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غرامات عدم الامتثال للتوثيق والتسمية (Documentation & Labeling Non-Compliance Fines)
Minor violation: AED 1,000–5,000; Major violation: AED 10,000–50,000. Average warehouse: 2–4 inspection findings/year = AED 5,000–30,000 annual exposure.Inspectors verify SDS completeness, label accuracy, UN number marking, and bilingual documentation (Arabic/English). Non-compliant shipments are rejected, quarantined, or subject to fines. Manual document management increases error risk and inspection failure rates.
فشل إدارة النقص الطبيعي في البضائع الخاضعة للضريبة الانتقائية - عقوبات ضريبية
Per-audit finding: AED 5,000–20,000 in corrective taxes + AED 15,000–40,000 in lab certification and remediation costs. Annual impact for warehouse storing excise goods: AED 30,000–100,000 (certification, audit preparation, potential penalties).Warehouse keepers holding excise goods (fuel, alcohol, tobacco, electronic cigarettes, energy drinks) must now formally document and certify all 'natural shortages' using independent competent entities approved by FTA. Shortage assessment requires minimum 6 months of historical operational data. Failure to obtain certification or missing historical records results in tax reclassification of shortages as unauthorized loss, triggering excise tax penalties and potential license suspension.
غرامات تخزين المواد الخطرة غير المرخصة (Unlicensed Hazardous Storage Penalties)
AED 1,000–1,000,000 per violation; doubled for repeat offenses (potential AED 2,000,000). Average case: AED 250,000–500,000 per enforcement action.Failure to obtain and maintain required dangerous goods storage licenses results in penalties ranging from AED 1,000 to AED 1,000,000, with repeat offenses automatically doubling the fine amount. Civil Defence suspension of warehouse operations accompanies penalties.
تكاليف الامتثال البنيوية والتشغيلية (Structural & Operational Compliance Costs)
Capital: AED 500,000–2,000,000 (one-time retrofit); Recurring: AED 100,000–300,000/year (DGSA salary ~AED 80,000–120,000/year + training, inspections, certifications ~AED 20,000–180,000/year)Operators must invest in facility retrofitting (fire-rated walls, emergency exits, static control systems, liquid bunding), hire DGSA staff, conduct quarterly HAZCOM training, schedule third-party inspections, and maintain updated safety data sheets (SDS) in Arabic and English. Manual tracking of segregation, expiry dates, and documentation creates redundant labor.