A Benchmark of Trust: The UAE Good Delivery List and the Standard Emirates Gold Applies to Every Product

As the UAE strengthens its position as a global gold hub, the UAE Good Delivery List has become a defining benchmark of quality and trust. For Emirates Gold, its principles reach well beyond the bars it formally covers, shaping how every product is made.

Dubai, UAE, July 2026: The UAE Good Delivery List (UAEGD) is the national benchmark that determines which gold and silver bars are accepted for settlement and trading in the UAE market. Overseen by the UAE Ministry of Economy through the Emirates Bullion Market Committee, it was originally introduced as the Dubai Good Delivery Standard by DMCC in 2005 and later aligned with a national framework in 2021. It sets strict requirements for gold purity, weight accuracy, financial strength, operational integrity, and responsible sourcing. In doing so, it gives banks, traders, institutions, and investors a dependable assurance that UAE-refined bullion meets a consistent, verifiable standard.

Emirates Gold has been part of this story from the beginning. In 2005, it became the first refinery in the UAE to achieve Dubai Good Delivery accreditation, the standard that has since evolved into today's UAE Good Delivery List, helping to establish the credibility of UAE-refined gold on the global stage.

By design, the UAE Good Delivery List applies to specific investment-grade products. Not every item a refinery produces falls within that defined scope. Emirates Gold's range extends well beyond it, spanning smaller denominations, certified coins, commemorative pieces, and customised products. What distinguishes the company is that the discipline behind Good Delivery, the same refining and assaying precision, the same responsible-sourcing checks, and the same quality controls, is applied across its entire output, not only the products the standard formally covers.

This reflects a simple principle: trust should not depend on which product a customer buys. Whether it is an investment bar intended for the trading market or a commemorative coin bought at a retail boutique, the underlying metal is refined, tested, and sourced to the same standard. For customers, that consistency is the real value of the Good Delivery discipline, carried across everything Emirates Gold makes.

Abhijit Shah, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Gold, said, "The UAE Good Delivery List represents a benchmark this country can be proud of, and having been part of its journey since the earliest days is a responsibility we take seriously. But a standard is only as strong as the discipline behind it. We decided long ago that the practices required for Good Delivery, from assay precision to responsible sourcing, should govern everything we produce, not only the bars the standard covers."

As the UAE continues to grow as a global centre for precious metals, standards such as the UAE Good Delivery List will play an increasingly important role in underpinning confidence in the market. Emirates Gold remains committed to upholding these standards and to applying the same rigour across its expanding range of investment, consumer, and customised products.

Visit Emirates Gold at its retail boutique on Al Sarayat Street, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, to explore certified gold and silver bars, coins, and customised precious metals backed by refinery expertise.