What the United Arab Emirates ships to the United States
Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the United Arab Emirates is a listed supplier on 16 of them, worth $1.04 billion in March–July 2026 (47.9% of all imports from the United Arab Emirates in the period). The chapters below rank those headings; goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where the United Arab Emirates is not among the top 15 origins, are in the total but not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 Aluminium and articles of aluminium · guide | $534 million | 51.3% | 7601 Unwrought aluminum ($521 million); 7602 Aluminum waste and scrap ($12.5 million) |
| 33 Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics · guide | $192 million | 18.4% | 3303 Perfumes and toilet waters ($192 million) |
| 71 Pearls, precious stones, precious metals and jewellery · guide | $167 million | 16.1% | 7113 Articles of jewelry and parts thereof ($112 million); 7108 Gold unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form ($45.7 million); 7115 Other articles of precious metal ($5.5 million); 7118 Coin ($4.3 million) |
| 73 Articles of iron or steel · guide | $99.3 million | 9.6% | 7308 Structures and parts of structures of iron or steel ($50.1 million); 7306 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron or steel ($49.2 million) |
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · guide | $22.2 million | 2.1% | 8415 Air conditioning machines ($22.2 million) |
| 48 Paper, paperboard and articles thereof · guide | $10.2 million | 1% | 4802 Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing ($10.2 million) |
| 72 Iron and steel · guide | $8.6 million | 0.8% | 7216 Angles, shapes and sections of iron or nonalloy steel ($8.6 million) |
| 70 Glass and glassware · guide | $5.5 million | 0.5% | 7010 Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, vials ($5.5 million) |
Each heading links to its U.S. import market page, with every origin's share and effective duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in the United Arab Emirates
The seaports below have a port page on this site with the UN/LOCODE, the classifiers and the lanes serving them. Which one your cargo uses depends on the factory's region and the carrier's service string; tell us the pickup address and we route it.
Any seaport's UN/LOCODE: port code finder; airports: airport code finder (IATA/ICAO).
U.S. duty treatment for goods from the United Arab Emirates
- Column 1 general rate. Set by the HTS classification of the goods, not by the freight. the United Arab Emirates has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301, forced labour. Our tariff-updates source does not list United Arab Emirates's tier under the Section 301 forced-labour action of 2026-07-24, so this page does not state one. Confirm the tier and the exemption lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232. Applies regardless of origin: steel, aluminium and copper on full customs value in 50%, 25% and 15% annex tiers since 2026-04-06, plus vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones under their own proclamations. Dated entries on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- MPF and HMF. The merchandise processing fee and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee apply on top of duty.
Estimate the total for an HTS code with United Arab Emirates as origin in the tariff simulator, or find the code first in the HTS code finder. Tariff facts above are dated as on the tracker; confirm with your broker before pricing.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from United Arab Emirates
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from United Arab Emirates, with the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
Rates are the engine's calculated total for a commercial entry today; see each page for the components and entry-date history. Browse all import duty pages or price your own shipment.
Transit from the United Arab Emirates to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from the United Arab Emirates to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for a shipment from the United Arab Emirates to the USA
On the U.S. side every ocean import needs the same set, whatever the origin. On the United Arab Emirates side an export declaration is filed with the national customs authority by your forwarder or customs agent; we have not published the form's name for United Arab Emirates on this page, so ask us which one applies to your shipment.
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Less-than-container loads: LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from the United Arab Emirates to the USA: questions
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from the United Arab Emirates totalled $2.17 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from the United Arab Emirates were aluminium and articles of aluminium; essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics; pearls, precious stones, precious metals and. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origins
Every origin by region: shipping to the USA by country of origin. Airlift's lane guides: shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, extract of 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from the United Arab Emirates to the USA
Give us the pickup city or load port in the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. destination, the commodity, the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count, the cargo-ready date, and whether you need pickup at origin, U.S. delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.