Tax
VAT
- VAT is 5%.
- Registration is mandatory once your taxable supplies pass AED 375,000 a year, and optional from AED 187,500.
Sources: Federal Tax Authority: VAT · Federal Tax Authority: registration for VAT
Artfolio in your country
Artfolio for galleries in the UAE
Tax invoices with your TRN, VAT at 5%, and collector records with consent and data-request tools. Here is what UAE law asks of a gallery, and how Artfolio helps.
Plans
From AED 219 a month
Billed in UAE dirhams. Our invoices come from Manual 2 AI in India with no local tax added; ask your accountant how your country taxes software bought from abroad.
Your tax number
TRN
Printed on your invoices, offers and proformas, with your buyer's.
Your data
Hosted in Mumbai, India
Database, sign-in, files and daily backups.
The rules
What the law asks of a gallery in the UAE
Privacy
The Personal Data Protection Law
- Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data applies to collector data processed in the UAE.
- Galleries in the DIFC or ADGM follow those free zones' own data protection laws instead.
Sources: UAE Government: data protection laws · UAE Legislation: Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021
How Artfolio helps
Built in, on every plan
Invoices in UAE dirhams
Invoices, proformas and offers in UAE dirhams or any of more than 160 currencies, each document keeping its own.
Your TRN on every document
Add your TRN in Settings, and your buyers' on their contacts. Artfolio checks the format and prints each under the name its country uses: ABN, VAT number, GST/HST number, TRN or Tax ID. Once your TRN is set, your invoices are titled Tax Invoice.
VAT at the rate you set
Set your VAT rates on your letterhead, and choose tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive prices line by line.
Consent and data requests
Record who agreed to marketing, how and with what wording. Export or erase one person's data, and track requests to see, correct or delete data with a due date.
Access for the right people
Roles and permission templates decide who sees collector details and prices, and your team can be required to use two-factor sign-in.
Where your data lives
Your database, sign-in, uploaded files and backups are hosted in Mumbai, India (AWS ap-south-1), and the Artfolio app runs on servers in Mumbai. The database is backed up automatically every day, and the last seven days of backups are kept, also in Mumbai.
Still yours to do
What stays with your gallery
- File your VAT returns with the Federal Tax Authority.
- Check the anti-money-laundering rules that apply to your business, especially if you also deal in precious metals or stones.
- Take advice from your accountant and lawyer for your gallery's situation.
Last reviewed 13 October 2026, against the official sources linked above. This page is general information about the rules that commonly apply to galleries. It is not legal or tax advice, and rules change: take advice for your gallery's situation. Questions about how Artfolio handles data: privacy@artfolio.ai. See also our privacy policy, data processing addendum and sub-processors.