The Gulf Coast Gateway
Customs Clearance at Jebel Ali and Dubai
Jebel Ali is where the great majority of the UAE's container traffic arrives, which makes it the port where a delay costs the most - terminal charges accrue daily and a held container is not going anywhere. We clear here and across Dubai, and because our warehouse sits inside the free zone, cargo that needs to wait can wait somewhere cheaper than the quay. If you are filing at Jebel Ali for the first time, our complete guide to clearance at the port walks through the documents and the sequence.
What We Clear Here
Cargo Through Jebel Ali and Dubai
Everything moving through the port and the emirate, in either direction.
- Container imports into the UAE market
- Export and re-export declarations
- Free zone entries and exits
- Breakbulk and project cargo
- Transit cargo moving on by road
- Cargo held for inspection or query
Cargo Landing at Jebel Ali?
Send the documents before the vessel arrives
Get a Jebel Ali Quote Call +971 4 239 7107What Makes Jebel Ali Clearance Different
Volume is what characterises this port, and volume changes what matters.
The clock runs from arrival
Demurrage and detention start regardless of whether your paperwork is ready. Filing before the vessel berths is worth more here than anywhere else.
Free zone and mainland are different
Goods staying inside JAFZA and goods entering the UAE market are separate customs events. See free zone and mainland clearance.
Storage is right there
Our warehouse is inside the free zone, so cargo can come off the quay quickly instead of waiting where waiting is most expensive.
Road connections matter
A great deal of Jebel Ali cargo leaves by road, including into Saudi Arabia and the GCC, and that leg is ours too.
Beside the Terminal
What Being Local Adds
Proximity is not sentiment here; it is the difference between hours and days.
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Warehouse inside JAFZA
Cargo moves off the quay into our own space, including bonded storage where duty should stay suspended.
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Inspections attended
Where customs calls an inspection, someone is there for it rather than scheduling a visit from across the city.
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Onward transport ready
Cleared containers go straight onto our own trucks for delivery or cross-border movement.
Why Cannata
A Clearing Agent With a Warehouse at the Port
At Jebel Ali the expensive problem is cargo with nowhere to go. Most clearing agents cannot solve that. Run from our facility inside Jebel Ali Free Zone, alongside the port.
Filed in-house
Our own brokerage team submits the entries, so there is no second agent between you and the port.
Space inside the free zone
Bonded and duty-paid storage a short move from the terminal, which is what stops charges running.
Trucks on call
Delivery and cross-border movement on our own fleet as soon as the cargo is released.
Rate Request
Get a price for this shipment
Give us the route and the cargo and we will come back with a rate, usually within one working day.
Our FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What importers ask about clearing at Jebel Ali.
