The UAE is home to around 45 Free Zones that facilitate diverse business operations across a range of industries. These Zones have played a stellar role in the UAE’s economic growth story, attracting global investments, and boosting international business.
Setting up a Free Zone business has many advantages
- Simple and quick set up
- 100% foreign ownership permitted
- 100% repatriation of capital and profit permitted
- No corporate or income tax
- No import and export tax
- Many designated Free Zones are VAT-exempt
- No visa restrictions
- Ability to recruit a skilled and diverse workforce
- Single window clearances for administrative work
- Logistical advantages
- Superb plug-and-play infrastructure.
At MNA Corporate Services, carefully evaluating your type of business, cost of set up, capital requirements and other factors, we help you choose the Free Zone that best meets your business needs and maximizes your business value.
Key Free Zones in the UAE Dubai
Dubai has over twenty Free Zones including some of the most prestigious in the country.
JAFZA (Jebal Ali Free Zone)
JAFZA is the largest Free Zone in the Middle East. Established in 1985, it houses over 8,000 companies, including a hundred Fortune 500 companies. JAFZA focuses on manufacturing and trading companies.
DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodity Centre)
DAFZA (Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority)
Other emirates
Hamriyah Free Zone (HFZ)
KIZAD (Khalifa Industrial Zone)
RAKEZ (Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone)
IFZA (International Free Zone Authority)
