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  • Pickup and drop off services available
  • Home or work delivery services available
  • Protection cover available
  • Delivery as fast as 1 day
  • Services available from $26.89

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Weight Price Service Rating
1lb $26.89 DHL eCommerce

5lb $39.81 EMS Parcel Post

10lb $53.64 DHL eCommerce

20lb $80.45 EMS Parcel Post

30lb $112.56 EMS Parcel Post

Shipping to Dubai

If you need to send a package to Dubai or another location within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Parcel Monkey will help you compare shipping rates from top international couriers to find the cheapest shipping from the USA to the UAE.

Whether you’re looking for economy shipping to Abu Dhabi or expedited shipping to Dubai, our discounted shipping rates to the UAE will reduce your shipping costs and our simple online booking process means you can book a shipment to the UAE at any time of day or night.

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Cost of shipping to Dubai from USA

If you’re looking for a shipping cost to Dubai or anywhere else in the UAE you can get a quote right here with Parcel Monkey.

The cost of shipping to the UAE will depend on the size and weight of your package and the speed of service you require, but our simple shipping calculator will work out the cost of shipping your package and provide you with multiple quotes to choose from.

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Cheapest shipping from USA to UAE

If you’d like to send your package as cheaply as possible, the cheapest shipping from the USA to the UAE is via a tracked mail service and Parcel Monkey can help you find and book one of these economy international shipping services through our shipping calculator.

Tracked mail is only suitable for small or lightweight items and transit times are longer than a standard courier service, but a tracked mail service will offer the biggest cost savings if you’re shipping on a budget.  

When you get a quote, look out for EMS Parcel Post and DHL eCommerce. Both of these services will provide cheap shipping to the UAE.  

How long does it take to ship from US to UAE?

Delivery times to Dubai and the UAE depend on the service you book. Economy shipping to Dubai could take up to 22 business days, while an expedited service will take 1-6 business days.

Here are some examples of our cheap courier services to the UAE and estimated delivery times: *

Economy shipping to Dubai

  • EMS Parcel Post – This tracked mail service offers the cheapest shipping from the USA to UAE, with a transit time of 7-16 business days. Drop off your parcel at your nearest FedEx drop-off location. 
  • DHL eCommerce – Tracked mail to UAE from the US in 11-22 business days.  Drop off your parcel at your local USPS Post Office.
  • International Drop Off - This is our cheapest courier service to the UAE, with a delivery time of 2 to 5 business days, including full online tracking from drop off to delivery.

Expedited shipping to Dubai

  • International Priority Drop-Off – This is our cheapest express courier service to the UAE. Offering fully tracked delivery from the US in 1-3 business days. Drop off your package at your nearest FedEx drop-off location or for an additional cost, book a courier collection from your home or work address. 

*Please note that delivery times are estimates provided by our carrier partners and are based on delivery to major locations only. More remote areas could take a day or two longer. 

USPS shipping to UAE

If you’d like to ship to the UAE with the United States Postal Service (USPS), there’s no need to go to the Post Office, you can book popular USPS services like USPS First Class Package International, USPS Priority Mail International and USPS Priority Mail Express International through our shipping calculator.

Our discounted services with the USPS provide cheap postage to destinations like Dubai with all the convenience of being able to drop off your package at your local Post Office.

In addition to country-specific restrictions, please check your item against our prohibited and restricted items list before you ship. 

Customs Information

Almost all shipments to the United Arab Emirates are subject to a customs duty upon arrival. Any exceptions are stated specifically in the laws that pertain to import to the UAE. The basic duty fee is five percent of the shipment's value. Some goods, such as alcohol and cigarettes, have a much higher duty fee- as much as 50 to 100 percent.

To send goods to the UAE, proper documentation is required; this can include the original invoice about the shipment, a certificate of origin, the bill of entry, and a customs duty receipt or exemption certificate. While the United Arab Emirates is quite open to the movement of goods across the border, the country is still largely controlled by the central governing body, which is conservative in nature. Because of that, expect to experience scrutiny of any shipment that contains printed material or media.

Books, music and movies will probably be inspected, censored and possibly banned from importation if the government agency finds them to be against the values of the nation. On the other hand, things like loose diamonds may enter the country duty-free. Products like medications need to be approved by the Ministry of Health. 

Prohibited items

Gambling devices, Ivory, Precious metals and stones

View our full list of prohibited goods

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do you offer door to door delivery?

    The Parcel Monkey marketplace uses a shipping calculator to find the best prices for shipping your items door to door via a range of different couriers. 

    With full tracking on almost all of our delivery services, you can follow your package from the moment it leaves you until it arrives with the recipient. We always advise providing the contact number of the recipient so that if needed, the courier can contact them to resolve any issues with the delivery.

    Some of our courier services are delivered to a local Post Office, where the recipient will need to collect the package from such as with DHL eCommerce to some remote areas so it is essential to provide a working contact number. Items shipped with Parcel Monkey are also done so DDU, so it might be that Customs need to collect payment from the recipient before delivery. We offer Customs Advice to help with the completion of any Customs Documents. 

    If you want to know more about what a courier is and how to choose the best service for your package, we can help. 

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  • Can I add protection cover to my order?

    When you place an order via the Parcel Monkey marketplace, during the booking process you can add protection cover to your item. As long as your item is not prohibited, has been packaged properly and you follow our Claims Procedure, you will be protected should your item be lost or damaged. 

    Some of our services offer no protection cover, but others do and some even offer free cover up to a certain value. You can view this information when you get a price via our shipping calculator. 

    Please ensure that the item is not on the prohibited items list as this will make it void.

    It is also vital to remember your package is going to be sent with global carriers, likely to be handled in various customs and airport departments so be sure to package the item correctly so it is well protected and cannot move around in the box. 

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  • How long will it take for my package to be delivered?

    Before you choose how to send your package, consider how quickly you need it to arrive. Transit times depend on two key factors- the shipping destination and the courier service you choose from the Parcel Monkey marketplace. 

    When choosing a courier from our marketplace, we will display an estimated delivery time, provided by the couriers themselves as they handle the goods.

    You can see how long it will take to arrive with the receiver and we advise that you share this tracking with the recipient so they can see when it is set to arrive. Always provide the recipient contact number when you book in case the delivery courier needs to contact them. 

    You can choose slower economy services such as DHL eCommerce if looking to save on the cost, or you can choose a speedy Express service that gets the package delivered more quickly like our 2-5 day International Drop Off service provided by FedEx, also available as a Pickup. 

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