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Benefits
 

1.

Strategic location between Eastern & Western Countries.

2.

Faster Visa and other applications' processing time.

3.

No Local-Citizen-Sponsor required. Government becomes the Sponsor.

4.

100% ownership of the business.

5.

Easy accessibility to Arabian Sea Port and International Airport.

6.

100% Tax-Freedom for owner, employees and Company.

7.

100% repatriation of capital & profits allowed.

8.

100% exemption from payment of custom duty for imports and exports. If you sell in U.A.E. main-city outside the Free Zone, 5% custom duty has to be paid.

9.

No currency and recruitment restriction.

10.

Licensing & most of administrative work under one roof.

11.

Freedom to operate your business round the clock.

12.

Freedom to stay in any EMIRATE outside Free Zone.
   
Type of Ownership Allowed
 

1.

Sole Proprietor

2.

Limited Liability Company

3.

Branch of a Foreign Company
   
Time to Establishment Business
 
Once all the documents required (refer FAQs for details) are submitted and the office space is available with the Free Zone, it takes around one week to ten days time to setup business in Free Zone. One cannot start business unless one has office space.
   
Shortcomings of Setting Up Business in Free Zone
   

1.

One is expected to do business within the Free Zone. In case one wants to sell his products in U.A.E. main-city, he has to pay 5% custom duty and sell through an appointment main-city-dealer having similar product licence.

2.

One cannot have office space outside Free Zone unless one takes another licence to operate outside Free Zone.
   
List of Options to Set-Up Free Zone Business  in U.A.E.
 

1.

Sharjah International Airport Free Zone (SIAFZ)

2.

Hamriyah Free Zone (Sharjah)

3.

Ajman Free Zone

4.

Ras Al Khema Free Zone

5.

Fujairah Free Zone

6.

Jabel Ali Free Zone (Dubai)

7.

Dubai International City (Under Jafza)

8.

Dubai Airport Free Zone

9.

Dubai Knowledge Village (Under TECOM, Dubai)

10.

Dubai Internet City (Under TECOM, Dubai)

11.

Dubai Media City (Under TECOM, Dubai)

12.

Dubai Health Care City

13.

Dubai Multi Commodity Center

14.

Dubai Gold & Diamond Park

15.

Dubai Silicon Oasis
   
Types of Licences and Types of Business Activities Allowed
 

1.

GENERAL TRADING (Many Items can be traded) Fees Highest

2.

COMMERCIAL LICENCE (Limited Items Trading is Allowed) Fees Low

3.

INDUSTRIAL LICENCE (Manufacturing Activity is Allowed)

4.

SERVICE LICENCE (These Services are Governed by Department of Economic Affairs)
   

TO SET-UP BUSINESS IN FREE ZONE IN U.A.E. CONTACT US WE WILL REACH YOU WITHIN 48 HOURS.

   
 

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