What is Mirsal 2?
Dubai Customs' electronic declaration system — the platform through which all import, export, transit and free zone declarations are filed and cleared.
Mirsal 2
Mirsal 2: Registering for Dubai's Customs Declaration System
Mirsal 2 is the electronic backbone of Dubai Customs — every declaration, from a single parcel to a fleet of containers, files through it. Registering your business on it (or knowing exactly what your broker does there in your name) is basic trade hygiene.
- Mirsal 2 access set up under your own code
- Declaration types matched to your flows
- In-house filing enabled where volumes justify it
- Broker oversight when you outsource
Dubai-based support for customs codes, renewals and trade compliance.
Quick Answer
Mirsal 2 is Dubai Customs' declaration platform, accessed through the Dubai Trade portal. Businesses with a customs client code register for Mirsal access to file import, export, transit and free zone declarations electronically — directly in-house or through a licensed broker filing under their code. Declarations clear in minutes when data, documents and duty payments align.
Mirsal 2Dubai Customs' e-declaration system
MinutesClearance time for clean declarations
All flowsImport, export, transit, free zone
24/7Electronic filing availability
What Mirsal 2 Handles
Every commercial movement through Dubai's ports, airports and free zones maps to a Mirsal declaration type: imports for local consumption, exports, transit, temporary admission, free zone transfers and more. The system validates data, assesses duty, processes payment and issues clearance — mostly without human touch when the data is right.
- Import declarations with duty assessment and payment
- Export and re-export declarations
- Free zone in/out and inter-zone transfers
- Transit and temporary admission regimes
Registering and Filing In-House
Companies with steady volumes often bring filing in-house: register on Dubai Trade, obtain Mirsal access against your client code, train a declarant, and file directly. The economics beat per-declaration broker fees at moderate volume — provided someone owns data quality, because errors file under your name either way.
- 1Customs client code active on Dubai Trade
- 2Mirsal 2 user access requested for your entity
- 3Declarant trained on your declaration types
- 4Standing data (HS codes, values, origins) templated
- 5Duty payment channel (e-payment/CDR) configured
Broker vs In-House: The Honest Trade-Off
Brokers earn their fees on complexity — unusual regimes, exemption claims, inspection handling. Routine repeat flows (same goods, same lanes) are commodity filings a trained coordinator does cheaper in-house. Many businesses run hybrid: in-house for the routine, broker for the exceptions. Either way, the declarations carry your code and your liability — oversight is not optional.
- High-volume routine flows: in-house usually wins
- Complex regimes and exemptions: brokers add value
- Hybrid models are common and sensible
- Liability follows your code regardless of who files
Mirsal 2 Registration Dubai FAQs
How do I register for Mirsal 2?
Through the Dubai Trade portal, against an active customs client code — with user access, declarant details and payment channels configured.
Can I file customs declarations without a broker?
Yes — businesses with Mirsal access file directly. Many do for routine flows and keep a broker for complex cases.
How fast do declarations clear?
Clean declarations with correct data and paid duty typically clear in minutes; inspections and data mismatches are what add days.
Who is liable for a broker's filing errors?
Declarations under your code are your responsibility to customs — broker agreements allocate recovery between you, but the compliance record is yours.
Filing Blind Through a Broker?
Whether you bring declarations in-house or keep the broker honest, we will set up Mirsal access, templates and oversight so every filing under your code is one you would sign.
