rate either way.
See the rate for your product in the duty-by-product table (with a worked example), or enter your own value in the custom duty calculator. Bringing goods in your luggage instead? Passenger baggage has its own allowance and duty rules, which this site does not cover.
Calculators
Each runs in your browser — no sign-up, no data sent anywhere. Or browse duty by product and CEPA eligibility by product.
Import duty estimator
Compare standard MFN duty (BCD + SWS + IGST) against the India–UAE CEPA preferential rate and see your ₹ saving per shipment.
Estimate DutyRules of Origin (RVC) qualifier
Check whether your product meets CEPA Rules of Origin — regional value content and tariff-shift tests — before you claim the preference.
Check OriginLanded cost calculator
Build the full landed cost: FOB, freight, insurance, duties, and IGST — with and without the CEPA benefit applied.
Price a ShipmentHow a CEPA claim works
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Classify the goods
Find the HS code for your product. Duty and Rules of Origin both hang off this 8-digit classification.
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Confirm origin
Run the RVC / tariff-shift test to confirm the goods qualify as UAE-originating under CEPA.
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Claim the preference
Get the CEPA Certificate of Origin from your UAE supplier — it is issued by the UAE Ministry of Economy — and claim the preferential rate on the Bill of Entry.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the India–UAE CEPA?
- The India–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is a free-trade agreement in force since 1 May 2022. It cuts customs duty on most goods traded between India and the UAE — many to zero — provided the goods meet the agreement's Rules of Origin.
- How much duty can CEPA save on a UAE→India import?
- It depends on the HS code. Where the standard (MFN) rate is 10% and CEPA gives a 0% preferential rate, you save the full basic customs duty plus the social-welfare surcharge on it. Use the import-duty estimator to see the exact ₹ saving for your product.
- Is gold from Dubai duty-free under CEPA?
- No. On imports into India, gold bars (HS 71081300) carry 15% Basic Customs Duty, and CEPA lowers that only to 14% inside an annual tariff-rate quota of 200 tonnes shared across gold lines. Gold jewellery pays 20%, cut to 15% only inside an annual quota of 2,500 kg shared across the gold jewellery lines. The duty-free gold jewellery headlines describe India's exports to the UAE, not imports from Dubai.
- Do all goods automatically get the CEPA rate?
- No. You must prove the goods originate in the UAE under CEPA Rules of Origin and present a valid Certificate of Origin at import. Without a qualifying CoO, customs charges the standard MFN rate.
- What is the value-addition (RVC) rule?
- Most CEPA Product-Specific Rules require a minimum Regional Value Content AND a change in tariff classification — both, not either/or. 40% of FOB is the most common threshold, but it is set per product: gold jewellery needs only 3.5%, cut diamonds 6%, and unwrought aluminium 45%. RVC% = [(FOB − value of non-originating materials) / FOB] × 100.