Handicraft License in Dubai — Complete Guide

Making saddles, reins and other requisites for horses, camels and other animals, whether for sport or other purposes, plus veils, stands, straps and gloves used in breeding and training falcons and birds. Includes cutting wood and raw leather, then sewing and embroidering the finished items.

Small workshops that manufacture shoes and sandals of all kinds by cutting, fitting and finishing, and that produce special designs to customer requirements.

Manual and automated book binding to protect books and make them easier to use, including deluxe binding with card covered in paper, textile, plastic or natural leather, and simple paper binding for popular editions.

Processing crystal products such as glassware, novelties, sculptures, gifts, shields and badges — including design, cutting, engraving, polishing, sandblasting and gilding to turn raw or semi-finished pieces into marketable products.

Incising designs on metal by cutting grooves, by hand or by laser, to embellish advertising medals, stamps, trademarks and tags, jewellery and watches.

Manufacturing goldsmiths' articles such as brooches, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings made from base metals plated with precious metals, or jewellery set with imitation gemstones and imitation diamonds.

Making a wide variety of decorative objects completely by hand or with simple tools, using materials such as wood, metal, clay, bone, glass, stone, textiles, leather or plants. This is the broadest activity in the group and covers most general handmade craft products.

Decorated boxes made from different materials and used for keeping jewellery and for presenting gifts.

Making decorative frames for paintings or photographs, intended to display and protect the artwork.

Incising designs on glass and plastic by cutting grooves, either by hand or by laser.

Hand lettering and calligraphy for certificates, invitations, envelopes, business branding and logos, plus drawing and painting works — visual art, abstract art, sketching, decorative art, illustration and graffiti, as well as body painting on adults and children (tattooing is prohibited).

Producing sculpture works such as statues, shapes and decoration pieces from disposable materials like polystyrene, paper, ice and sweets, used to decorate hotels, restaurants, parties and feasts, or for shop display windows.

Carving shapes from material by scraping away portions of it — statues from stone, scraped concrete for building decoration — and making three-dimensional models from soft, malleable materials such as clay and wax.

Producing soap from natural and chemical substances at less than industrial scale.