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Key points about JAFZA

Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) is Dubai's flagship free zone, built around Jebel Ali Port and next to Al Maktoum International Airport. It is the natural home for trading, logistics, light industry and regional headquarters that move goods in and out of the UAE. Companies are formed as an FZE (one shareholder), an FZCO (two or more shareholders) or a Branch, with 100% foreign ownership. Facilities range from a 6 sqm workstation to offices from 27 sqm, warehouses from 313 sqm, showrooms and plots of land — the facility you lease decides your visa quota. GoldenKey handles the full JAFZA application for you: name, licence type, activity selection, facility choice, registration, Computer Immigration Card and visas.

• 100% foreign ownership. Company types: FZE (one shareholder), FZCO (two or more shareholders) or a Branch of an existing company.
• Licence types: Trading, General Trading, Service, Industrial, E-commerce, Logistics (only as a branch of a Dubai-based company) and Holding. Several licence types can be combined on one application.
• A Trading licence covers up to 7 activities from one JAFZA activity group; a higher tier allows up to 12 activities from two groups. A General Trading licence requires a minimum 50 sqm office.
• Facilities decide the visa quota: workstation (6 sqm) = 2 visas · office = 1 visa per 9 sqm leased (from 27 sqm) · warehouse 556 sqm = 25 visas. Warehouses start at 313 sqm (313 / 555 / 618 / 702 sqm), showrooms 772 and 890 sqm, plots of land also available. All subject to availability.
• A Computer Immigration Card (CIC) is issued with the company and renewed every year; employment visas are valid 2 years and include Emirates ID and medical.
• A 10% refundable security deposit on the annual rent is paid once, plus annual facility insurance; warehouses, showrooms and plots also pay a 2% Public Health Levy on the rent each year.
• General Trading licence does NOT cover chemicals, scrap/waste or alcohol, nor industrial, service or maintenance activities, real estate, logistics, clearing or forwarding.
• Regulated goods need a No Objection Certificate before trading: pharmaceutical/medical products (Ministry of Health), agriculture/fertilizers/pesticides (Ministry of Agriculture), publications/media (Ministry of Information), food stored or distributed in the UAE (Dubai Municipality / EHS).
• A Holding licence requires a minimum share capital of AED 10,000,000. The 556 sqm warehouse has 60 kVA electrical power that cannot be upgraded.

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