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Required documentation
Expected timeline: 2 working days once every document below is complete and the forms are filled in and signed.
Checklist for your company
Download whichever applies to you. Each one lists the exact documents we ask for, and the foreign-company version also covers the paperwork that must travel with a shipment and what to do when metal is hand-carried.
Required Documents — UAE Company
Meridas Gold Trading L.L.C.
For a company incorporated in the UAE opening a customer account. Lists the eight documents we ask for — trade licence, memorandum and articles, office tenancy or utility bill, partner passports with Emirates ID and visa, certificate of incorporation, your own AML and anti-bribery policies, bank account details on your letterhead, and VAT (TRN) certificate — with our invoicing details.
Download PDF(0.0 MB)Required Documents — Foreign Company
Meridas Gold Trading L.L.C.
For a company incorporated outside the UAE supplying us with metal. Lists the company documents we ask for, including export licence, then the paperwork that must travel with every shipment (invoice, packing list and certificate of origin), what the commercial invoice must state, and the customs procedure to follow when a shipment is hand-carried by a passenger.
Download PDF(0.1 MB)What we will ask for
In outline, for any applicant. Your checklist above is the one to work from.
- 1
Application form
Request it from compliance, then complete every field applicable to your business activity; missing information causes delays.
- 2
Trade licence
Minimum three months' validity remaining.
- 3
Company documents
Certificate of registration, memorandum of association, articles of incorporation, share certificate.
- 4
Identity documents
Passport or ID copies for all beneficial owners, directors, authorised signatories and account operators (plus visa page if UAE resident).
- 5
Proof of address
Latest utility bill or tenancy contract, for the registered address, the operating office, and each beneficial owner.
- 6
Tax registration
TRN, or the equivalent registration certificate from the country of incorporation.
- 7
Financial standing
Audited financial statements, recent bank statements, or a letter of good standing.
- 8
Supply chain form
Completed.
- 9
AML-CFT form
Duly completed.
Submission
Send scanned copies to moc.dlogsadirem@ecnailpmoc for initial assessment. Documents must be in English or Arabic. Original or notarised copies may be requested after initial review.
Screening
All information is verified through World-Check and third-party due diligence providers. Meridas reserves the right to decline a relationship at its discretion and without disclosing reasons.
Account forms
We issue our account forms directly rather than publishing them here. Email moc.dlogsadirem@ecnailpmoc and we will send you the current versions to complete.
Account Application Form
On requestComplete every field applicable to your business activity.
Issued on request — email the compliance team and we will send you the form.
Supply Chain Form
On requestSupply chain declaration required to open an account.
Issued on request — email the compliance team and we will send you the form.
AML-CFT Form
On requestAnti-money-laundering / counter-terrorist-financing declaration required to open an account.
Issued on request — email the compliance team and we will send you the form.
Ready to get started?
Email your documents to the compliance team, or call us to talk it through first.