Building-material sourcing for the UAE
LIFA coordinated supplier documentation and container inspections for a UAE building-material program, completing five projects without recorded customs holds.
- The buyer
- A Dubai, UAE trading company supplying construction contractors across the Gulf.
- The product scope
- Building materials; tiles, sanitary ware, and fittings; program value $3.3M across 5 projects.
What needed to change?
Customs holds on non-compliant imports had delayed two projects; contractors demanded compliance-certified materials.
How LIFA managed the work
We verified SASO/GCC compliance across all product lines.
We consolidated sourcing into 3 certified suppliers.
We implemented pre-shipment compliance inspection per container.
We structured project-specific delivery schedules.
Zero customs holds across 5 projects; all deadlines met; the group secured a $4.7M framework with two contractors.
From our company project database, with the work, approvals and results shown together.
What this project shows
Documentation checks needed to cover each product line and destination scope. Shipment inspection and delivery dates followed the individual construction projects.
Client identities, supplier contacts and confidential commercial terms are withheld from this public company record.
