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Built for the six GCC countries

An organisation's country sets its currency, time zone and weekend. Documents, plates, fines, labour law and e-invoicing follow.

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The six countries

CountryCurrencyDecimalsTime zoneWeekendVAT, domestic haul
Saudi ArabiaSAR2Asia/RiyadhFriday, Saturday15 %
United Arab EmiratesAED2Asia/DubaiSaturday, Sunday5 %
QatarQAR2Asia/QatarFriday, Saturday—
KuwaitKWD3Asia/KuwaitFriday, Saturday—
BahrainBHD3Asia/BahrainFriday, Saturday10 %
OmanOMR3Asia/MuscatFriday, Saturday5 %

Saudi Arabia

SAR
Documents
Istimara, Iqama and licences, their Hijri dates beside the Gregorian.
Traffic fines
SAHER cameras and Muroor.
E-invoicing
ZATCA Fatoora: tax invoices cleared, consumer invoices reported.
Labour law
Gratuity, overtime, annual and sick leave; Founding Day and National Day.

United Arab Emirates

AED
Documents
The Mulkiya, named as the UAE's Arabic names it.
Traffic fines
The seven emirates' police; a licence at risk at 24 black points.
Labour law
Decree-Law 33/2021: gratuity, overtime, leave, holiday work.

Qatar

QAR
Traffic fines
The traffic department's statements.
Labour law
Law 14/2004: gratuity; 8 hours a day, 48 a week.

Kuwait

KWD
Documents
The vehicle registration, named as Kuwait's Arabic names it.
Traffic fines
The traffic department's statements.
Labour law
Law 6/2010: gratuity; a 36-hour week in Ramadan.

Bahrain

BHD
Traffic fines
The traffic department's statements.
Labour law
Gratuity to 29 February 2024, then the SIO's share shown apart.

Oman

OMR
Traffic fines
The Royal Oman Police.
Labour law
Royal Decree 53/2023: gratuity; a 40-hour week.

Across the six

  1. 01

    Arabic as each country writes it

    Plain Arabic, and as written in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt.

  2. 02

    Hijri dates

    Umm al-Qura dates for Saudi documents, entered in either calendar and shown beside the Gregorian.

  3. 03

    Each currency's decimals

    Fils for the dinars, halalas for the riyal: KWD, BHD and OMR in three decimals.

  4. 04

    Public holidays

    The Eids, Arafat Day and the national days suggested from the Umm al-Qura calendar, edited to each year's announcement.

  5. 05

    VAT per country

    On freight marketplace invoices: 15 % in Saudi Arabia, 10 % in Bahrain, 5 % in the UAE and Oman; a cross-border haul zero-rated.

  6. 06

    Saudi plates

    Arabic or Latin letters: one vehicle however the plate is written.

  7. 07

    Kept in the region

    GCC organisations' data is stored and served in the GCC.

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