MARKET · GCC · SAUDI ARABIA, UAE AND OTHERS
Selling into the 🇸🇦🇦🇪 Middle East
Gulf states share many standards through the GCC, then add their own registration. Halal, Arabic labels and attested documents come up on almost every shipment. Here is everything Passmark tracks for exporters from Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria.
What Gulf buyers ask for your product
Shea butter → United Arab Emirates
HS 1515.90 · 1 REQUIREMENT
UAE food registration before first import (MOCCAE / ZAD)
UAE importer, approved by MOCCAE (ZAD food registration)
“If it applies” items depend on how you sell, for example as organic or under a preferential tariff.
Cashew → United Arab Emirates
HS 0801.31, 0801.32 · 3 REQUIREMENTS
Phytosanitary Certificate (MOCCAE consignment release)
Ghana PPRSD
UAE food registration before first import (MOCCAE / ZAD)
UAE importer, approved by MOCCAE (ZAD food registration)
Certificate of Origin (when the phyto omits the origin)
Ghana National Chamber of Commerce / GEPA
“If it applies” items depend on how you sell, for example as organic or under a preferential tariff.
Sesame → United Arab Emirates
HS 1207.40 · 3 REQUIREMENTS
Phytosanitary Certificate (MOCCAE consignment release)
Ghana PPRSD
UAE food registration before first import (MOCCAE / ZAD)
UAE importer, approved by MOCCAE (ZAD food registration)
Certificate of Origin (when the phyto omits the origin)
Ghana National Chamber of Commerce / GEPA
“If it applies” items depend on how you sell, for example as organic or under a preferential tariff.
Gulf rules we track
How Passmark gets you Gulf-ready
01
Check
Pick your product. See every Gulf requirement and which you already meet.
02
Fix
Upload documents and collect plot data on a phone. We flag what is missing or expiring.
03
Prove
Get a seal for your product and the Gulf. Your buyer checks it, and every export pack, in seconds.