A​bout ​two​ ​weeks​ ​ago,​ ​H.E.​ ​Khaled​ ​Al​ ​Bustani,​ ​Director​ ​General​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Federal​ ​Tax​ ​Authority
(“FTA”),​ ​announced​ ​on​ ​the​ ​radio​ ​that​ ​the​ ​UAE​ ​will​ ​treat​ ​movements​ ​of​ ​goods​ ​between​ ​UAE​ ​and​ ​the
Kingdom​ ​of​ ​Saudi​ ​Arabia​ ​(“KSA”)​ ​as​ ​“Non-GCC”​ ​Exports​ ​(ie.​ ​when​ ​goods​ ​are​ ​shipped​ ​from​ ​the​ ​UAE​ ​to
KSA)​ ​and​ ​“non-GCC”​ ​Imports​ ​(i.e.​ ​when​ ​goods​ ​are​ ​shipped​ ​to​ ​the​ ​UAE​ ​from​ ​KSA).​ ​

This​ ​means that a ​transitional​ ​period​ ​will apply until​ ​an​ ​Electronic​ ​Service​ ​System​ ​is​ ​introduced​ ​and​ ​both
UAE​ ​and​ ​KSA​ ​consider​ ​each​ ​other​ ​as​ ​“VAT​ ​Implementing​ ​States”. It seems likely that will be both when the full G.C.C has introduced VAT and the electronic reporting system is established across the region.

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