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Culture and communications:
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Customs & Regulations:
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Economic Information:
The Economist: www.economist.com/countries
Trading Economics: www.tradingeconomics.com
Export Control:
Export Control Organisation: www.gov.uk/beginners-guide-to-export-controls
Export Finance and Insurance:
UK Export Finance (formerly ECGD): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance
Intellectual Property:
Intellectual Property Office: www.ipo.gov.uk
Market Access:
Market Access Database for Tariffs (for non-EU markets only): www.madb.europa.eu/madb/indexPubli.htm
Standard and Technical Regulations:
British Standards Institution (BSI): www.bsigroup.com/en/sectorsandservices/Disciplines/ImportExport
National Physical Laboratory: www.npl.co.uk
Intellectual Property: www.ipo.gov.uk
Trade Statistics:
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC): www.uktradeinfo.com/statistics/buildyourowntables/pages/table.aspx
National Statistics Information: www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/index.html
UK Trade Info: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
Travel Advice:
FCO Travel: www.gov.uk/browse/abroad
Travel health: www.travelhealth.co.uk
International Trade:
Gov.uk: www.gov.uk/browse/business/imports-exports
OECD: www.oecd-ilibrary.org
Overseas business risk: www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-business-risk
Transparency International: www.transparency.org
World Bank Group economy rankings: www.doingbusiness.org/rankings
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness report: www.weforum.org/reports/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015
UK Trade & Investment: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
Ministry of Defence: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 4461300 |
Ministry of Defence: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 3532330 |
Ministry of Finance: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 6726000 |
Ministry of Finance: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 3939000 Email: mof@uae.gov.ae Website: www.uae.gov.ae/mo |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Abu Dhabi Office Tel: 02 4444488 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Dubai Office Tel: 04 2221 144 Email: mofa@mofa.gov.ae |
Ministry of Interior: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 4414666 |
Ministry of Interior: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 3980000 Email: moi@uae.gov.ae Website: www.moi.uae.gov.ae/moiwebportal |
Ministry of Economy: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 6271100 |
Ministry of Economy: Dubai Office Telephone: 02 6265000 Email: moep@moep.gov.ae Website: www.moep.gov.ae |
Ministry of Education: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 6213800 |
Ministry of Education: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 2633333 / 04 2176899 Email: moe@moe.gov.ae Website: www.moe.gov.ae |
Ministry of State for Cabinet Affairs: Abu Dhabi Office Tel: 02 6268100 |
Ministry of State for Cabinet Affairs: Dubai Office Tel: 04 3967555 Email: csb@csb.ae Website: www.csb.gov.ae |
