“Federal Taxation”: electronic shopping products subject to “value added”

Media In – Abu Dhabi January 19, 2018
The Federal Tax Authority revealed that purchases made through e-shopping sites are subject to value added tax (VAT) of 5% as other purchases made by traditional means if goods purchased electronically are received within the UAE.
According to the Federal Law No. (8) of 2017 concerning VAT and its executive regulations, all websites whose imports exceed the mandatory registration limit of AED 375,000 in the twelve months Previous or next 30 days will be subject to VAT