Terminal & Parking Area Equipment & Storage
Clearance of Consignments Delivery & Re-forwarding
Imports Transhipment/Transit
Cargo Transit Rates Exports

Terminal & Parking Area

The airport has five Cargo Terminals with a total floor area of 32,000 square metres served by separate cargo aircraft parking positions equipped for handling up to 16 aircraft of different types.

Office and warehouse is available for leasing in terminal 1. Please contact Business Development Section for further enquiries 00971-6-5580440 or 00971-6-5081501

Cargo Holding Area

Terminal 1 - Charter Operations
  • Warehouse space - 6 bays, each 1,200 square meters.
  • 2 bays leased to the following freight forwarders: 1- National Air Cargo. 2- Chapman Freeborn.
  • Total Area 7,200 square meters.
  • Office space (ground floor) 345 square meters.
  • Office space (mezzanine floor) 1,500 square meters.
  • 6 Trailers can be parked.
Terminal 2 - Lufthansa Cargo Hub
Terminal 3 - Flight Forwarders
Terminal 4 - Customs and overflow Imports
Terminal 5 - Schedule Operations

Additional Bonded Warehouses

1. Aramex.
2. Swift Freight.
3. Air Cargo Integrators.
4. Aerospace Consortium.
5. Star Light.
6. Euro Asian.
7. Global Link.
8. Supreme Logistics.
9. BTY Logistics.
10. Egyptian Emirates Air Cargo

 


Equipment & Storage

Forklifts: Forklifts up to 15,000 kgs. capacity are available. Higher capacity forklifts and cranes can be arranged in advance on request, with prior notice and at extra cost.

Cold storage: Cold Storage for small and large shipments is available. Capacity of freezers 100.8 CBM and coolers 151 CBM.

Open area: Open area of total 12000 sq.m. for livestock is available.

Strong Room: A strong room for valuable cargo is available with a capacity of 52.8 CBM.

Area for Dangerous Goods: Available.

ULD Storage: Available

Language on documents should be in English or Arabic.

Note on maximum storage limit for import shipments: All import shipment must be cleared through Customs at the Customs Warehouse. Goods will be kept at the Customs Warehouse for a maximum period of 6 months from the date of arrival. After 6 months it will be auctioned by Customs authorities.


Clearance of Consignment

All import shipment must be cleared through customs at the Customs Warehouse. All general cargo consignments can be cleared from the date of arrival within 7 days without paying any storage charges. AED 0.12 per kg per day storage will be charged if cleared after 7 days.

Charges Collect (CC) Consignments: No restrictions on charges collect shipments destined to Sharjah.

Customs Working Hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week, including all National holidays and weekends.


Delivery & Re-forwarding

Delivery of goods is possible around-the-clock, including National holidays and weekends. Re-forwarding of consignments under custom bond is possible if prior arrangements are made with the airports and airlines concerned.


Imports

Restrictions

Live animals
  • Valid Health Certificate.
  • No Honey Bees and Queen Bees may be imported into UAE unless covered by an Import License issued by the office of Ruler's Office or accompanied by documentary evidence that they originated in, and have been shipped direct from the following countries: Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Canada.

Live animals, Live Fish, Birds and Horses:

  • Prior permission is required from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
    • Competent authority : Department of Animal Wealth
    • Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
    • P.O. Box 1509 Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
    • Tel: 9714 2958161
    • Fax: 9714 2957766
  • Application should be made by the importer or agent at the Department of Animal Wealth, 3rd floor. Application received by fax is not acceptable.
  • No consignment should be transported until the airline has obtained a copy of the Import Permit. Failure to comply with these rules may result in the animals or birds being confiscated or re-exported at the importer's expense, or even destroyed.

Meat and meat products: Health certificate and Halal slaughter certificate are required.

Food Stuff: All foodstuffs must have production and expiry dates printed on individual package. Click here for Food import requirements

Plants and plant material: Health certificate. Fruits and Vegetables: Official phytosanitary certificate is required.

Arms, ammunitions and explosives: Import permission is required from Ministry of Defense. Minimum 48 hours pre-alert notification is required. Arms and ammunition may not be imported except with a license obtained from the UAE Ministry of Defense.

Narcotics and drugs: A valid license from the Ministry of Health is required.

Pharmaceutical and chemical products: Agricultural pesticides may not be imported except with a license from the Ministry of Agriculture.

Radioactive materials: Import permission is required from Police. Minimum 48 hours pre-alert notification are required.

Alcoholic beverages: Import permit is required. Alcoholic liquors may not be imported except with a licence obtained from the authorities concerned.

Prohibitions

  • Counterfeit money.
  • Indecent, obscene or seditious prints, paintings, books, cards pictures, films, lithographic or other engravings or any other indecent, obscene or seditious articles.
  • Raw opium, prepared opium, coca leaves, cannabis (Indian hemp) known as hashish, cannabis resin and preparations whose basis is a resin of cannabis and cocaine.
  • Unprocessed pearls, narcotics, counterfeit stamps.
  • All goods originating from/destined to Israel, are prohibited.

Transhipment/Transit

Live animals Restrictions

Horses: Prior written permission required from the Department of Animal Wealth, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries.

Prohibitions Arms and ammunitions (also for sporting purposes), Explosives: In case of transhipment, unless consignee first obtains prior Permission from the Ministry of Interior of the respective Emirate, and a License from the Director of Police and Public Security; This will take a considerable time but goods should not be shipped until all these requirements have been met.

Direct service should be used wherever possible.

All goods originating from or destined to Israel.


Cargo Transit Rates

Transit Charges:  No storage for first 7 days, thereafter AED 0.12 per kg per day.


Exports

Live Animals Restrictions

Horses: Prior written notification must be given to UAE Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries.