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E-commerce cost guide · UAE · October 2026

Ecommerce website cost in Dubai: build, monthly fees and licence in AED

UAE agencies publish e-commerce build prices from about AED 3,500 to over AED 150,000.

From AED 5,900excl. VATSee pricing →

  • Fixed AED quote before you sign
  • Arabic and right-to-left, bilingual QA
  • Stripe, Telr, PayTabs, N-Genius, Tabby, Tamara
  • Accounts in your company's name
  • Monthly fees worked out at your sales

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Overview

We build Shopify, WooCommerce and custom online stores for UAE businesses at AED 5,900⁠–⁠49,000, fixed in writing after a short discovery call. We also work out what the store will cost to run each month at your sales (Shopify plan, Telr or Stripe fees, courier), because over two years that bill can outgrow the build.

By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 12 October 2026

Quick answer

How much does an e-commerce website cost in Dubai in 2026, including running costs?

UAE agencies publish store builds from about AED 3,500 to over AED 150,000; ours cost AED 5,900⁠–⁠49,000, set by platform, catalogue size, Arabic and right-to-left work, and integrations. Running costs come on top: Shopify Basic is about AED 118 a month, Stripe charges 2.9% + AED 1.00 per domestic card payment, and Telr charges AED 0⁠–⁠249 a month plus, from AED 10,000 in monthly sales, 2.25⁠–⁠2.45% and AED 0.50⁠–⁠1 per order, with 5% VAT on its fees. At AED 20,000 a month in sales, that is about AED 680⁠–⁠1,370 a month, so year one comes to roughly AED 15,400⁠–⁠66,800 with the build and an e-Trader licence, before hosting, apps, delivery and instalment fees.

  • Telr and PayTabs check your trade licence before going live.
  • Shopify adds 2%, 1% or 0.6% per order on Telr, PayTabs or N-Genius.
  • Tabby, Tamara, N-Genius and PayTabs publish no merchant rates.
  • Consumer invoices must be in Arabic; reported penalty AED 100,000.

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Three bills, not one: setup, build and the monthly running cost

Most Dubai price guides give build tiers but no gateway or instalment fee rates. A store sends three bills, and over two years the third can outgrow the second.

  • Bill 1: licence, bank account and gateway approval

    Paid to the licensing authority, your bank and the payment providers. Dubai's e-Trader licence is reported at about AED 1,370, and Telr and PayTabs require a trade licence before they activate your account (the order of steps).

  • Bill 2: the build

    Paid to the developer: AED 5,900–49,000 on our list, fixed after a short discovery call (the build table).

  • Bill 3: running costs, every month

    Paid monthly to the platform, gateway, instalment provider, courier and maintainer: about AED 680–1,370 in platform and payment fees alone at AED 20,000 in sales (the costed month).

  • Selling on Noon or Amazon instead

    A marketplace listing skips most of bill 2, but each sale pays a commission from that marketplace's seller fee schedule, and you trade within its rules on branding and customer contact. Some sellers test demand there first; others run both.

This page covers online stores only; for brochure and WordPress sites, see general website development cost in Dubai.

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What Dubai agencies quote to build a store, and where our AED 5,900–49,000 sits

Five UAE agencies publish store prices in AED; we read each on 11 October 2026. Five things move a store within these ranges.

  • Catalogue size and product data

    Forty products with finished photos sit near the bottom of our band. Two thousand SKUs across sizes and colours sit far higher: each variant needs a price, stock count, shipping weight and, if bilingual, Arabic fields. Photography and copywriting are separate quoted lines.

  • Shopify, WooCommerce or a custom build

    Shopify is usually cheapest to launch, with a monthly plan and, on some gateways, a fee per order. WooCommerce is free software on paid hosting: a larger build, a smaller monthly bill. Custom costs most and suits rules plugins handle badly, such as per-customer trade prices.

  • Arabic and right-to-left

    The layout mirrors, checkout messages switch language, and emails, the invoice template (the invoice rule) and product fields need Arabic. We build Arabic and right-to-left stores with a bilingual QA pass, quoted on product and template count; the scope says who supplies the Arabic copy.

  • Integrations

    Each connected system is its own line: card gateway, each instalment provider, courier labels and tracking, stock or accounting sync. Every integration is scoped in writing and tested in the provider's sandbox before launch.

  • Five store types that change a quote

    B2C is the standard store; D2C adds weight on brand pages and returns; B2B adds trade accounts, price lists and minimum orders. A marketplace (vendors, split payouts) or subscription store (recurring billing) is priced as custom software, at AED 24,500–245,000.

Store build prices published by UAE agencies, and our band (read 11 Oct 2026)
SourceStore levelPublished AED rangeDate on the page
LucidlyShopify / WooCommerce / custom5,000⁠–⁠15,000 / 12,000⁠–⁠35,000 / 45,000⁠–⁠120,000+13 Feb 2026
PixtarTemplate / semi-custom / custom or headless5,000⁠–⁠15,000 / 15,000⁠–⁠45,000 / 45,000⁠–⁠150,000+16 Sep 2026
DedoteBasic / responsive / custom store5,500⁠–⁠10,000 / 7,000⁠–⁠18,000 / 15,000⁠–⁠50,000+Updated 18 Sep 2026
InnomediaBasic / mid-range / custom3,500⁠–⁠8,000 / 8,000⁠–⁠18,000 / from 18,00026 May 2026
CubixFull range8,000⁠–⁠150,000+30 Apr 2026
CodingclaveAny platform, by scope5,900⁠–⁠49,000 (excludes VAT)Price list, 11 Oct 2026

Our exact figure is fixed after a short discovery call; try scenarios in the e-commerce cost calculator for UAE stores.

Send your product count and platform on WhatsApp for a written range.

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Licence, bank account, then gateway approval: the order that sets your launch date

The store can be built on test keys, but it takes no real payment until all three are done, and each needs the one before.

  • The e-Trader route from Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET)

    DET issues the e-Trader licence to one person running a home-based business as sole owner. Virtuzone reports AED 1,070 plus AED 300 Dubai Chamber membership, about AED 1,370; it is a third-party figure, so confirm on invest.dubai.ae. Guides conflict on whether non-GCC expats qualify, so we give no visa-based figure: ask DET.

  • Free-zone and mainland licences

    More owners, premises or growth beyond a home business point to a free-zone or mainland company. Each authority prices its own packages and we know of no trustworthy published figure for an e-commerce activity, so compare written quotes for the same activities.

  • Why the gateway needs your licence

    Telr's pricing page says "A valid trade license is mandatory"; PayTabs' onboarding journey asks for the owners as shown on your trade licence and bank details that match it. The merchant account is in your company's name and stays yours if you change developer; we build to it and test in the sandbox.

  • Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman or Abu Dhabi

    Our build price is the same in every emirate; only the licensing authority and its fees change. Outside Dubai, see web development in Sharjah.

From licence to first order: who does what
StepWho does itWhat it needsCost
1. Trade or e-Trader licenceYouApplication to the authoritye-Trader about AED 1,370 (reported); others vary
2. UAE bank accountYouLicence and IDSet by the bank
3. Gateway and instalment KYCYouTrade licence; matching bank detailsEach provider's fee schedule
4. Build and sandbox testsCodingclaveTest keys from each providerOur written quote
5. Live keys, first real orderTogetherApproved merchant accountNothing beyond our quote

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Shopify in the UAE in dirhams: plans, card rates and the third-party gateway charge

Shopify prices UAE plans in US dollars and card rates in dirhams, so the AED plan figures below are approximate. The trial is 3 days free, then USD 1 a month for 3 months.

  • Is Shopify Payments available to UAE merchants?

    The UAE page lists card rates in dirhams but never says outright that Shopify Payments is open to UAE businesses, so treat it as unconfirmed until your signup offers it. Otherwise you pay through Telr, PayTabs or N-Genius, plus the fee in the last column.

  • When Grow pays for itself

    On a third-party gateway, Grow costs about AED 220 a month more than Basic and halves Shopify's fee to 1%, so it wins above about AED 22,000 a month in sales (AED 16,500 on yearly billing). With Shopify Payments, if available, Basic stays cheaper up to about AED 220,000. Advanced overtakes Grow near AED 282,000 on a third-party gateway.

Shopify plans for UAE stores in USD and approximate AED (Shopify UAE pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026; AED at the 3.6725 peg)
PlanMonthly billingYearly billing (per month)Online card rate (standard cards)Extra fee with Telr, PayTabs or N-Genius
BasicUSD 32 (about AED 118)USD 24 (about AED 88)2.9% + AED 1.002%
GrowUSD 92 (about AED 338)USD 69 (about AED 253)2.8% + AED 1.001%
AdvancedUSD 399 (about AED 1,465)USD 299 (about AED 1,098)2.7% + AED 1.000.6%
PlusFrom USD 2,300 (about AED 8,447)Not listed2.5% + AED 1.000.2%

Amex and international cards cost more: 3.9%, 3.8%, 3.7% and 3.5% + AED 1.00 from Basic to Plus. Shopify publishes no app-spend figure; see year one for an agency estimate. For the build, see Shopify store setup for UAE sellers.

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Card and instalment fees: Telr, Stripe, N-Genius, PayTabs, Tabby and Tamara

Only Telr and Stripe publish online rates; where a provider publishes nothing, the table says so rather than guessing. Shopify's own rates are in the table above.

  • VAT on the fees themselves

    Telr's fees carry 5% VAT, so AED 789 of fees becomes about AED 828. Stripe's and Shopify's pages do not say whether VAT is added for UAE merchants; check your first statement.

  • International cards and disputes

    Telr adds 0.50% for international cards. Stripe adds 1% for international cards and 1% for conversion, so a foreign card paying in its own currency costs 4.9% + AED 1.00. Stripe's dispute fees are at least 30% of an AED 200 order.

  • Tabby and Tamara on your checkout

    Tabby is listed in every Telr plan and has WooCommerce and Shopify plugins. Tamara can be enabled through PayTabs in AED; Gulf News reported its restricted finance licence from the Central Bank of the UAE in October 2025. Neither publishes merchant fees, so get a written schedule.

  • What to get in writing before you sign

    Domestic and international card rates; monthly fee and the volume for a cheaper plan; settlement time and payout fees; refund and chargeback fees; the rate per Tabby or Tamara plan; and whether VAT is added.

Online payment fees for UAE stores (checked 11 Oct 2026; all Telr fees subject to 5% VAT)
ProviderMonthly feePer-transaction feeExtrasSource
Stripe UAENone2.9% + AED 1.00 (domestic cards)+1% international, +1% conversion, AED 60 per dispute (another AED 60 if countered, refunded if won)stripe.com/ae/pricing
Telr Startup (AED 0⁠–⁠9,999 a month)AED 249Shown as 0% + AED 0; confirm in contractApple Pay and Tabby listedtelr.com/pricing
Telr Entry (AED 10,000⁠–⁠24,999)AED 1992.45% + AED 1+0.50% internationalTelr
Telr Small (AED 25,000⁠–⁠49,999)AED 992.35% + AED 0.50+0.50% internationalTelr
Telr Medium (AED 50,000+)AED 02.25% + AED 0.50+0.50% international; tailored above AED 500,000Telr
Network International N-GeniusNot publishedNot publishedWooCommerce pluginPlugin docs; ask for a quote
PayTabsNot publishedNot publishedTamara via PayTabsAsk for a quote
Tabby and TamaraNot publishedNot publishedTabby: WooCommerce and Shopify plugins; Tamara: through PayTabs, in AEDTabby and Tamara docs; ask for rates

We connect Stripe, Telr, PayTabs, N-Genius, Tabby and Tamara; the detail is on our UAE payment gateway integration page.

