Company Setup with Fujairah DED (Mainland) in Fujairah
Fujairah · Mainland
Fujairah's Department of Industry & Economy licenses mainland companies on the UAE's east coast, with direct access to Indian Ocean shipping routes. Port services, commodities and import-export businesses focused on South Asia and East Africa choose Fujairah for its geography and competitive fees.
Start a Fujairah mainland company, from AED 25,000, all-in
A Fujairah mainland licence gives you a UAE company on the east coast, with direct access to Indian Ocean shipping and no trade restrictions inside the UAE market. Setups start from AED 25,000 all-in, based on formations we have actually done. Your exact figure depends on your activity, company structure and how many visas you need, so a consultant prices it directly rather than guessing.
We have started 1,400+ companies over 19+ years. That is the difference between a licence that issues cleanly and one that stalls on a document the authority won't accept.
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What Fujairah DED licenses
Fujairah's Department of Industry and Economy issues mainland trade licences for companies operating on the UAE's east coast. The emirate is built around its port, so commodities, import-export, shipping and logistics businesses focused on South Asia and East Africa choose Fujairah for the geography and the competitive fees.
A mainland licence lets you trade directly with UAE customers, local retailers and government entities, something a freezone company cannot do without a distributor. For most activities you can hold 100% foreign ownership, following the 2021 amendment to Federal Commercial Companies Law No. 2 of 2015, which removed the local sponsor requirement across the majority of categories. A short list of strategic sectors still requires UAE national majority ownership. We confirm where your activity falls before you commit.
What it costs and what the figure depends on
The DED does not publish a flat grid. It prices each licence on your activity, structure and premises. So AED 25,000 is a genuine starting point, not the final number. Your exact price moves with:
- your business activity and how many you register
- your company structure
- the number of residence visas you need
- your office tenancy (a mainland licence requires a real Ejari-registered tenancy, and office size drives your visa quota)
We give you a transparent breakdown of government fees and our service fee before you engage, with no surprises mid-process.
How long it takes
Mainland incorporations typically complete in 3 to 7 working days once your documents are submitted. Timelines are indicative, authority processing schedules vary, and we confirm a realistic date for your specific case at the start rather than quoting a headline you cannot rely on.
What we handle for you
We run the whole process end to end: trade name, initial approvals, MOA notarisation, Ejari, the establishment card, and your investor and employee visas through to Emirates ID. Most clients then keep us on for accounting, VAT and corporate tax registration, and licence renewals, so the same team that sets the company up is the one that keeps it compliant.
And because Fujairah traders depend heavily on their banking, this is where our track record matters most. We have named account-opening officers at 10+ UAE banks and have opened 1,000+ corporate accounts. No one can guarantee a bank's decision, approval rests with the bank's compliance team, but we know exactly what they will ask, because we have done it a thousand times, and we prepare your file to that standard. See our bank account opening service for what that involves.
Get your exact price and the fastest route
Tell us your activity and how many visas you need, and we will give you the precise Fujairah cost and a realistic timeline, one free call, no obligation.