United Arab Emirates office
Welcome to Austrade Dubai
Australian Consulate-General
Level 25, Bur Juman Business Tower
Khalifa Bin Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: +971 4 508 7100
Fax: +971 4 355 1547
Tel (Toll free): 13 28 78 (Australia only)
Email: dubai@austrade.gov.au
Business hours: 8.00am-3.30pm, Sunday to Wednesday and 8.00am-2.45pm, Thursday
Public holidays and weekends: Please see the list of UAE Public Holidays in 2013. Our office is closed on Friday and Saturday for our weekend. The UAE government, schools and most private sector companies now observe a Friday-Saturday weekend. Many private companies also work half-day on Thursday.
Our office is set up to assist companies in the UAE, Morocco and Qatar with the following services:
- Company details and contacts for the products and services that you wish to source from Australia
- Identification of potential business partners
- Information on investment opportunities
We do not provide services for companies who are interested only in exporting to Australia. Please refer to 'Exporting to Australia' below.
Austrade Dubai team
Mr Gerard Seeber
Senior Trade Commissioner and Consul General
Email: gerard.seeber@austrade.gov.au
Leads Austrade’s team of export and investment facilitation staff. Based in Dubai, he has responsibility for the Middle East and North Africa
Ms Amanda Hodges
Trade Commissioner – Dubai and Deputy Consul General
Email: amanda.hodges@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for Sustainability including water, green building and clean energy
Mr Said Metwalli
Trade Commissioner – Abu Dhabi & Qatar
Email: said.metwalli@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for Infrastructure and transportation
Ms Preeti Rekhari
Investment Manager – MENA
Email: preeti.rekhari@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for inward investment into Australia
Mr Babak Khosravi
Business Development Manager
Email: babak.khosravi@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for Auto and Advanced Manufacturing (including Aviation and Marine)
Mr Feras Sallan
Business Development Manager
Email: feras.sallan@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for Education
Ms Jane Shanthi
Business Development Manager
Email: jane.shanthi@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for Food Security and Agribusiness
Ms Quinita Braggs
Business Development Manager
Email: quinita.braggs@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for Sports and Inward investment
Ms Tania Panagoda
Business Development Manager – Abu Dhabi
Email: tania.panagoda@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for Infrastructure and Rail
Ms Zareen Hussain
Business Development Manager
Email: zareen.hussain@austrade.gov.au
Responsible for Sustainability including water, green building and clean energy
Austrade also has on-the-ground presence in Morocco based in Rabat
Mr Oussama Alaoui
Trade Representative – Morocco
Email: oussama.alaoui@austrade.gov.au
Exporting to Australia
We do not provide services to companies that are interested only in exporting their products and services to Australia. We recommend that you contact the Australian Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry who will be able to assist you.
If you experience any problems in making contact or dealing with the above organisations then please contact us at dubai@austrade.gov.au
The following organisations and their websites may also be useful for exporting companies in the region:
- Australian Customs Services – www.customs.gov.au/
The Australian Customs Services is the only organisation authorised to handle any enquiries relating to the level of import duties applicable on export of merchandise goods to Australia.
- Standards Australia – www.standards.com.au/
Standards Australia is the Australian Government endorsed peak standards development body in Australia.
