What licenses are required to export dual-use medical devices from Qatar to a UN-sanctioned country?

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Last Updated: Oct 30, 2025
I run a Doha-based medical supply business and want to ship products to a country under UN sanctions. How do I determine if the item is permitted, identify the correct license, and conduct due diligence on the end-user? Should I hire a local sanctions attorney to avoid penalties?

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Abdullah AlAthbah & Associates for Advocacy

Abdullah AlAthbah & Associates for Advocacy

Nov 2, 2025
Best Answer

Medical supplies often qualify for humanitarian exemptions under UN sanctions. However, these exemptions require prior approval from Qatari authorities.
We can assist with license applications and compliance program design. Represent you in audits or investigations.

good luck!

aljassim law firm

aljassim law firm

Dec 25, 2025
Export license/authorization for dual-use goods from the competent Qatari authority, once the device is classified as dual-use. This is based on the technical classification, customs tariff code, and the end user. Regulatory/health approvals depending on the type of medical device, if it is subject to sector-specific requirements. Qatar export customs procedures, including the export declaration and customs clearance. Compliance with United Nations sanctions: screening all parties involved (buyer, end user, intermediaries, banks, and shipping companies), checking designation lists, ensuring there is no prohibition on the goods or the recipient, and complying with Qatar’s mechanisms for implementing UN sanctions (Ministry of Commerce and Industry). End-User Certificate and End-Use / Non-Diversion Undertaking are typically required. If the devices or their components are of foreign origin and subject to the export controls of the country of origin, a re-export license from the country of origin may be required (as is the case with dual-use controls in some situations). Where a humanitarian exemption is required under a specific sanctions regime (depending on the country or sanctions committee), an authorization or exemption request may need to be submitted to the relevant UN sanctions committee in accordance with the applicable UN procedures.
aljassim law firm

aljassim law firm

Dec 25, 2025
Export license/authorization for dual-use goods from the competent Qatari authority, once the device is classified as dual-use. This is based on the technical classification, customs tariff code, and the end user. Regulatory/health approvals depending on the type of medical device, if it is subject to sector-specific requirements. Qatar export customs procedures, including the export declaration and customs clearance. Compliance with United Nations sanctions: screening all parties involved (buyer, end user, intermediaries, banks, and shipping companies), checking designation lists, ensuring there is no prohibition on the goods or the recipient, and complying with Qatar’s mechanisms for implementing UN sanctions (Ministry of Commerce and Industry). End-User Certificate and End-Use / Non-Diversion Undertaking are typically required. If the devices or their components are of foreign origin and subject to export controls of the country of origin, a re-export license from the country of origin may be required (as is the case with dual-use controls in some cases). Where a humanitarian exemption is required under a specific sanctions regime (depending on the country or sanctions committee), an authorization or exemption request may need to be submitted to the relevant UN sanctions committee in accordance with the applicable UN procedures.
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