Got a fee schedule from a gateway? Send it on WhatsApp and we'll cost it at your volume.

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A month of trading, costed: AED 20,000 and AED 80,000 in sales

Two example months on the published rates above. Hosting, apps, delivery and instalment fees are priced in year one.

  • Shopify Basic on Telr costs about AED 6,200 a year more than WooCommerce on Telr

    At AED 20,000, Shopify Basic on Telr is about AED 1,346 a month against about AED 828 for WooCommerce on Telr, before hosting. Stripe is about AED 148 cheaper than Telr at AED 20,000, Telr about AED 620 cheaper at AED 80,000; they cross where Telr's Small plan starts, at AED 25,000.

  • Shopify, WooCommerce or custom over three years

    Say WooCommerce costs AED 6,000 more to build than Shopify. The AED 518 monthly saving on Telr leaves it about AED 12,600 ahead after three years, before hosting. Add Lucidly's hosting and plugin bands (AED 2,500–9,000 a year) and the result runs from about AED 5,100 ahead to AED 14,400 behind; Shopify app spend (AED 200–1,500 a month, also Lucidly) pulls back the other way.

  • How these figures were worked out

    Provider pages read on 11 October 2026; AED 200 average orders on domestic cards (100 at AED 20,000, 400 at AED 80,000); Shopify on monthly billing at the 3.6725 peg; Telr's 5% VAT included. No rate is guessed where a provider publishes none.

Platform plus payment fees for one month (AED 200 orders, domestic cards; Telr includes 5% VAT, Shopify and Stripe before any VAT)
Set-upAED 20,000 in sales (100 orders)AED 80,000 in sales (400 orders)
WooCommerce or custom + TelrAbout AED 828 (Entry plan)About AED 2,100 (Medium plan)
WooCommerce or custom + StripeAED 680AED 2,720
Shopify Basic + Shopify Payments (if available)About AED 798About AED 2,838
Shopify Grow + Shopify Payments (if available)About AED 998About AED 2,978
Shopify Basic + TelrAbout AED 1,346 (includes AED 400 Shopify fee)About AED 3,818 (includes AED 1,600)
Shopify Grow + TelrAbout AED 1,366 (includes AED 200 Shopify fee)About AED 3,238 (includes AED 800)

With 5% VAT on Stripe too (about AED 714 and AED 2,856), the ranking and the AED 25,000 crossover hold.

Not sure which set-up is cheapest for you? Send your expected monthly sales on WhatsApp and we'll cost each option at your volume.

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Year one in full: every line for a store selling AED 20,000 a month

The same store, every first-year line. Where we have no price of our own, the row names whose published figure it uses.

First-year budget, line by line (example store at AED 20,000 a month; third-party benchmarks read 11 Oct 2026)
LineWho you payYear-one AEDBasis
BuildCodingclave5,900⁠–⁠49,000Our band
Platform and payment fees, WooCommerce + TelrTelrAbout 9,940Monthly table × 12
Or: Shopify Basic + TelrShopify, TelrAbout 16,150Monthly table × 12
WooCommerce hosting and pluginsHost, plugin vendorsAbout 2,500⁠–⁠9,000Lucidly
Or: Shopify appsApp developersAbout 2,400⁠–⁠18,000Lucidly, AED 200⁠–⁠1,500 a month
Each extra gateway or instalment providerDeveloperOurs quoted; 1,500⁠–⁠5,000 per gatewayDedote
MaintenanceDeveloperOurs 7,200⁠–⁠21,600 (600⁠–⁠1,800 monthly); Dedote 5,000⁠–⁠12,000Dedote (Pixtar: 900⁠–⁠3,500 a month)
.ae domainRegistrarAbout 100⁠–⁠170Dedote
Instalment (BNPL) feesTabby or TamaraProvider's quoteNot published
Delivery, 100 orders a monthYour courierCourier's quote; about 20,800 at Jeebly's next-day starting priceAED 17.36 × 1,200, benchmark only
LicenceLicensing authoritye-Trader reported at about 1,370Third-party guides

From year two the build drops out and the rest repeats. Here, benchmark delivery costs more than all platform and payment fees unless customers pay it at checkout.

