How to start trading in the UAE

Doing business in a foreign country requires good knowledge of local practices and legislation to enable sound decision-making.

SORP’s experienced lawyers will resolve any law-related issues for your business through legal procedures, consulting and verifying contracts, and representing you with UAE regulatory authorities.

A business bank account is a vital necessity but banks don’t make it easy. You need to understand and comply with their procedures for new customers.

SORP Group has long-standing working relationships with major UAE banks and familiarity with their compliance as well as with KYC procedures to help ensure a successful application.

Management and fine-tuning of your business processes by local experts delivers a solid foundation on which to grow your UAE business.

SORP Group’s expertise will help you to set up your business from scratch, implement operations management, and respond capably to any internal and external business risks.

Every business in the UAE obtains one or more licenses to operate a certain type of activities within the country and these must be renewed annually.

SORP’s specialists have built up deep knowledge about all renewal procedures and the processes specific to regulatory governmental authorities to provide fast and cost-effective solutions.

The multi-stage business document legalization procedure in the UAE often requires significant time, effort and expense.

SORP Group’s international network of agents and well-established relations with the Emirates’ authorities enable it to perform document legalization quickly and properly.

A crucial task for any business in the UAE is to arrange knowledgeable and professional book-keeping, as well as tax accounting, and financial reporting.

SORP’s experts provide businesses with high-quality accounting services and assure fulfillment of the regulatory requirements related to timely financial reporting, preparation and filing.

To efficiently carry out trade operations in this country, you need to understand the ins and outs of authorizations, also permissions and how the system works.

SORP Group offers a complete bundle of trade and logistics solutions related to obtaining licenses and permits, import/export arrangements, storage and transport of goods and more.

Many products and raw materials must undergo mandatory certification by the relevant authorities before being allowed into the UAE.

Businesses can take advantage of SORP’s knowledge of the processes and legislation to ensure their supply lines run smoothly, thus avoiding potentially costly delays, shortages and hassle.

Nominee services are widely used in the UAE, are in full compliance with the legislation and represent a business tradition of Emirates’ companies.

SORP provides nominee services in order to obtain licenses, confirm economic substance in the UAE and fulfil a number of other special roles for your business.