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Have you ever thought of doing business online from the comfort of your home?

E-trading is an effective technique employed by business individuals and entrepreneurs to carry out business activity online by using various online and social media platforms, websites and marketplaces.

WHAT IS AN E-TRADER LICENSE IN DUBAI?

So the E-trader licence Dubai is a business license mostly required by sit-at-home entrepreneurs in Dubai to carry out their business activities online.

The Department of Economic Development in Dubai (DED) introduced the E-trader licence in Dubai primarily to regulate the sales of products and services online. This was done to ensure the genuineness of those businesses. It was launched in 2017.

E-trader license is good for individual entrepreneurs who do not need to rent a physical office place to carry out their business. This licence is open to UAE residents, expats and GCC citizens.

REQUIREMENTS OF DUBAI E-TRADER LICENSE

Just like every other licence out there, Dubai E-trader licence has certain conditions to be met. Below are the key requirements:

Anyone applying for the E-trader license must be 21 years of age and above.
The applicant has to be a UAE resident or GCC citizen.
The applicant must be successfully registered on the DED Dubai official website.
An applicant needs the Emirates ID to register and obtain the license. This is to ensure that they are residents or the GCC citizens. Alternatively, a passport copy can be used but only for the GCC citizens.

E-TRADER LICENSE DUBAI FOR EXPATS

Since E-trader license can be obtained only by UAE residence visa holders or GCC citizens, being an expat you need to obtain your UAE residence visa first.

UAE residence visa can be done either through employment, business ownership or investments. Another way is being a dependent and having a visa under the sponsorship of a spouse or a parent.

If you have one of those, you become eligible for the E-trader license.

It is important to note that the list of business activities allowed under the E-Trader licence differs for GCC citizens and expats. There are certain restrictions for expats:

Foreigners can provide only services under the E-Trader license. Selling products is not allowed under this type of license. To sell products online, expats need to apply for a E-Commerce license.
Foreigners with a DED trader license are not permitted to run a fitness business. Importantly, this also includes personal training, yoga classes, or anything else that is sports-related.

BENEFITS OF E-TRADER PROFESSIONAL LICENSE IN DUBAI

Below are the benefits you enjoy having an E-trader licence in Dubai:

You have your trade name registered and protected.
The primary advantage of the E-trader license is that it promotes flexibility in marketing for the traders. So they can easily upload, sample and promote their products and their various services. They do it using their verified online profiles. All these they can access just at the comfort of their homes.
On the other hand, it makes it convenient for the buyers and consumers. They simply have to look out for any product or service by logging into their social media platform or do the web search.
Additionally, online transactions with those licensed entrepreneurs give people the assurance that they wouldn't end up with fake products or frauds.
Also the E-trader license serves as a massive relief to the startup businesses. This is mainly for those who haven't invested much to set up a physical shop or office to showcase their businesses. This also applies to those who feel their businesses are better off on the Internet platforms rather than in physical locations.
With the E-trader license, one's business name is considered legit and trustworthy. They can even attend training and activities hosted by DED. This also helps build trust between the business owners and both the existing and potential customers.
The Dubai E-trading license is also another medium to strengthen the economy and widen their reach to people in various places. This is because some find it convenient to shop online.

HOW TO APPLY FOR E-TRADER LICENSE IN DUBAI

Below is a step-by-step guide on getting an E-trader license in Dubai:

Visit the www.dedtrader.ae website.
Choose your preferred language (you may see only words like “dealers license or merchants license”), but don't worry, you're still in the right place.
Click “register” if you are a new user, or “login” if you already have an account. Alternatively, you can sign in using your UAE pass, which will require fingerprint verification.
Provide your Emirates ID number, email address or mobile number.
Make the required payment. Currently, E-trader license Dubai cost is AED 1,070 to obtain the Dubai E-trade Licence. Usually, it has to be paid within 24 hours of receiving the payment form or voucher from DED. Failure to do this would make the system automatically cancel your payment approval. Also, there is a Dubai Chamber of Commerce membership fee of AED 300 which is paid along with the main fee.
Make sure you give accurate information about your social media accounts to be used for trading.
Wait a few minutes for verification.

So when you are done presenting all the necessary documents, the verification and checks are performed. You will receive your E-trade license within 3 to 5 working days.

WHO SHOULD APPLY FOR THE DUBAI E-TRADE LICENSE?

Basically, everyone is considered a beneficiary of this licence privilege as long as your residence status is valid. However, below are the different categories of people who may find the E-trading more convenient:

Stay-at-home mothers or housewives who have opted to stay at home and work remotely. This license becomes a massive privilege to showcase their skills, craftworks or services.
Freelancers - they use this medium to connect to people who wish to hire them for a particular task.
Startup businesses who are yet to generate enough funds to hire or build an office.
Entrepreneurs who feel they generate more leads or sales by trading online.

It is important to note that more than one person cannot be registered under one licence.

BENEFITS OF E-TRADER LICENSE

Easy way to have a registered trade name
Ability to do legal and trustworthy business
Opportunity for the customers to reach out for wider choice of products
Affordable for startup businesses
Convenient for buyers and consumers
Assurance of the quality of the products

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TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

Trademark registration in the UAE is an important and necessary step to take to secure your business brand.

Any business which has built a strong client base and name in the market needs a trademark registration to prevent others from claiming their brand image.

It is not mandatory to get your trademark registered. But remember that you do not have the rightful ownership of your existing trade name or logo until it is registered.

