Fresh flowers from India to the UAE

Elaxia Global sources fresh cut flowers from Indian growers for importers, wholesalers and event buyers in the United Arab Emirates, with shipments coordinated into Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Supply is planned around Ramadan, Eid, the wedding season and National Day.

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Shipping to the UAE

Cities and airports: DubaiDXBDWC
Abu DhabiAUH
SharjahSHJ
Indicative transit: Direct flights from Bengaluru to Dubai take about four hours. Door-to-door timing is confirmed for each shipment.
Documents usually required: Phytosanitary certificate
Commercial invoice
Packing list
Air waybill
Certificate of origin, on request
The final document list is confirmed for each order.

How the UAE market works

The UAE is one of the largest flower import markets in the Gulf, with Dubai as its main hub for wholesale distribution across the region.

Three airports matter for fresh flowers. Dubai International handles a large share of perishable cargo and sits close to the city’s wholesale flower traders, while Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central is a growing cargo hub to the south. Abu Dhabi serves the capital and the western region, and Sharjah is a cargo gateway for the northern emirates. Some importers in the UAE also re-export to neighbouring Gulf markets and further afield, so the destination airport is not always where the flowers end up.

Buyers range from large importers and wholesalers to florists, supermarket chains, hotel groups and event companies. Each needs something different: wholesalers focus on volume, grade and steady supply week to week, while event buyers need exact colours and quantities on a fixed date. Clear specifications agreed before an order, covering variety, stem length, head size and bunching, keep expectations aligned on both sides. For repeat programmes, we hold the agreed specification on file and flag any change in season or availability before the next order is confirmed.

The year has several clear peaks. Valentine’s Day is followed by Mother’s Day on 21 March, and Ramadan and the two Eids move about eleven days earlier each year because they follow the lunar calendar. Diwali matters to the large Indian community, and the cooler months from November to March bring the main wedding and events season, with National Day on 2 December in the middle of it.

We coordinate sourcing, packing and export documents from India, and agree the destination airport with you for each order. Import clearance in the UAE is handled by you as the importer, and we share draft documents before dispatch so that the invoice, packing list and phytosanitary certificate match. Exact timings and the final document list are confirmed for each order.