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2/19/24, 1:45 PM Dubai Municipality to review integrated digital programs and services at Gulfood 2024 | Web Release
Dubai Municipality will further review its services for food merchants and suppliers, which offers them

access to IRS to streamline import and export procedures and track food products. In addition, the

Municipality will also promote practices that minimize food loss and waste in the Emirate during its
participation at the event, in addition to increasing customer understanding of the regulations,

processes, and transactions associated with food shipments.

The customer’s journey with IRS entails several steps, including securing license, registering the

company on the Municipality’s website, evaluating food products, submitting import application on the

import and export system, requesting the arrival of the shipment at the port of entry, and transporting it
to the port control office for inspection and release.

Furthermore, it includes staff members’ receipt and inspection of the shipment, the release of the

shipment from the port, its arrival at the importer’s warehouse, the collection of samples, the laboratory

inspection of the product, and ultimately the product’s access to the local market.

Dubai Municipality is committed to developing programs and launching initiatives to strengthen
Dubai’s food sector and achieve self-sufficiency and food security. The Municipality constantly

monitors the food sector to guarantee that the Emirate has access to the best materials and products of

high food safety and quality.

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