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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.
How to Open a Wholesale of Personal Requisites in 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.
