JAFZA, the Jebel Ali Free Zone, is DP World's flagship free zone beside Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. The Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority, established by Decree No. 1 of 1985, licenses FZEs, FZCOs and branches for trading, service, industrial and logistics activities.

Register your interest, complete JAFZA's online application and submit the documents. Once approved, you choose and lease a facility, pay the fees, and receive the licence, incorporation documents and facility access. Visas and Dubai Customs registration follow.

There is no single price. Cost depends on the entity, licence type and tier, facility lease, visas, approvals and professional fees, plus yearly renewal, rent and audit. Customs duty on goods sold into the mainland also affects margins.

Individual shareholders usually provide a passport copy, JAFZA's application and KYC-UBO forms, a short business plan and, if UAE resident, a no objection letter from their visa sponsor. Corporate shareholders and branches add incorporation documents and board resolutions, attested where required.

Yes. JAFZA states there are no foreign ownership restrictions in the free zone, and an FZE can be wholly owned by one foreign individual or company. Ownership remains subject to JAFZA's KYC and beneficial ownership checks.

JAFZA issues trading, service, industrial and logistics licences. Trading and service licences come in tiers by activity group, and a Type 3 trading licence covers general trading. Some goods, such as food, also need approval from other UAE authorities.

Yes, subject to eligibility. After incorporation, the company obtains a Computer Immigration Card and applies for visas through Dubai Trade. The quota depends on the facility, for example two visas per workstation or an initial 20 for a leased land plot.

You need a leased facility, though not necessarily an office: options run from a co-working workstation to an office, showroom, warehouse or land plot, and affect visas and cost. A JAFZA offshore company works differently and cannot trade with persons in the UAE.

A JAFZA company is licensed by the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority and mainly trades within the zone and internationally. A mainland company, licensed by Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), trades directly across the UAE. Eligible JAFZA companies can apply for a DET permit to operate on the mainland.

Yes, even if it expects the 0% rate. Companies incorporated on or after 1 March 2024 must register with the Federal Tax Authority within three months of incorporation. Whether 0% applies depends on meeting every Qualifying Free Zone Person condition, including audited accounts.

It depends on turnover. Registration is mandatory once taxable supplies and imports exceed AED 375,000 in 12 months, or are expected to in the next 30 days, and voluntary above AED 187,500. JAFZA is a VAT designated zone, which changes the treatment of some goods supplies.

Yes. FZEs and FZCOs submit audited financial statements to JAFZA every year through the Dubai Trade portal, and JAFZA's rules make audited accounts a condition of licence renewal. A Qualifying Free Zone Person also needs audited statements for Corporate Tax.

Yes. KGRN Chartered Accountants helps choose the entity, licence tier and facility, prepares documents and coordinates JAFZA's steps, then supports accounting, the annual audit, Corporate Tax, VAT and compliance. Licences, approvals and visas are issued by the authorities. Call or WhatsApp +971 54 586 4906.