Solar Structures for United Arab Emirates projects, made in India
What it takes to land solar structures on a United Arab Emirates site: the port they clear through, the standards a consultant will hold them to, and the paperwork that has to travel with them.
Getting solar structures into United Arab Emirates
Sourcing from India for a UAE job is not a leap: the UAE already buys more Indian earthing rod than any other country in the world. Under the India-UAE CEPA the duty on cable tray and earthing runs at 0% instead of 5%, but only against a Preferential Certificate of Origin. Ask whether your supplier issues one.
Port of entry
Jebel Ali, Dubai
Also cleared through Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, Port of Fujairah.
Shipped FOB, CIF, CFR.
Standards that apply here
- IEC 61386
- BS 4678
- ISO 9001:2015
- CE
- IS 875
- ASTM A123
- AS/NZS 1170
Every shipment travels with mill test certificates against the grade specified on your order.
Who buys this in United Arab Emirates
Oil & Gas · Construction & Real Estate · Data Centres · Power Distribution · Solar Energy · Telecommunications
Trade picture
UAE is the #1 global importer of earthing rods from India (523 shipments) and #2 for cable trays (195 shipments, trailing only the Philippines). Jebel Ali is the GCC's dominant re-export hub, goods cleared here are onward-shipped to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman by road. Under India–UAE CEPA (in force May 2022), cable trays (HS 7308.90), earthing systems (HS 7326.90) and copper busbars (HS 7407.10) all attract 0% import duty at UAE Customs on presentation of a Preferential Certificate of Origin, down from 5% MFN. End users include DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority), ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company), Emaar Properties, and the extensive network of EPC contractors serving NEOM's supply chain via Jebel Ali. DEWA cable tray orders must comply with IEC 61386 and DEWA Engineering Standards. ADNOC offshore and onshore cable management must meet IEC 61439-2 and ADNOC DEP specifications.
Solar Panel Mounting Structures
Roll-formed and fabricated solar mounting structures in pre-galvanized and hot-dip galvanized steel: ground-mount tables, rooftop rail systems and tracker-ready frames, sized to site wind and snow loads with matched fasteners and clamps.
Before you write the enquiry
The technical detail behind the decisions on this page.
- Buyer's Guide
Solar Mounting Structures India: Specification & Site Rework Guide
Solar mounting errors are most expensive at specification stage. Wind-load, corrosion and pile-design decisions that prevent site rework, covered.
- Export
India Metal Export HS Codes 2026: Cable Trays, Earthing & Busbars
The wrong HS code costs 5% in unnecessary import duty. Complete 2026 HS table for cable trays, earthing, busbars, gratings and solar structures from India.
- Export
India–UAE CEPA: Zero Duty on Cable Trays & Earthing. How to Claim
India–UAE CEPA removes 5% import duty on cable trays and earthing. The step-by-step process for claiming the Preferential COO zero-duty benefit.
- Buyer's Guide
Total Landed Cost: Buying Metal from India to UAE, UK & Australia
Factory price is 30–45% of what you pay landed. The full cost breakdown with real numbers for UAE, UK and Australia routes, freight, duty and all.
Other lines going into United Arab Emirates
Solar Structures into United Arab Emirates — the questions that come up
Answered by the people who make the product, not a sales desk.
There's no verified leader here either. Solar structure manufacture is spread across several Indian hubs supplying both domestic utility-scale projects and export. What actually separates suppliers is verified wind and snow-load engineering, IS 875 design compliance and hot-dip galvanizing thickness, not capacity claims. Vajra International manufactures ground-mount and rooftop solar structures in Howrah to IS 875 and ASTM A123.
Steel solar mounting structures typically export under HS 73089090 (other structures and parts, iron/steel); aluminium rail and clamp components fall under HS 76169900 (other articles of aluminium). Confirm the exact subheading for your specific BOM with your customs broker. HS 7308 clears at 0% duty into the UAE under India–UAE CEPA with a valid Certificate of Origin.
Solar structures sit under HSN 7308/7616 and carry 18% GST domestically. Exports ship zero-rated, under an LUT with no IGST or with IGST paid and refunded. An overseas buyer's FOB or CIF price carries only their own country's import duty, not Indian GST.
Ground-mount fixed-tilt tables on pile or ramming foundations are the default for utility-scale and open-land solar farms. Rooftop systems, rail-and-clamp for pitched roofs, ballasted frames for flat roofs, suit commercial and industrial rooftop solar where land isn't available. The choice comes down to site type, not project size; a large C&I rooftop still needs a rooftop system, not ground-mount.
Yes, structures are designed to IS 875 Part 3 basic wind speed up to 50 m/s. Coastal projects (Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra) need extra anchor density and possibly stainless fasteners. Share the site wind zone and we'll size accordingly.
Send us the solar structures spec for your United Arab Emirates job.
Drawings, a BOQ line, or the standard you have been given. You will get back specification, finish, lead time and a landed price to Jebel Ali.
- MTC · COO · inspection reports
- ±0.01 mm precision · in-house QA
- FOB · CIF · CFR to all major ports