You have services you can't sell this month. Another business has exactly what you need. Neither of you needs to pay cash.
You can afford to grow. Just not with cash. The team finds you a verified UAE business to trade with, and makes the match by hand.
The capacity you waste is the budget.
Idle, it is worth nothing. In a trade, it is money you can spend.
All you do is post what you have and what you want.
The rest is the team's job.
Four steps. Human-brokered.
Phase 1 is not an algorithm. The founding team matches every early-member trade personally.
Apply & get verified
Apply via the waitlist. The team personally reviews within 24 hours. Trade licence verified after acceptance, not at intake.
Build your profile
List what you offer, what you want, and your AED value range. Visible only to other verified members.
Get hand-matched
The broker pairs you against five criteria. Both sides confirm interest before any introduction. No cold contact.
Deliver & close
Both parties confirm delivery. Tabadal generates two FTA-compliant tax invoices. File them in your quarterly VAT return.
Tabadal works for a specific kind of business.
Five questions, answered straight.
Is this VAT-legal in the UAE?
Yes. The UAE FTA issued ruling VATP042 in April 2025, which confirms a barter is two taxable supplies. Each side charges 5% VAT on the value of what they give and reclaims 5% on what they receive. For most standard-rated services the net VAT cost is AED 0. Tabadal generates both tax invoices on completion, so your accountant gets exactly what they need to file.
Is this like Bartercard or the old barter networks?
No. Those run on an internal trade currency, points or credits you earn and hope to spend later. Tabadal has none of that. Every trade is a direct swap of two services at an agreed dirham value, settled with two real FTA tax invoices, one each way. No points to bank, no credits to chase. No cash moves, but the value is always real dirhams. See a full worked trade on the deal example.
What if the other business does not deliver?
Phase 1 is human-brokered for this reason. Before any introduction, both businesses confirm interest and scope, and a signed deal agreement is in place before delivery begins. If a dispute arises, the broker steps in. A 12-month non-circumvention clause applies to both sides. We do not match strangers and walk away.
What does it cost?
One month free, then AED 149 a month, regardless of how many trades you complete. No per-deal fees, no commission. One price in Phase 1, the same whether you join as member one or member five hundred. Cancel anytime.
What if there is no match for my business yet?
Then we tell you, and we go and find one. In Phase 1 a real person reviews your profile and works to pair you by hand. If the right counterpart is not on the network yet, we say so plainly rather than leave you waiting, and recruiting your other side becomes our job. You are joining a founding cohort, so part of the early work is building the exact match you need.
One price.
One month free.
After your first month free. Same price for everyone on the waitlist. No per-deal fees. Cancel anytime. FTA-compliant VAT invoices on every trade.
See what's includedJoin the waitlist. Be there when we open.
Verified UAE businesses only. Founding members get three things later members will not:
The price is AED 149 a month for every member, early or not. These are not a discount, they are the honest advantage of joining the founding cohort.