All trade licenses can be registered with Dubai Customs to apply for Import/export code. Depending on the business or service activity that you conduct or are involved in, you need to register with Dubai Customs. Traders and other commercial entities who import or export goods through ports of Dubai are required to obtain an Importer, Exporter Code as a pre-requisite for the clearance of their goods. However, import and export of personal effects shall be permitted on personal names and without importer/exporter codes subject to rules and regulations governing import and export of personal effects. The conditions and requirements to obtain an Code company Must hold a valid commercial/trading license issued by the competent authority in U.A.E.