Ministry of Justice: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 6814000 |
Ministry of Justice: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 295004 Email: moj@uae.gov.ae Website: www.uae.gov.ae/moj |
Ministry of Energy: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 6262288 |
Ministry of Energy: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 2945555 Website: www.moenr.gov.ae |
Ministry of Health: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 6330000 |
Ministry of Health: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 3966000 Email: postmaster@moh.gov.ae Website: www.moh.gov.ae |
Ministry of Environment & Water: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 4495111 |
Ministry of Environment & Water: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 2958333 Email: minister@moew.gov.ae |
Ministry of Public Works: Abu Dhabi Office Telephone: 02 6260606 |
Ministry of Public Works: Dubai Office Telephone: 04 2693900 Email: falshamsi@mpw.ae Website: www.mpw.ae |
Ministry of Labour: Abu Dhabi Office Tel: 02 6671222 |
Ministry of Labour: Dubai Office Tel: 04 2691333 Email: minister@mol.gov.ae Website: www.mol.gov.ae |
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry: P.O. Box: 662 Tel: 02 6214000 |
Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority: P.O. Box: 6120 Tel: 02 6943333 |
Agriculture & Animal Production (Al Ain): P.O. Box: 1004 Tel: 03 7634333 |
Amiri Flight: P.O. Box: 689 Tel: 02 5757777 |
Civil Aviation: P.O. Box: 20 Tel: 02 5757500 |
Civil Service Commission: P.O. Box: 2350 Tel: 02 6268100 |
Cultural Foundation: P.O. Box: 2380 Tel: 02 6215300 |
Customs: P.O. Box: 255 Tel: 02 6730700 |
Deputy Prime Minister’s Office: P.O. Box: 831 Tel: 02 6651000 |
Economics Department: P.O. Box: 853 Tel: 02 6318800 |
Emirates Media: P.O. Box: 63 Tel: 02 4455555 |
Executive Council: P.O. Box: 19 Tel: 02 6666444 |
Federal Environment Agency: P.O. Box: 5951 Tel: 02 677 7363 |
Federal National Council: P.O. Box: 836 Tel: 02 6812000 |
Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry: P.O. Box: 3014 Tel: 02 6214144 |
Finance Department: P.O. Box: 246 Tel: 02 6651500 |
General Industry Corporation: P.O. Box: 4499 Tel: 02 6214900 |
General Information Authority (Computer Bldg): P.O. Box: 3870 Tel: 02 6652110 |
General Secretariat of UAE Municipalities: P.O. Box: 3774 Tel: 02 4444747 |
Heritage & History Committee: P.O. Box: 6052 Tel: 02 6434700 |
Marriage Fund: P.O. Box: 44319 Tel: 02 6311888 |
Municipality: P.O. Box: 263 Tel: 02 6788888 |
National Consultative Council: P.O. Box: 933 Tel: 02 6726555 |
Organisation & Management Department: P.O. Box: 371 Tel: 02 6215990 |
Planning Department: P.O. Box: 12 Tel: 02 6727200 |
Police, Directorate General: P.O. Box: 253 Tel: 02 4461461 |
Presidential Court: P.O. Box: 280 Tel: 02 6652000 |
Protocol & Guest House: P.O. Box: 14 Tel: 02 6652000 |
Public Works Department: P.O. Box: 3 Tel: 02 4434111 |
Purchasing Department: P.O. Box: 838 Tel: 02 6212700 |
Seaport Authority, Mina Zayed: P.O. Box: 422 Tel: 02 6730600 |
Shari’a Judicial: P.O. Box: 84 Tel: 02 4448300 |
Social Care & Minors Affairs Authority: P.O. Box: 5853 Tel: 02 6459500 |
Social Services & Commercial Bldgs: P.O. Box: 3564 Tel: 02 6310000 |
Supreme Petroleum Council: P.O. Box: 26555 Tel: 02 6020000 |
