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DAFZA company setup at Dubai Airport Freezone

DAFZ, the Dubai Airport Freezone, sits beside Dubai International Airport, so companies that move goods by air base themselves there, as do many that want an airport address in Dubai. DAFZ prices each setup on its licence, company type and space, so we price yours with you on a short call.

DAFZA

Free zone · Dubai

What decides your price

  • 01Trade, service, industrial or e-commerce licence
  • 02Office, warehouse or cold storage
  • 03How many visas you need
Where
Beside Dubai International Airport
Licences
Trade, e-commerce, service, industrialand general trading
Shareholders
1 to 50share capital from AED 1
Mainland
Dual licence with DET

What DAFZ licenses

DAFZ issues trade, e-commerce, service and industrial licences (the industrial one covers light manufacturing, packaging and assembly), a general trading licence, and single and multi-family office licences. Freelancers can take its Talent Pass licence, and technology start-ups can join its Scality Global programme.

Three choices set your price

DAFZ builds a setup in three steps: the licence, the company type and the space. A free zone company takes 1 to 50 shareholders with share capital from AED 1, a public limited company has no shareholder limit, and a foreign company can open a branch with no share capital at all.

The space is an office, a warehouse or industrial unit, or cold storage, and the lease is signed before the keys are handed over. Tell us the activity and the visas you need, and we price the three together.

Working on the Dubai mainland

A DAFZ company can apply for a licence from Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism through DAFZ's dual licence, and work on the mainland from its DAFZ premises without a separate mainland office. If a price you can order today matters more, IFZA, Meydan and UAQ FTZ are priced online.

Free zones we price online

Prefer a figure you can order today? These starting prices come from the same price list our checkout uses.

  • IFZA

    Dubai

    From AED 18,795 VAT included

  • Meydan

    Dubai

    From AED 18,396 VAT included

  • UAQ FTZ

    Umm Al Quwain

    From AED 11,025 VAT included

DAFZA questions, answered

How much does a DAFZA company cost?

DAFZ publishes no single figure for a company: the licence, the company type and the space you lease set the price. Tell us your activity and visa count and we price it on a short call; IFZA, Meydan and UAQ FTZ are priced online if you want a figure now.

Can a DAFZA company work on the Dubai mainland?

Yes, through DAFZ's dual licence with Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism, which lets a DAFZ company hold a mainland licence and operate from its DAFZ premises without a separate mainland office.

Does DAFZA have a freelance licence?

Yes. Its Talent Pass licence lets an individual freelance, with a visa. We can set it up, or compare it with the freelance routes we price online.

Get your exact DAFZA price

Tell us what the company will do and how many visas you need, and we price your setup with you on a short call.

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DAFZA · Free zone · Dubai

What decides your price

  • 01Trade, service, industrial or e-commerce licence
  • 02Office, warehouse or cold storage
  • 03How many visas you need
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