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Courier and cash-on-delivery costs for UAE stores

We found no published Aramex domestic rate card for merchants. PluginHive says Aramex supports cash on delivery for domestic UAE orders, with discounted rates through an Aramex Business Account.

  • The one published benchmark

    Jeebly's 2026 shipping guide lists next-day UAE delivery at a starting price of AED 17.36, same-day from AED 28.56 and COD at an estimated AED 5–10 per shipment. These are one courier's own prices, not market rates; get written rates for your parcels.

  • What cash on delivery really costs

    Beyond the fee: reconciling collected cash, refused parcels that can cost two legs with no sale, and cash the courier holds until payout. A COD value cap or a COD charge at checkout can nudge buyers towards card.

  • Connecting a courier to the store

    Open the courier account in your company's name; labels, tracking and COD status then run on your own credentials, and the connection is a quoted line in the scope.

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Rules that shape the build: Arabic invoices, 5% VAT and customer data

Three sets of rules change what the store must do. This is scoping knowledge with sources, not legal or tax advice.

  • Arabic on consumer invoices

    The Consumer Protection Law (Federal Law 15 of 2020) and its Executive Regulation, Cabinet Decision 66 of 2023, require consumer invoices in Arabic. Mondaq (April 2024) reports an AED 100,000 penalty for breaching Article 8(4) by not issuing the invoice in Arabic, and the same under Article 11 for a missing warranty document. A bilingual build covers invoice and order-email templates, checkout and product data.

  • VAT on what you sell and what the invoice shows

    The standard rate is 5% (FTA). A full tax invoice shows "Tax Invoice", your TRN, a sequential number and VAT in AED (Wafeq). The FTA's Tax Invoices guide allows a simplified invoice where the buyer is not VAT-registered, or is registered and the supply is AED 10,000 or less. Check registration thresholds with a tax adviser. B2B e-invoicing starts in 2027; B2C is excluded until further notice (Grant Thornton).

  • Customer data under the PDPL

    Federal Decree-Law 45 of 2021 covers the customer data a store collects (Hunton Andrews Kurth): consent where needed, a privacy notice, minimal collection, care with transfers abroad. Whether its Executive Regulations have been issued is unclear as of October 2026; ask a UAE data-protection lawyer before collecting data you send abroad.

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Checking an e-commerce quote: what it should list and who owns what

A package under AED 4,000 and a proposal over AED 100,000 can both be honest; they describe different jobs. A good quote shows which job you are buying.

  • Lines a fair proposal itemises

    • platform and theme, on whose account
    • products loaded, and by whom
    • each integration by name
    • Arabic scope: storefront, checkout, emails, invoice, product data
    • sandbox tests per payment option
    • who owns the custom code at handover
    • handover of every login
    • maintenance scope, and exclusions
  • Red flags

    • A fixed package under about AED 4,000 with no inclusions list.
    • Over AED 100,000 for a standard catalogue without custom logic.
    • The gateway account, domain or Shopify store in the vendor's name.
    • Buy now pay later "included", with no word that Tabby or Tamara set their own fee.
  • Pricing a store for a client

    Price the build, quote each integration as its own line, and list gateway, platform and courier fees as the client's own costs.

Accounts your store runs on, and who owns them
AccountOwnerWho completes KYC or signupOur role
Trade licenceYouYouNone
UAE bank accountYouYouNone
Gateway (Telr, PayTabs, N-Genius)YouYouPlugin or API build, sandbox tests, live switch-over
Instalments (Tabby, Tamara)YouYouPlugin or API build, sandbox tests
Shopify store or hostingYouYouBuild and configuration; logins handed over
DomainYouYouRegistered to your company; developer gets access only
Courier accountYouYouConnection quoted, scope in writing

Ask any developer, us included, for this list in writing. To check us, see reviews, our work, about us and our UAE services.

