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    68% HNO3 • Fujairah 2–4 hours · Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi 3–5 business days • ISO 9001:2015 • JSRS

    Nitric Acid Supplier in the UAE

    Global Chemicals LLC supplies 68% nitric acid (HNO3) to buyers across the United Arab Emirates from stock in Muscat. The UAE is our shortest export lane: the east coast is a few hours by road, and Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi are three to five business days under GCC customs transit, so UAE plants get a second source that does not depend on Jebel Ali lead times.

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    Delivery to the UAE

    By road from Muscat, crossing at Khatm Al Shikla / Hatta or via Al Ain, under GCC customs transit.

    Delivery pointLead time from Muscat
    Fujairah & east coast2–4 hours by road
    Dubai & Sharjah3–5 business days
    Abu Dhabi & ICAD3–5 business days
    Ras Al Khaimah & northern emirates3–5 business days

    Industrial areas served: JAFZA, Dubai Industrial City, ICAD Abu Dhabi, Sharjah SAIF Zone, Fujairah Free Zone, RAKEZ.

    Who uses nitric acid in the UAE

    • Stainless steel fabrication — pickling and passivation before handover
    • Desalination and RO plants — acid cleaning of membranes and heat exchangers
    • Dairy, juice and beverage plants — the acid stage of CIP
    • Metal finishing and galvanising lines
    • QC and testing laboratories — ICP and AAS sample digestion

    Grades and pack sizes for the UAE

    GradeStrengthPacks
    Industrial / technical68% HNO335 kg carboy · 60 kg drum · 1,000 L IBC · bulk on request
    Food contact (CIP)68% HNO335 kg carboy · 60 kg drum · 1,000 L IBC
    Laboratory (ACS / trace metal)68–70%, SG 1.42500 mL & 2.5 L amber glass

    Documents with every consignment

    Each load travels with a Certificate of Analysis, a GHS Safety Data Sheet in English and Arabic, an HS-coded commercial invoice and a GCC Certificate of Origin. For free-zone delivery, send the zone and company licence details and the gate paperwork is prepared before dispatch.

    Specifications, applications and pricing

    The full specification table, applications and price guidance are on the nitric acid supplier Oman & GCC page. For the rest of the catalogue shipped to the UAE, see chemical supply to the UAE. Nitric acid to other GCC markets: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.

    Nitric acid in the UAE — frequently asked questions

    Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi are three to five business days from Muscat on scheduled departures, with a dedicated truck quoted for urgent loads. Fujairah and the east coast are two to four hours by road, so morning orders there can arrive the same day.

    Yes: JAFZA, Dubai Industrial City, ICAD Abu Dhabi, SAIF Zone, RAKEZ and Fujairah Free Zone. Give us the zone and your company licence details with the enquiry and the free-zone gate documentation is prepared before the truck leaves Muscat.

    Oman and the UAE are both in the GCC customs union, so goods of GCC origin accompanied by a GCC Certificate of Origin cross under customs transit without import duty. We issue the certificate with every consignment.

    Industrial 68% nitric acid, diluted on site for pickling and passivation. Food and beverage plants use the food-contact 68% grade for CIP at 0.5–2% and 60–70°C, and laboratories use the 68–70% ACS or trace-metal grade in 500 mL or 2.5 L bottles.

    Industrial / technical 68% HNO3 for pickling, passivation, descaling and effluent neutralisation; food-contact 68% for CIP acid cycles in dairy, brewery and beverage plants; and laboratory 68–70% ACS or trace-metal grade (specific gravity 1.42) for ICP-MS and AAS digestion. CAS 7697-37-2.

    68% nitric acid is UN 2031, Class 8 with an oxidiser (5.1) subsidiary risk, Packing Group II. It travels in UN-approved HDPE carboys, drums and IBCs, segregated from organics, reducing agents and combustibles, with the Safety Data Sheet on board.