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Selling to the UAE from Trinidad and the Caribbean

Kigital Enterprises FZ-LLC helps small businesses in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean sell into the UAE. Joining is free.

Trinidad and Tobago has no mission in the UAE. Kigital serves as the UAE counterparty.

Kigital holds the UAE trade licence and buys in its own name. Kigital pays the supplier in US dollars.

First lines are event services, HSE consultancy and crafts. Packaged food lines open after Kigital completes its licence check. Alcohol stays outside the network.

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✓ Written purchase agreement
✓ Unit price fixed before an order exists
✓ Company verification ↗
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Hurdles and the Kigital route

A small business in Trinidad and the Caribbean meets 10 hurdles when selling into the UAE. The table shows the effect of the Kigital route on each hurdle.

HurdleMeaningKigital routeEffect
UAE company, capital and visaA RAKEZ company needs at least AED 10,000 of capital and a visa to open a bank account.Kigital buys in its own name under its own licence. The supplier needs no UAE company and pays no UAE capital, licence or visa cost.Removed
Importer licenceThe UAE requires an importer to hold a UAE trade licence.Kigital holds General Trading licence 7017565 and buys the goods in its own name.Removed
Payment routeThe UAE has no foreign-exchange controls. The dirham is fixed at AED 3.6725 for USD 1.Kigital pays the supplier in US dollars by bank transfer. The money goes to the supplier's company account in the supplier's own country.Removed
Import VATUAE VAT is 5%. A non-resident business selling inside the UAE has no registration threshold.Kigital buys outside the UAE and pays the import VAT at the border.Removed
Customs dutyDuty is 5% of cargo value on most goods.Kigital or the UAE buyer pays the duty at release. The bid price includes the duty.Remains
Product certificateA regulated product needs a conformity certificate from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT). The application needs a UAE trade licence and a laboratory test report.Kigital holds the trade licence. The supplier provides the laboratory report and the label artwork.Reduced
Food registration and labelsA UAE-licensed importer applies for label assessment before entry. Labels carry Arabic text. Each pack size is a separate registration.Food lines open after Kigital completes its licence check. The supplier then provides laboratory reports, health papers and label artwork.Remains
Restricted goodsSome goods need a permit. The permit goes with the customs declaration.Kigital leaves alcohol, tobacco, excise goods, medicines, arms and gold outside the network.Remains
FreightSince March 2026, traders use Khor Fakkan, Fujairah and overland routes at higher cost.Prices are quoted ex-port of origin. Kigital and the supplier review the freight cost in writing.Remains
TrustA foreign supplier needs a UAE counterparty with checkable registrations.A RAKEZ verification page opens all five Kigital licences. Kigital checks each supplier before any bid.Reduced

Each route to a UAE buyer is confirmed with the licence authority before Kigital quotes a price. The licence of Kigital shows the RAKEZ remark on approvals from UAE competent authorities as applicable.

Trinidad, the Caribbean and the UAE

ItemStatementSource
UAE missionTrinidad and Tobago has no mission in the UAE.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
Ministerial contactA Trinidad and Tobago delegation met a UAE Minister of State on 24 November 2025.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
CARICOM talksCARICOM foreign ministers agreed exploratory trade talks with the UAE at the meeting of 20 to 21 May 2026. The UAE announced the agreement on 27 May 2026.UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2026

Demand signals

The cards show public statistics about UAE imports. Each card names its source. A card is not a buyer request.

Goods and services

Demand signal

Event production and exhibitions

Dubai World Trade Centre hosted 401 events and 2.97m attendees in 2025, up 6% and 12% on the year before. Dubai drew 19.59m international overnight visitors in 2025.

Entry: A service needs no product certificate. Event services run under Kigital Media licence 17008460 (Social Event Management).

Suppliers of: Event production, staging, audio-visual and entertainment suppliers.

Source: Dubai Media Office, 7 April 2026. Source: Dubai Media Office, 9 February 2026.

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Demand signal

Services

UAE services imports were USD 116.65bn in 2024. Communications, computer and other services made up 15.9% of the sum, about USD 18.5bn. Software, creative and digital services belong to the communications, computer and other services group.

Entry: A service needs no product certificate. Services run under a written agreement with Kigital.

Suppliers of: Software, creative, digital and business services.

Source: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: Service imports (BoP, current US$): International Monetary Fund; CC BY 4.0.

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Demand signal

Wood, furniture and craft goods

Abu Dhabi ports imported articles of wood and basketware of AED 306m in 2025. Miscellaneous manufactured articles (furniture, toys and lamps) came to AED 1.23bn, up 32.7% in January to July 2026. Art and antiques came to AED 1.29bn.

Entry: A regulated product needs a conformity certificate from MoIAT. The application needs a UAE trade licence and a laboratory test report.

Suppliers of: Wood articles, furniture, lamps, toys, crafts and art.

Source: Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi; Non-oil Foreign Merchandise Trade Through the Ports of Abu Dhabi Emirate by Harmonized System. Reference period: January 2025 to July 2026 (2026 preliminary). Entry steps: MoIAT, conformity certificates for regulated products.

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Food demand signals

Food lines open after Kigital completes its licence check. Interest registered now is held on file.

Food demand signal · opens after the licence check

Sauces and food preparations

UAE imports of soups and other food preparations were USD 901.9m in 2025. The EU held 30% and the United States 12%, in second place.

Entry: Food entry steps apply. Each pack size is a separate registration.