The Zayed Charitable & Humanitarian Foundation: P.O. Box: 41355 Tel: 02 6814700 |
Town Planning Department: P.O. Box: 862 Tel: 02 6780000 |
UAE Administration Development Institute: P.O. Box: 779 Tel: 02 6654665 |
UAE Armed Forces, GHQ: P.O. Box: 3755 Tel: 02 4414999 |
UAE Central Bank: P.O. Box: 854 Tel: 02 6652220 |
UAE State Audit Institution: P.O. Box: 3320 Tel: 02 6448800 |
UAE University AI Ain: P.O. Box: 15551 AI Ain Tel: 03 6669422 |
Water & Electricity Department: P.O. Box: 219 Tel: 02 8839280 |
Zayed University: P.O. Box: 4783 Tel: 02 4453300 |
Chamber of Commerce & Industry: P.O. Box: 1457 Tel: 04 2280000 |
Dept. of Civil Aviation: P.O. Box: 2525 Tel: O4 2066333 |
Dept of HH the Ruler’s Affairs and Protocol Affairs: P.O. Box: 207 Tel: 04 3531060 |
Dept of Ports and Customs: P.O. Box: 63 Tel: 04 3459575 |
Development Board: P.O. Box: 4911 Tel: 04 2216000 |
DTCM: P.O. Box: 594 Tel: 04 223 0000 |
Dubai Duty Free: P.O. Box: 2525 Tel: 04 2162453 |
Dubai Economic Development Department: P.O. Box: 3223 Tel: 04 2020201 |
Dubai international Airport: P.O. Box: 252 Tel: 04 2245555 |
Dubai Municipality: P.O. Box: 67 Tel: 04 2215555 |
Dubai Naturalisation & Residency: P.O. Box: 4333 Tel: 04 3980000 |
Dubai Police & Traffic Department: P.O. Box: 1493 Tel: 04 2292222 |
Dubai Police Headquarters: P.O. Box: 1493 Tel: 04 2292222 |
Dubai Ports Authority: P.O. Box: 17000 Tel: 04 3451545 |
Dubai Water & Electricity Co: P.O. Box: 554 Tel: 04 3244444 |
Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority: P.O. Box: 17000 Tel: 04 8815000 |
UAE General Information Authority: P.O. Box: 13035 Tel: 04 2940909 |
UAE Radio and TV: P.O. Box: 1695 Tel: 04 3369999 |
UAE State Audit Institution: P.O. Box: 5513 Tel: 04 2286000 |
Administration and Control Department: P.O. Box: 201 Tel: 06 5541999 |
Airport Authority: P.O. Box: 8 Tel: 06 5581111 |
Chamber of Commerce & lndustry: P.O. Box: 580 Tel: 06 5688888 |
Civil Aviation: P.O. Box: 8 Tel: 06 5581158 |
Commerce & Tourism Development Authority: P.O. Box: 2661 Tel: 06 5562777 |
Committee of Administrative & Technical Development: P.O. Box: 4693 Tel: 06 5545917 |
Culture & Information: P.O. Box: 5119 Tel: 06 5541116 |
Customs Department & Ports: P.O. Box: 5100 Tel: 06 5281666 |
Economics Department: P.O. Box: 829 Tel: 06 5734444 |
Endowments & Islamic Affairs: P.O. Box: 1087 Tel: 06 5727722 |
Finance & Administration: P.O. Box: 201 Tel: 06 5541999 |
General Postal Authority: P.O. 80104444 Tel: 06 5722219 |
Hamriyah Free Zone: P.O. Box: 1377 Tel: 5263333 |
International Airport: P.O. Box: 8 Tel: 06 5581111 |
Islamic Centre: P.O. Box: 1087 Tel: 06 5727722 |
Municipality: P.O. Box: 22 Tel: 06 5623333 |
Petroleum & Mineral Affairs: P.O. Box: 188 Tel: 06 5541888 |
Real Estate Registration: P.O. Box: 478 Tel: 06 5623333 |
RuIer’s Court (AI Diwan AI Amiri): P.O. Box: 1 Tel: 06 5733333 |
Sharjah Airport Free Zone (SAIF): P.O. Box: 8000 Tel: 06 5570000 |
Social Services Department: P.O. Box: 4424 Tel: O6 5725333 |
Television: P.O. Box: 111 Tel: 06 5661111 |
Water & Electricity Department: P.O. Box: 135 Tel: 06 5288603 |
Ajman Free Zone: P.O. Box: 932 Tel: 06 7425444 |
Ajman Museum: P.O. Box: 2829 Tel: 06 7423824 |
Ajman Police: P.O. Box: 4 Tel: 06 7430094 |
Ajman State Prosecutor: P.O. Box: 1682 Tel: 06 7452772 |
Ajman TV: P.O. Box: 422 Tel: 06 7465444 |
