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Track every trade from purchase contract to sale, in the currency it was struck in, with the margin, stock position and tax treatment visible to finance.
DMCC (Jumeirah Lakes Towers), Dubai, UAEOn-site and remote ERP support
DMCC commodity and general traders need ERP software that records back-to-back and drop-ship trades where goods never enter a UAE warehouse, keeps contracts in USD, EUR, CHF, INR or AED with realised and unrealised FX, and tracks lots, bars, assays or certificates. Small desks often fit Zoho Books with Zoho Inventory or Odoo; groups also need intercompany entries and audit-ready records.
DMCC, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, is the free zone around the Jumeirah Lakes Towers clusters and Uptown Dubai. Its roots are in commodities: gold and precious metals, diamonds, tea, coffee, energy and agri trading. Today it also licenses a large number of general trading, consultancy, technology and holding companies. Choosing ERP Software DMCC companies can rely on starts with being honest about which of these profiles you fit, because a bullion desk and a software startup in the same tower need very different systems.
The common thread is that many DMCC businesses trade goods they never physically touch in Dubai. A buyer in Kenya, a supplier in Switzerland, a ship or vault somewhere in between, and an invoice issued from an office on the 30th floor. The ERP has to record title, currency, margin and documents correctly even when the stock sits in a third-party warehouse or moves straight from origin to destination.
Another DMCC pattern is the group structure. A trading entity in DMCC often sits next to a mainland distribution company, an offshore holding vehicle or a sister company abroad. Intercompany sales, recharges of shared staff and management fees need clean records in a multi-company ERP, both for group reporting and for the corporate tax position of each entity.
UAE ERP Experts implements Zoho, Odoo, ERPNext, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and custom ERP for DMCC licensees from our Dubai office, which is a short drive from JLT. We do not implement SAP or NetSuite; if you already run one of those, we can help you compare or migrate. The sections below cover the free zone tax points, the trading workflow and the features DMCC clients ask for most.
These notes describe how an ERP can be configured to support the rules. Tax treatment depends on your exact activities and facts, so confirm every position with your tax advisor.
A DMCC company may be able to apply 0% corporate tax to qualifying income if it meets the conditions, including adequate substance in the zone, audited financial statements, arm's length pricing and the de minimis limit on non-qualifying revenue. The ERP should tag every revenue line by income type and counterparty so the qualifying versus non-qualifying split can be reported without manual sorting. Our corporate tax ERP page covers the reporting side in more depth. Small Business Relief is not available to a QFZP.
Trading of qualifying commodities is among the activities the corporate tax rules treat specially, but the details matter, including which goods and which counterparties qualify. We configure product categories, customer types and analytic tags so your advisor can review the numbers, rather than hard-coding a tax conclusion in the system.
VAT at 5% applies in DMCC in the same way as on the mainland unless a specific relief applies. Whether goods supplies fall under designated zone rules depends on the precise premises and the Cabinet's current list, so check this with your advisor rather than assuming. Tax invoices must carry your TRN and the prescribed fields, and returns are filed through EmaraTax.
Investment precious metals and certain business-to-business gold and diamond supplies have their own VAT treatment, including reverse charge mechanisms in some cases. Your ERP needs separate tax codes and invoice wording for these supplies, set up with your advisor, not a single standard-rated code.
Free zone companies are within the UAE e-invoicing program. Businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more must appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 30 October 2026 and go live from 1 January 2027; smaller businesses follow from 1 July 2027. Check the latest Ministry of Finance and FTA guidance, because dates have been amended before.
General information, not tax or legal advice. Rules change; confirm current FTA, MOHRE and Ministry of Finance guidance with your advisor.
This is the flow we map most often for DMCC trading desks. Each step creates a document that links to the next, so finance can trace the margin on any deal.
One shared database: every step updates stock, finance and reports in real time.
Most DMCC requirements come down to deal-level visibility, currency control and clean group records.
Each trade carries its own reference across purchase, sale, freight, insurance and bank charges. Management sees the margin per deal, not just per month.
Transactions are recorded in the deal currency with AED as the functional or reporting currency. Month-end revaluation posts unrealized gains and losses automatically.
Bars, parcels and graded lots carry serials, purity, weight and certificate numbers. You can trace any unit back to its supplier and forward to its buyer.
DMCC, mainland and overseas entities sit in one database with intercompany rules. Consolidated reports eliminate internal sales without a spreadsheet.
Bills of lading, packing lists, certificates of origin and LC copies are attached to the deal record. Auditors and banks get what they need from one place.
Customer and supplier records hold KYC documents, expiry dates and approval status. Orders can be blocked until compliance signs off on a new counterparty.
DMCC licenses cover a wide range of activities. These are the profiles we see most often in JLT and Uptown Dubai.
Further reading on free zone ERP, trading systems and the platforms we implement.
We configure the system for the rules UAE businesses report against, and test it before go-live.
General information, not tax or legal advice. Confirm current requirements with the FTA, MOHRE or your advisor. See all UAE compliance guides.
Nearby areas, free zones and emirates we serve from our Dubai base, alongside DMCC (Jumeirah Lakes Towers).
Official sources and references
Facts on this page were checked against these sources in October 2026. Rules change, so confirm current requirements before acting.
Still have a question? Our consultants are happy to help.
Ask an ExpertA two or three person trading desk often does well with Zoho Books and Zoho Inventory, or Odoo with the accounting, purchase and sales apps. Both handle multi-currency and back-to-back orders. The choice usually comes down to how much deal-level reporting and custom workflow you need.
Yes. We set up drop-ship or back-to-back routes so the purchase and sale are linked and stock moves directly from supplier to customer location. The system still records title transfer dates, shipping documents and the margin, even though nothing enters your own warehouse.
No. The ERP records and classifies the data, such as income type, counterparty and activity, so that you and your tax advisor can assess QFZP status. The legal conclusion stays with your advisor. We make sure the reports they need come straight out of the system.
Yes, with configuration and, on some platforms, light customization. Items can carry gross weight, fine weight and purity, and pricing can combine a metal rate with making or premium charges. We review the exact pricing logic with your desk before we build it.
Yes. Our office is in Dubai, so on-site discovery workshops, training and go-live support in JLT or Uptown Dubai are routine. Much of the configuration and support work also runs remotely, which suits teams that travel.
Yes. We migrate DMCC companies from QuickBooks, Tally, Sage and spreadsheets into Zoho, Odoo, ERPNext or Dynamics 365. We do not implement those older tools, but we move opening balances, open orders, item masters and customer records into the new system.
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