Active pharmaceutical ingredients enter the UAE under EDE source approval and a permit for every consignment. We compile the source file, obtain the permits under our own importer licence, and hold the material in our GDP warehouse.
Three groups come to us with the same problem. UAE manufacturers need compliant raw material import for production, on schedule. International API producers want their sources approved so UAE buyers can purchase without friction. And API traders use the UAE as a hub for the GCC, holding stock here and shipping onwards.
Under UAE law, only entities holding a pharmaceutical facility or medical warehouse licence, with the corresponding EDE import permit, may import APIs. We hold those licences. Our clients plug into them instead of building their own, which is what makes us a licensed partner, not a paperwork consultancy.
Source approval first, then a permit for every consignment.
The EDE approves the API source before material moves. We prepare and submit the source registration file for each manufacturing site.
A Drug Master File or Certificate of Suitability anchors the approval. We manage the DMF submission and close the gaps before filing.
GMP evidence from the API manufacturing site supports the file. We assemble the certificates and quality documents into a defensible package.
Every API consignment needs an EDE import permit. We obtain them under our own importer licence, shipment after shipment.
Imported APIs are received into our licensed medical warehouse and held under GDP, with documented receipt, storage, and release.
The EDE issues export permits as well. We manage the paperwork for onward movement of API stock to the GCC and Africa.
One team runs the file, the permit, the warehouse, and the delivery.
Compile the DMF or CEP, GMP evidence, and product details into the EDE source registration file.
Submit the file to the EDE and handle queries through to source approval.
Apply for the consignment permit under our importer licence: proforma invoice, product details, quantities.
Clear customs and receive the material into our licensed medical warehouse under GDP.
Release to your manufacturing site, or stage the stock for GCC and Africa re-export.
API trading through the UAE is a growing model: material lands here, is held under GDP, and moves onwards to buyers across the GCC and Africa. Free zone structures suit traders who want a regional base without a full onshore operation. What every model still needs is a licensed import route and compliant storage.
That is what we provide. Stock sits in our licensed warehouse, permits are issued under our credentials for each movement, and the documentation trail stays complete from arrival to re-export. You run the trade; we keep the regulatory spine intact.
Consignment-level permits for pharmaceuticals, devices, APIs, and samples, issued under our licence.
Finished product importation under our licensed pharmaceutical facility and medical warehouse.
Your own licensed medical warehouse in the UAE, delivered as a turnkey project.
Send us the product details and we will come back with a roadmap, classification opinion, and indicative timeline within 48 hours.
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