IFZA
Dubai
IFZA is in Dubai Silicon Oasis and has grown into one of the most active zones for free zone company formation in Dubai.
From AED 17,900 + VATLive price
UAE licensing authorities
The free zones, mainland departments and offshore registries we form companies through. Each page covers what that authority licenses, how a setup works there, and what it starts at.
Free zones
A free zone company suits a business whose clients are abroad or online, with a UAE licence and residence visas. IFZA, Meydan and UAQ FTZ are priced online.
Meydan Free Zone
Dubai
Meydan sits in the heart of Dubai near the racecourse, and that Dubai address does quiet work for you.
From AED 17,520 + VATLive price
UAQ FTZ
Umm Al Quwain
UAQ FTZ is one of the most affordable ways to get a real UAE company off the ground.
From AED 10,500 + VATLive price
ADGM
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi's international financial centre, under English common law.
From AED 15,283 + VAT
Ajman Free Zone
Ajman
One of our four partner free zones, licensing companies in Ajman since 1988.
From AED 11,500 + VAT
DAFZA
Dubai
Dubai's airport free zone, beside DXB, with a dual licence for the mainland.
Priced on a call
DIFC
Dubai
Dubai's international financial centre: the Innovation licence for tech, and regulated finance.
From AED 25,197 + VAT
DMCC
Dubai
Dubai's commodities and trading free zone at JLT, home to 26,000+ companies.
From AED 42,829 + VAT
Fujairah Creative City
Fujairah
Fujairah's media free zone for creative, consulting and technology businesses.
From AED 14,000 + VAT
JAFZA
Dubai
Dubai's port-side free zone at Jebel Ali, for traders, manufacturers and logistics firms.
From AED 15,500 + VAT
RAKEZ
Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah's economic zone, from one-activity licences to industrial units.
From AED 11,000 + VAT
Shams
Sharjah
Sharjah's media free zone, now open to consulting, e-commerce and technology companies.
From AED 10,750 + VAT
Mainland
A mainland company can trade anywhere in the UAE and work with government. Each emirate's department prices a licence on the activity, the legal form and the premises.
Abu Dhabi DED
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi's mainland licensing authority, with the TAMM Instant Licence.
From AED 6,240 + VAT
Ajman DED
Ajman
Ajman's mainland licensing authority, priced on its own fee lines with you on a call.
Priced on a call
Dubai DET
Dubai
Dubai's mainland licensing authority: trade anywhere in the UAE, priced with you on a call.
Priced on a call
Fujairah DED
Fujairah
Fujairah's mainland licensing authority: its cost is set per application, and we price it with you on a call.
Priced on a call
RAK DED
Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah's mainland licensing authority, on its 2026 fee schedule, priced with you on a call.
Priced on a call
SEDD Sharjah
Sharjah
Sharjah's mainland licensing authority, with an Instant License in one working day.
From AED 11,000 + VAT
UAQ DED
Umm Al Quwain
Umm Al Quwain's mainland licensing authority, priced with you on a call, beside UAQ FTZ's online prices.
Priced on a call
Offshore
An offshore company holds assets and invoices clients abroad. It cannot trade in the UAE or sponsor visas, and Ajman Offshore is priced online.
Ajman Offshore
Ajman
An Ajman Offshore company is a UAE-registered legal entity built for holding assets, owning shares in other companies, and invoicing clients outside the UAE.
From AED 8,000 + VATLive price
JAFZA Offshore
Dubai
Dubai's offshore registry at Jebel Ali, for holding assets and Dubai property.
From AED 20,000 + VAT
RAK ICC
Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah's offshore registry, for holding companies and international trade.
From AED 10,000 + VAT
Not sure which authority fits?
Tell us what the company will do and how many visas you need. We set the right authorities side by side, with their prices.
- 1,400+companies started
- 19+ yearsin business, since 2007
- 1,000+bank accounts opened
- 10+UAE banks, named officers
- 4licensed freezone partners
- 2 officesDubai and Irvine, California