According to the Federal Law No. 3 of 2013, all the private courier companies operating in the UAE must have a license issued by the Emirates Post Group. Licensed persons will have to pay a fee amounting to approximately 10 percent of total sales of licensed activities (with minimum of AED 100,000 to be paid in advance on an annual basis).
The services that are covered under the licenses include the management and distribution of mail, documents, and parcels- national and international-up to 30 kg. Also, the companies shall present quarterly reports in a given format, which must be certified and approved by a qualified auditor.