SIRA-Approved CCTV for Grocery Stores, Minimarts, and Baqalas in Dubai
Professional CCTV Installation and SIRA Compliance Support
Under the new SIRA rule, grocery stores, baqalas and supermarkets in Dubai must install CCTV that meets SIRA standards and pass a SIRA audit. Without approval, you risk fines and delays at trade-licence renewal.
Inditech Middle East is a SIRA-certified CCTV company. We supply the cameras, install them, and handle the SIRA paperwork, audit and NOC for groceries, minimart, baqala or supermarkets— so you can keep running your shop.
Who is this for
From the corner baqala to the hypermarket
SIRA’s requirements apply to food and daily-needs retail of every size across Dubai.
Grocery stores
Including foodstuff trading outlets in every community.
Supermarkets
Large stores with many aisles, multiple cashiers and parking.
Baqalas
The neighbourhood corner grocery, also spelled bakala or baqaala.
Minimarts
Self-service stores in residential buildings and communities.
What SIRA Requires — At a Glance
Where Your Cameras Must Go
How it works
How we get your grocery SIRA-approved
Step 1
We check your shop layout and any existing cameras.
Step 2
Every camera placed to its required field of view.
Step 3
After hours or at quiet times, so you don't close.
Step 4
We handle the portal and attend the inspection.
Step 5
Connected to SIRA's approved monitoring service.
Step 6
Four preventive visits a year, as SIRA requires.
Book Your Free SIRA Compliance Survey
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Grocery stores, baqalas and minimarts are covered by SIRA’s CCTV requirements. [Confirm any size threshold from the directive.
At entrances (Identification), cashier desks (Recognition), display tables (Observation), and the main store area and aisles (Detection), plus lifts, emergency exits, perimeter and parking where they exist.
At least 31 days, recorded at no less than 10 frames per second.
No. SIRA requires cameras to be clearly visible. Hidden cameras need SIRA’s prior approval.
Possibly. If they meet the manual’s specifications — colour, 1080p, WDR, correct placement — we reuse them. Otherwise we replace only what’s needed.
Yes. An annual contract with a SIRA-registered company, with at least four preventive visits a year.
Possibly. Tobacco retail has its own chapter in the manual, and the higher requirement applies when a shop has more than one activity. We’ll check during your free survey.
No. We install after hours or during quiet periods.