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47 UAE Free Zones · 7 Emirates

Every UAE free zone,
one directory

Browse by emirate or budget, or jump straight to a zone. Every listing carries cost, visa quota, and banking data — independently scored, not sponsored. Cheapest entry point right now: Hub71 from AED 0.

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Filtered by cheapest published Year 1 package

30

Under AED 15,000

zones

16

AED 15,000 – 30,000

zones

1

AED 30,000 – 50,000

zone

0

AED 50,000+

zones

Abu Dhabi

6 zones

Hub71

Abu Dhabi

AED 0 /yr from

twofour54

Abu Dhabi

AED 3,539 /yr from

Media ProductionGaming & Esports

ADGM

Abu Dhabi

AED 5,505 /yr from

Financial ServicesFinTech

MCFZ

Abu Dhabi

AED 7,000 /yr from

CleanTechRenewable Energy

Ajman

3 zones

ANCFZ

Ajman

AED 4,888 /yr from

StartupsE-commerce

AMC

Ajman

AED 4,999 /yr from

FreelancersContent Creators

AFZ

Ajman

AED 5,555 /yr from

FreelancersE-commerce

Sharjah

6 zones

SRTIP

Sharjah

AED 5,500 /yr from

Tech StartupsR&D Companies

SHAMS

Sharjah

AED 5,750 /yr from

FreelancersMedia & Creative

SPC

Sharjah

AED 5,750 /yr from

PublishersE-commerce

COMTECH

Sharjah

AED 8,500 /yr from

UAQ

1 zone

UAQ FTZ

UAQ

AED 5,500 /yr from

StartupsFreelancers

RAK

2 zones

RAKEZ

RAK

AED 6,000 /yr from

StartupsSMEs

RMC

RAK

AED 10,000 /yr from

ShippingLogistics

Dubai

23 zones

DKP

Dubai

AED 7,500 /yr from

Education & Training ProvidersHR & Recruitment Firms

DPC

Dubai

AED 7,500 /yr from

Printing & PackagingPublishing

D3

Dubai

AED 7,500 /yr from

Design StudiosFashion & Luxury Brands

DUCAMZ

Dubai

AED 11,000 /yr from

Fujairah

3 zones

FCC

Fujairah

AED 10,000 /yr from

FreelancersMedia & Creative

FOIZ

Fujairah

AED 21,000 /yr from

Oil & GasEnergy Trading

FFZ

Fujairah

AED 21,500 /yr from

Logistics & Supply ChainIndustrial & Manufacturing

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How to choose a UAE free zone

Price alone is a poor filter — the cheapest zone for one business can be the wrong one for another. Six factors decide the fit, and Scout weighs all of them against your specific profile rather than a generic average:

1

Licensed activity — does the zone's permitted activities list actually cover what you do?

2

Year 1 and renewal cost — the full stack, not just the headline licence fee

3

Visa quota — how many visas your office/desk tier actually supports

4

Banking difficulty — some zones have materially harder account-opening experiences

5

Mainland access — whether you need to sell directly to UAE mainland customers

6

Substance and audit requirements — physical office, audit mandates, and headcount thresholds

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KEZAD

Abu Dhabi

AED 9,450 /yr from

Manufacturing & Light IndustrialLogistics & Warehousing

ADAFZ

Abu Dhabi

AED 17,000 /yr from

Logistics & WarehousingAviation & Aerospace
ICT & Telecom
AI & Data Infrastructure

HFZA

Sharjah

AED 10,900 /yr from

ManufacturingIndustrial & Heavy Industry

SAIF

Sharjah

AED 11,650 /yr from

Import/Export TradersLogistics & Freight
Used Car DealersAuto Exporters

GDP

Dubai

AED 11,500 /yr from

Jewelry ManufacturingGold Trading

DWC

Dubai

AED 12,500 /yr from

E-commerceLogistics

DUQE

Dubai

AED 12,500 /yr from

StartupsConsultants

Meydan

Dubai

AED 12,500 /yr from

FreelancersConsultants

DMC

Dubai

AED 12,542 /yr from

Media & BroadcastingPublishing & Journalism

IFZA

Dubai

AED 12,900 /yr from

FreelancersStartups

DFC

Dubai

AED 13,375 /yr from

Flower TradingHorticulture

DIFC

Dubai

AED 16,515 /yr from

Financial ServicesFinTech & AI

DSO

Dubai

AED 18,500 /yr from

Tech StartupsSoftware & IT

DSP

Dubai

AED 18,540 /yr from

BiotechnologyHealthcare

DAFZA

Dubai

AED 22,040 /yr from

Trading & Import/ExportAviation & Aerospace

DIC

Dubai

AED 22,150 /yr from

IT & Software CompaniesTech Startups

JAFZA

Dubai

AED 22,800 /yr from

Trading & Import/ExportLogistics & Warehousing

DMCC

Dubai

AED 23,620 /yr from

General TradingCommodities

DWTC

Dubai

AED 23,700 /yr from

DHCC

Dubai

AED 26,800 /yr from

Clinics and healthcare operatorsMedical wellness brands

IHC

Dubai

AED 28,814 /yr from

Humanitarian OrganizationsNGOs

DCC

Dubai

AED 28,945 /yr from

E-commerceOnline Retail

DSC

Dubai

AED 38,540 /yr from

Film & TV ProductionBroadcasting & OTT
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