Chamber of Commerce & Industry: P.O. Box: 662 Tel: 06 7422177 |
Economic: P.O. Box: 870 Tel: 06 7422122 |
General Postal Authority: P.O. Box: 760 Tel: 06 7422257 |
Land & Property: P.O. Box: 95 Tel: 06 7421606 |
Legal Adviser: P.O. Box: 415 Tel: 06 7422122 |
Management of Private Properties: P.O. Box: 980 Tel: 06 7422711 |
Municipality: P.O. Box: 3 Tel: 06 7422331 |
Petroleum & Mineral Resources: P.O. Box: 739 Tel: 06 7424245 |
Ports & Customs: P.O. Box: 388 Tel: 06 7470111 |
Ahmed Bin Rashid Port and Free Zone Authority: P.O. Box: 279 Tel: 06 7655882 |
Immigration Department: P.O. Box: 461 Sharjah Tel: 06 7666419 |
Ministry of Electricity and Water: P.O. Box: 792 Tel: 06 7655111 |
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs: P.O. Box: 5 Tel: 06 7660159 |
Municipality: P.O. Box: 12 Tel: 06 7656145 |
Ruler’s Court (AI Diwan Al Amiri): P.O. Box: 225 Tel: 06 7656125 |
UAE General Postal Authority: P.O. Box: 4444 Dubai; Tel: 06 7656148 |
UAE Port & Customs: P.O. Box: 279 Tel: 06 7655882 |
UAQ Chamber of Commerce and Industry: P.O. Box: 436 Tel: 06 7651111 |
UAQ General Hospital: P.O. Box: 24 Tel: 06 7656888 |
Ra’s al-Khaimah Civil Aviation Department: P.O. Box: 5214 Tel: 07 24481111 |
Civil Defence: P.O. Box: 5425 Tel: 07 2288899 |
Customs and Ports Department: P.O. Box: 8 Tel: 07 2333613 |
Frontier and Coast Guard: P.O. Box: 974 Tel: 07 2276000 |
General Postal Authority: P.O. Box: 1900 Dubai Tel: O7 2333517 |
Lands Department: P.O. Box: 221 Tel: 07 2332610 |
Law Courts: P.O. Box: 10 Tel: 07 2331541 |
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries: P.O. Box: 60 Tel: 07 2461666 |
Ministry of Economy and Commerce: P.O. Box: 901 Tel: 07 2278000 |
Ministry of Electricity and Water: P.O. Box: 301 Tel: O1 2288444 |
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs: P.O. Box: 116 Tel: 07 2337000 |
Ministry of Public Works and Housing: P.O. Box: 458 Tel: 07 2332344 |
Nationality and Immigration: P.O. Box: 155 Tel: 07 2273333 |
Port Saqr: P.O. Box: 5130 Tel: 07 2668444 |
RAK Chamber of Commerce and Industry: P.O. Box: 87 Tel: 07 2333511 |
RAK Free Trade Zone: P.O. Box: 10055 Tel: 07 2280889 |
RAK International Airport: P.O. Box: 501 Tel: 07 2448111 |
RAK Municipality: P.O. Box: 4 Tel: 07 2332422 |
Ruler‘s Court (Al Diwan Al Amiri): P.O. Box: 1 Tel: 07 2282222 |
UAE Central Bank: P.O. Box: 5000 Tel: 07 2284444 |
Civil Aviation: P.O. Box: 977 Tel: 09 2226222 |
Civil Defence: P.O. Box: 5 Tel: 09 2222501 |
Customs: P.O. Box: 296 Tel: 09 2224335 |
Department of Industry & Economy: P.O. Box: 1 Tel: 09 2222111 |
Department of Finance: P.O. Box: 175 Tel: 09 2222111 |
Fujairah Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture: P.O. Box: 738 Tel: 09 2222400 |
Fujairah Free Zone Authority: P.O. Box: 1133 Tel: 09 2228000 |
Fujairah Tourism Board: P.O. Box: 829 Tel: 09 2231436 |
General Postal Authority: P.O. Box: 766 Tel: 09 2222235 |
Immigration: P.O. Box: 5 Tel: 09 2222727 |
Police: P.O. Box: 5 Tel: 09 2224411 |
Port of Fujairah: P.O. Box: 787 Tel: 09 2228800 |
Ruler’s Court (Al Diwan Al Amiri): P.O. Box: 1 Tel: 09 2222111 |
Traffic Department: P.O. Box: 5 Tel: 2222748 |
UK Trade & Investment:
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office:
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British Council:
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