A trademark is a set of distinctive features of your brand that make it unique. It usually includes:

Brand name
Symbol
Fonts
Pictures
Symbols and graphics
Packaging
Slogans
Titles
Music jingles

The registered trademark contains information like:

Your name
Trade name
Trade number
List of product and services involved in the trade
And the trademark itself

IMPORTANCE OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

Below are some of the reasons why trademark registration in the UAE is highly beneficial for businesses:

It protects your brand name from any form of claim and imitation of your trademark
It gives both existing and potential clients confidence that your business is legit and reliable
It distinguishes your trade image from others thereby giving it an official recognition
It gives businesses the legal right to sue anyone claiming or using their business name without the owner's consent

It’s important to remember that if your trademark is used in different countries, you need to register it in each country separately. The trademark law of each country works only within the borders of that state.

UAE TRADEMARK REQUIREMENTS

Then below are the factors that should be considered while choosing a trademark for UAE market:

Your trademark should be exclusively differentiated
It shouldn’t showcase any public sign or flag
Names of third parties shouldn’t be added
It shouldn't sound offensive
It shouldn’t display any religious signs
The statement must be true

PROCEDURES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A TRADEMARK IN UAE

To get your trademark registered in the UAE, follow these steps:

1. Do trademark search

It will ensure there is no existing trademark like yours.

Avoid using any free online search tools, because UAE does not disclose its full database in open sources. You can do a trademark search in the UAE Ministry of Economy.

Go to the Ministry of Economy website: www.moec.gov.ae and click “eServices”. Then it takes you to a page where you should click on “TradeMarks” as one of the options.

There, you will see an E-services dropdown menu where you have to choose “Trademarks Inquiry”:

Create a request, pay 350 AED and wait for the feedback from the government. When the clearance is received, you can apply for trademark registration.

2. Apply for trademark registration

Next to “Trademark Registration” click on the plus button for a new application.

It takes you to a page where you will have to login, after that fill out a form and upload the required documents:

Commercial license
Passport copy of the applicant
Applicant’s contact details
Design sample
List of goods and services to be included into trademark

3. Make filing payment

This payment is 1,800 AED and in case of rejection of your application, it is not refundable.

4. Wait for the acceptance of the trademark

When you have submitted all the required documents, you wait for a maximum of 30 days to get feedback. During the 30 days, the authority in charge of issuing the trademark certificate will review your application and confirm the validity of all the information you included.

If the trademark is accepted, you will be required to pay an amount of 1,500 AED to proceed for the newspaper announcements.

5. Newspaper announcement

The announcement about your trade mark registration will be made in 2 local Arabic newspapers and in 1 official gazette. After a period of 30 days if there is no objection to the chosen trademark, you make the trademark registration payment.

6. Make registration payment

This is the final amount of 5,000 AED which is paid before the trademark registration certificate is issued.

7. Receive Certificate of trademark registration.

HOW TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

Payment for trademark registration can be done on the website of the Ministry of Economy. In order to pay, you need to have an E-dirham card. It is a government approved prepaid card, which is accepted by all state bodies in the UAE for official payments.

You can get E-dirham in one of the UAE banks. Alternatively, you can download a digital version of the card from the App Store or Google Play. Check here for more details: https://www.edirham.ae/en/Get_edirham/getedirhamdetails

Once you got it, follow these steps for your trademark registration payment:

Proceed to the Ministry of Economy official website at www.moec.gov.ae
Click on “eServices”
It takes you to a page where you choose “TradeMarks” among the list of options.
Click on “Pay Registration Fees For Trademark”, but if you are making payment for the publishing of a journal and newspapers click on “Pay Publishing Fees For Trademark Registration”:

5. Fill in the required spaces and make payment.

UAE trademark registration costs

Steps of trademark registration Cost

1. Trademark search

AED 350

2. Trademark filing

AED 1,800

3. Trademark acceptance

AED 1,500

4. Trademark registration

AED 5,000

TOTALAED 8,650

VALIDITY OF TRADEMARK IN UAE

UAE trademark registration is valid for 10 years. Upon expiry, you need to renew it for another 10 years. The renewal cost is 8,000 AED.

DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO FOR A TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

In order to register a trademark in UAE, you need the following:

Passport copy
A copy of your trade license
List of products and services to be registered
Your trademark logo, symbol or name
Power of attorney for the registrator (if you appoint one)

HOW TO RENEW TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN UAE

UAE trademarks are valid for 10 years from the moment of registration. Once expired, the trademark needs to be renewed.

The steps above should also be taken while renewing the UAE trademark registration. Under “TradeMarks”, look out for “Modification & Maintenance Service”.

Open a drop down menu and you will see the “Trademark Renewal” option.

Note that if you don’t renew your trademark, the UAE government gives you a grace period of 3 months after the expiry. Each month you will be liable for a penalty of 750 AED.

In case you fail to renew your trademark after 3 months from the date your registration expired, it will be cancelled by the government.

UAE trademark renewal costs

Trademark renewal costAED 8,000Monthly penalty for non renewalAED 750

Trademark renewal in the UAE is faster than the registration. It takes about 2-3 weeks.

WHO CAN APPLY TO REGISTER A TRADEMARK?

Basically, anyone in the UAE with valid residency can get a trademark registration. Below are the categories of people who can register a trade mark:

UAE citizens
UAE residents

It is worth hiring an agent who can carry out the registration of a trademark for you.

How can we help you with UAE trademark registration:

Make sure your trademark does not get rejected
Carry out communication with the Ministry of Economy
Speed up the trademark registration process
You will not waste money because you will pay only government fees

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