E-commerce on Dubai Mainland

Why Dubai

Put simply, popular districts for a Dubai mainland office include Business Bay, Deira, Bur Dubai, Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Al Quoz, each with different rent levels and customer footfall. Among the strengths of a Dubai mainland licence are unrestricted UAE-wide trading and Government and corporate tenders, so local service businesses gravitate here. For e-commerce, Dubai offers the office options such a business actually needs and a visa quota that can grow with the team.

How Dubai works with GoldenKey

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   Step 1

   Activity and legal form

   We select the correct activity codes from the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) list and the legal form, usually a LLC or a sole establishment.

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   Step 2

   Trade name and initial approval

   GoldenKey reserves your trade name and obtains initial approval from the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), including any external approvals your activity needs. We keep a written record of this step so your file for e-commerce on Dubai mainland is audit-ready.

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   Step 3

   Office, MOA and submission

   In our experience, you sign the memorandum of association before the notary or online, we register your tenancy contract and submit the full file.

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   Step 4

   Licence, Chamber and immigration

   With the licence in hand we register with the Chamber of Commerce and open the immigration and MOHRE files for your visas. For e-commerce on Dubai mainland, GoldenKey completes this stage with you on WhatsApp or by email.

Documents required

For e-commerce on Dubai mainland the licensing authority asks for the following documents, and we tell you exactly how each must be formatted.

• External approvals where the activity requires them, for example from the health authority, RERA or the municipality
• The existing visa copy and NOC if a shareholder is on another UAE visa
• A tenancy contract for an office or shop registered with the emirate's system (Ejari in Dubai)
• Passport photographs on a white background
• The notarised memorandum of association, which GoldenKey drafts for you
• Website or store URL (can be in progress)

Pricing

Put simply, use the table below to compare packages for e-commerce on Dubai mainland; we will confirm the exact total for your case in a written quotation. All prices for e-commerce on Dubai mainland are indicative, shown in AED and confirmed in writing before a single dirham changes hands.

Why the UAE

Since 2021, most mainland activities have allowed 100% foreign ownership, and free zones have always offered it, so e-commerce on Dubai mainland no longer requires a local partner. In short, there are no restrictions on repatriating profits or capital, so earnings from e-commerce on Dubai mainland can be moved to your home country or reinvested freely.

Why GoldenKey

GoldenKey is based in Ajman Free Zone and has helped business owners from more than 60 countries with e-commerce on Dubai mainland, so the paperwork, approvals and timing hold no surprises for us. GoldenKey's consultants have handled e-commerce on Dubai mainland for traders, consultants, tech founders and family offices, which gives us a realistic view of what each authority approves quickly. On the ground, because GoldenKey works with the licensing authority, the immigration department and the banks every single week, we know exactly which documents each of them will ask for on a Dubai file.

Frequently asked questions