Already holding a quote? Send it on WhatsApp and we'll mark what's missing.

Pricing in AED

What we charge for an online store

The band covers the store; extra gateways, instalment providers, Arabic and courier connections are quoted after a short discovery call, and store care is AED 600–1,800 a month. Founder-led delivery: 4.9 on Google (76 reviews), 200+ projects since 2017, Top Rated on Upwork. For an app beside the store, see shopping app costs in the UAE.

  • E-commerce store

    AED 5,900 – AED 49,000

    Excl. VAT

    E-commerce store (Shopify, WooCommerce or custom) · Typical timeline: 2–6 weeks


    A Shopify, WooCommerce or custom store: catalogue setup, checkout, a sandbox-tested gateway connection, plus the policy pages gateways vet, from returns to contact details.

    Get a quote for this plan
  • Stripe, Telr, PayTabs, N-Genius, Tabby or Tamara integration

    Plugin or API build per provider, sandbox tests, and live switch-over after approval.

    Quoted after a short discovery call

    Fixed in writing once the scope is agreed

    Get a quote for this →
  • Arabic / right-to-left storefront

    RTL layout, Arabic checkout, emails and invoice template, and a bilingual QA pass.

    Quoted after a short discovery call

    Fixed in writing once the scope is agreed

    Get a quote for this →
  • Courier and COD connection

    Labels, tracking and COD status on your own courier account, scoped in writing.

    Quoted after a short discovery call

    Fixed in writing once the scope is agreed

    Get a quote for this →
  • Website care plan (updates, security, backups, small changes)

    Updates, security patches, backups and small changes; our own bugs are fixed free for 6 months after launch.

    AED 600 – AED 1,800 a month

    Monthly retainer, scope agreed in writing

    Get a quote for this →
  • Custom software, portal or SaaS

    Marketplaces, multi-vendor stores and subscription engines.

    AED 24,500 – AED 245,000

    Typical timeline: 6–16 weeks

    Get a quote for this →
  • Mobile app (iOS + Android, Flutter or React Native)

    A shopping app alongside the store.

    AED 17,000 – AED 108,000

    Typical timeline: 4–12 weeks

    Get a quote for this →
  • Fixed price in AED
  • Free scoping call
  • No obligation

You pay third-party fees directly to each provider, and customer payments settle to your own merchant account. Each AED invoice is settled with a transfer from your bank to our AED account; the store's code and IP become yours with the final one.

Working with us from India. Codingclave is founder-led, based in Lucknow, India, with no office or legal entity in the UAE. You deal with Ashish Sharma on WhatsApp, email and video, Monday to Saturday 08:30–17:30 Gulf Standard Time (10:00–19:00 IST), an 8.5-hour overlap with a 9:00–18:00 UAE day.

Prices are in UAE dirhams (AED) and exclude VAT. Project prices are converted from our GBP price list at GBP 1 = AED 4.90 (11 October 2026) and rounded; monthly plans are set in AED. Codingclave is an India-based supplier and is not registered for UAE VAT. VAT-registered UAE businesses usually account for VAT on imported services under the reverse-charge mechanism; confirm with your tax adviser.

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How it works

From first message to first order

Our price list puts a store at 2–6 weeks to build; the exact timeline is fixed in the written scope. Gateway approval, applied for while we build, can be the slowest step. Dedote publishes 2–3 weeks for a basic store and 6–12 for a custom one.

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  1. Discovery call

    On WhatsApp or video: catalogue, expected sales, platform and payments.

  2. Written scope and fixed AED quote

    Every line itemised; no scope change, no price change. Paid 40% on signing, 40% at an agreed midpoint, 20% at launch.