Suppliers of: Pepper sauces, seasonings and packaged food preparations.

Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, GAIN report TC2026-0007, 3 July 2026. Entry steps: USDA GAIN report TC2025-0008, 21 November 2025.

Register interest

Food entry steps

Source: USDA GAIN report TC2025-0008, 21 November 2025, and TC2026-0007, 3 July 2026.

Kigital sends request cards to matching suppliers after the supplier joins. The cards on the Open requests page carry the quote builder.

Five onboarding steps

Enquiry

The supplier sends the application form by WhatsApp or email. The form lists the company, the country, the capability groups and the products.

NDA

Kigital and the supplier sign a non-disclosure agreement electronically. No application document is exchanged before the signature.

Application

The supplier completes the application form. The supplier sends the registration documents, the catalogue, the certificates and the price list in USD.

Verification and review

Kigital checks the company registration, the certificates and the references with the issuing bodies. Kigital then reads the catalogue, the specifications and the price list.

Network entry

Kigital shares its company documents and a sample Subcontract and Fulfilment Agreement. The supplier joins the matching list for its capability groups. Each requirement then arrives as a written request card.

Free onboarding

ItemCost for each supplier
RegistrationUSD 0
Onboarding and vettingUSD 0
Deposit or bondUSD 0
Sample chargeUSD 0
Monthly subscriptionUSD 0
Deduction from supplier paymentsUSD 0. The supplier receives the full agreed unit price on every order.

Kigital earns a trading margin on each order. Kigital buys at an agreed unit price fixed before an order exists. Kigital sells to its own customer at its own price.

Documents needed

DocumentPurposeStage
Trade licence or company registration certificateShows the company exists and lists its activities.Application
Tax registration number of the home countryShows the tax identity of the company.Application
Product catalogue or service profileShows the range and the specifications.Application
Price list in USD with minimum order quantitiesSets the unit prices for the agreement.Application
Quality certificates and test reportsShow the product standard for the product type.Application
Delivery terms and lead times, for example EXW, FOB or CIFSet the delivery point and the schedule.Application
Identification of the person who signs for the companyConfirms the signatory of the agreement.NDA
Company bank details in the company nameSets the payment account in the signed agreement.Order agreement

Common questions

Route to the UAE for a Trinidad and Tobago business

The business joins the free supplier network. Kigital then sends request cards matched to the lines of the business. The business answers a card with a written price. Kigital buys at an agreed price and sells in its own name.

Cost of joining

Joining costs USD 0. A supplier pays no fee, deposit, bond or sample charge. Kigital pays the supplier.

Caribbean product and service lines accepted

Kigital takes event services, HSE consultancy, crafts and other goods and services. Packaged food lines (sauces, coffee and cocoa) open after Kigital completes its licence check. Alcohol, including rum, stays outside the network.

Businesses from other Caribbean countries

Small businesses from any country outside the six Gulf Cooperation Council states can apply. Kigital checks each supplier before any bid.

Entry of packaged food into the UAE

A UAE-licensed importer applies for label assessment before entry. Each pack size is a separate registration. Labels carry Arabic text and printed dates. The first import into Dubai goes to laboratory testing.

Payment to a supplier

Kigital pays by bank transfer in US dollars to the supplier's company account in the supplier's own country. The supplier receives the full agreed unit price on every order.

Supplier network application

The form takes about two minutes. Kigital replies with the registration check request.

Contact name, company name, country and city, WhatsApp number and the products or services supplied are needed.

The message opens in WhatsApp or in the email application with every answer filled in. Nothing is sent until the sender presses send there. Joining costs USD 0.

Sources

  1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, news item on ministerial engagement with the United Arab Emirates, November 2025. Facts restated in Kigital's words.
  2. UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, news item on the UAE and CARICOM, 27 May 2026. Facts restated in Kigital's words.
  3. Dubai Media Office, news release on Dubai World Trade Centre results for 2025, 7 April 2026. Facts restated in Kigital's words.
  4. Dubai Media Office, news release on Dubai tourism results for 2025, 9 February 2026. Facts restated in Kigital's words.
  5. Source: Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi; 2025 and 2026; Non-oil Foreign Merchandise Trade Through the Ports of Abu Dhabi Emirate by Harmonized System. Reference period: January 2025 to July 2026. Figures for 2026 are preliminary. Reproduced under the terms of use of the Statistics Centre.
  6. The World Bank: World Development Indicators: Service imports (BoP, current US$) and Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP): International Monetary Fund. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data updated 13 July 2026. Kigital computed the dollar split from the published percentages.
  7. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, GAIN report TC2026-0007, Exporter Guide Annual, United Arab Emirates, 3 July 2026. United States federal work.
  8. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, GAIN report TC2025-0008, FAIRS Country Report Annual, United Arab Emirates, 21 November 2025. United States federal work.
  9. Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), service page: Issue conformity certificates for regulated products. Facts restated in Kigital's words.
  10. KPMG, Doing business in the UAE 2026, April 2026. Facts restated in Kigital's words.
  11. US International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guide: United Arab Emirates, Import Requirements and Documentation, updated 25 August 2025. United States federal work.
  12. US International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guide: United Arab Emirates, Trade Financing. United States federal work.
  13. US International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guide: United Arab Emirates, Prohibited and Restricted Imports. United States federal work.

Rules change without notice. Kigital confirms each product with the issuing authority before shipment. Statistics are shown with the credit line of each issuer.

Supplier enquiries

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