UAE Type Approval

All Telecommunications Apparatus which connects directly to a Public Telecommunications Network and / or which is an intentional transmitter of radio waves shall be subject to the TRA’s Type Approval requirements. Such equipment with an intentional transmitter of radio waves is referred to collectively as Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE). 

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Telecommunication Dealers who want to enter equipment to UAE must apply for custom clearance approval from TRA, they will get letter from TRA to custom after TRA check about equipment.

Before bringing any Telecommunication equipment, Dealer must be registered with TRA and applied for Type Approval. 

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Type Approval

 Type Approval is the term for the process of determining and registering the kind of equipment that can be brought and used in UAE without causing interference or long or short-term damage to the network.

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 Type Approval is the requirement for Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE) to comply with specific technical standards.  Such equipment must be registered with the TRA before it can be used, sold or distributed in the UAE.

 

Dealer registration

Dealers, importers and manufacturers of RTTE in the UAE should be registered with TRA. The Dealer Registration system is separate from, and complementary to, the Type Approval System for RTTE.

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Every dealer, importer and manufacturer of RTTE in the UAE should ensure that:

• The company is registered with TRA

• Type approval is obtained from TRA for utilization in the UAE.