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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What does this activity cover?
It covers buying everyday personal items in bulk and selling them on to businesses. Toiletries, hygiene products and grooming tools are included.
2. Can I sell cosmetics and perfume too?
Not under this code. Perfumery, cosmetics and soaps sit under 4649.09 in the same class.
3. Can I sell medicines or medical goods?
No. Those sit under 4649.08 and need pre-approval from the Emirates Drug Establishment.
4. Can I sell direct to the public?
No. This is wholesale. Selling to shoppers is retail and needs a retail activity.
5. Do I need third-party approval?
No. This activity does not require third-party approval to obtain a business license from Meydan Free Zone.
Topic Summary
What Wholesale of Personal Requisites Actually Covers
This business activity involves buying toiletries, hygiene products, grooming tools and personal accessories in bulk and selling them on to retailers, pharmacies, hotels and online sellers. It does not include manufacturing the products or selling directly to the public.
A Market Worth Billions and Still Growing
The UAE beauty and personal care market was valued at USD 3.49 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 4.68 billion by 2031. UAE retail sales also rose 7% in 2025 to AED 256 billion, signalling strong underlying demand for everyday personal goods.
Two Clear Business Models Fit This Activity
Personal goods importers and distributors can use this license to bring products into the UAE and move them on to regional retailers. Hotel and institution suppliers can also operate under it, fulfilling repeat contracts for gyms, serviced apartments and hospitality businesses.
Hotels and Tourism Drive Reliable Bulk Demand
A growing resident population and heavy tourist traffic keep retail tills busy year-round, while hotels and serviced apartments add a separate and consistent layer of bulk purchasing. Travel and hotel sets in particular are bought by the case on repeat contracts.
Know What Falls Outside This License
Perfumery, cosmetics and soaps fall under a separate code (4649.09), and pharmaceutical or medical goods require their own approval under 4649.08. Retail sales direct to consumers and product manufacturing are also excluded from this activity.
No Third-Party Approval or AML Compliance Required
Obtaining a business license for this activity through Meydan Free Zone does not require third-party approval. The activity is also not subject to anti-money laundering compliance requirements, keeping the setup process straightforward.
How to Open a Wholesale of Personal Requisites in Dubai with Meydan Free Zone
Wholesale of personal requisites covers bulk supply of everyday personal items. That takes in toiletries, hygiene products, grooming tools and everyday personal accessories. Traders buy at volume and sell on to shops, pharmacies, hotels and online sellers alike. These are repeat purchases, so the orders come round again quickly and reliably.
The spending behind it is steady. The UAE beauty and personal care market was worth USD 3.49 billion in 2026 and should reach USD 4.68 billion by 2031.1 Personal requisites sit alongside that spending rather than strictly inside it. Both move with the same shoppers, through much the same shops and shelves.
Retail conditions across the country are strong. UAE retail sales rose 7% during 2025 to reach AED 256 billion.2 A growing resident population and heavy tourist traffic both help to feed those tills. Hotels and serviced apartments add a further layer of steady bulk demand on top.
What UAE shoppers spend on personal care
Whether you supply shops, pharmacies, hotels or online sellers, this activity covers bulk trade in personal goods. The figures below show the spending behind it.
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Sources: Mordor Intelligence (2026), Euromonitor International (2026)
Who is this activity for?
What this activity covers
This code covers wholesale trade in personal requisites, sold in bulk to other businesses. The class guidelines set a wide scope across household goods.
- Bulk buying of toiletries and personal hygiene products
- Bulk trade in grooming tools and personal accessories
- Storage, packing and distribution to retail and trade buyers
- Supply to hotels, gyms and serviced apartments on contract
- Wider household goods wholesale allowed under the same class, though some lines carry their own approvals
Product scope
What falls outside this activity
This activity does not cover perfumery, cosmetics and soaps, which sit under a separate code in this class, 4649.09. Pharmaceutical and medical goods sit under 4649.08 and need their own approval. Selling direct to the public is retail trade and needs a retail activity instead. Making the products is manufacturing under its own code.
In short, you can import and sell everyday personal goods in bulk, but not medicines, and not to shoppers.
Compliance
THIRD-PARTY APPROVAL
This activity does not require third-party approval to obtain a business license from Meydan Free Zone.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COMPLIANCE
This business activity is not subject to AML compliance requirements.
Citations
1. Mordor Intelligence, UAE Beauty and Personal Care Products Market Report, 2026.
2. Euromonitor International, Retail in the United Arab Emirates, 2026.