  3. You open the accounts while we design

    Licence if needed, UAE bank, gateway and instalment KYC, Shopify or hosting, all in your company's name. You get a list of the pages each provider inspects; we build them before review.

  4. Build and sandbox tests

    Each payment option tested in the provider's sandbox: payments, declines, refunds.

  5. Bilingual QA and invoice check

    Arabic and English pass over layout, checkout and emails, plus the invoice template, with TRN fields if you are VAT-registered.

  6. Go live on your accounts

    Live keys after approval, one real order pushed through checkout with you, then every login handed over.

FAQ

Questions UAE businesses ask us

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How much does an e-commerce licence cost in Dubai, and can an expat get one?

Third-party guides report Dubai's e-Trader licence, for a home-based single-owner business, at AED 1,070 plus AED 300 Dubai Chamber membership, about AED 1,370. Sources disagree on whether non-GCC expats qualify, so ask the Department of Economy and Tourism and confirm on invest.dubai.ae. In Sharjah, Ajman or Abu Dhabi the authority changes; our build price does not.

Is Shopify Payments available in the UAE?

Shopify's UAE pricing page lists card rates in dirhams, from 2.9% + AED 1.00 on Basic to 2.5% + AED 1.00 on Plus, but never says outright that Shopify Payments is open to UAE businesses, so confirm at signup. Without it, Shopify adds 2%, 1%, 0.6% or 0.2% per order, by plan, on top of your gateway's fee.

What do Telr and Stripe charge per transaction in the UAE?

Checked 11 October 2026: Stripe charges 2.9% + AED 1.00 per domestic card payment with no monthly fee. Telr's Entry plan is AED 199 a month plus 2.45% + AED 1; Small is AED 99 plus 2.35% + AED 0.50; Medium, from AED 50,000 a month, is 2.25% + AED 0.50 with no monthly fee. International cards cost more on both, and Telr's fees carry 5% VAT.

What are Tabby and Tamara merchant fees in the UAE?

Neither publishes a merchant fee schedule, so any figure you see online is an estimate; ask each for written rates per instalment plan. Tabby is listed in every Telr plan and has WooCommerce and Shopify plugins, and Tamara can be enabled through PayTabs in AED. Add their fee to your card rate when working out margin.

How much does it cost to run an e-commerce website in Dubai each month?

At AED 20,000 a month in AED 200 orders, platform and payment fees are about AED 680–1,370: WooCommerce with Stripe at the low end, Shopify Grow with Telr at the top. One courier's published next-day starting price adds about AED 1,740. Hosting or apps, instalment fees and maintenance come on top.

What must a UAE online store's invoice show?

If you sell to consumers, it must be in Arabic: Cabinet Decision 66 of 2023 requires it, and the reported penalty for breaching Article 8(4) is AED 100,000. If you are VAT-registered, a full tax invoice shows "Tax Invoice", your TRN, a sequential number and 5% VAT in AED; simplified invoices are allowed in limited cases.

How long does it take to build an e-commerce website in Dubai?

Our price list puts a store at 2–6 weeks to build, with the exact timeline fixed in the written scope. Add the time your gateway and instalment providers take to approve your merchant account, which you apply for while we build. Marketplace and subscription stores are priced as custom software and take longer.

Can a developer outside the UAE build and support my online store?

Yes, if the accounts stay yours. Codingclave works from Lucknow, India, WhatsApp first, Monday to Saturday 08:30–17:30 Gulf Standard Time: an 8.5-hour overlap with a 9:00–18:00 UAE day. You open the licence, bank, gateway, platform and domain accounts in your company's name; we build on sandbox keys, place a live test order with you, and then hand over every login.

Ashish Sharma · Founder

Get your store priced with real fee numbers

Send your platform, product count and expected monthly sales. Ashish replies on WhatsApp with a written AED range for the build and a month-by-month fee estimate at your volume.

  1. WhatsApp us or fill in the form
  2. Free scoping call
  3. Fixed AED quote, no obligation