E-commerce on Ras Al Khaimah Mainland

Why Ras Al Khaimah

From day one, ras Al Khaimah mainland licences are issued by the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (RAK DED), which currently processes most standard files in around 4 working days. Popular districts for a Ras Al Khaimah mainland office include Al Nakheel, Al Dhait, Al Hamra, Al Marjan Island and Al Qusaidat, each with different rent levels and customer footfall. Ras Al Khaimah is a sensible home for e-commerce because selling physical or digital products online through your own store or marketplaces such as Amazon.ae and Noon is a well-understood activity there and the approvals are routine.

How Ras Al Khaimah works with GoldenKey

1. 
   Step 1

   Activity and legal form

   We pick the precise activity codes from the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (RAK DED) list and settle on the legal form — normally a LLC, or a sole establishment for individual professionals.

2. 
   Step 2

   Trade name and initial approval

   GoldenKey reserves your trade name and obtains initial approval from the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (RAK DED), including any external approvals your activity needs. This is also the point at which we answer any question specific to e-commerce on Ras Al Khaimah mainland.

3. 
   Step 3

   Office, MOA and submission

   Day to day, 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. This is also the point at which we answer any question specific to e-commerce on Ras Al Khaimah mainland.

Documents required

From day one, the document list for e-commerce on Ras Al Khaimah mainland is short, and most clients already have everything on it.

• The notarised memorandum of association, which GoldenKey drafts for you
• A tenancy contract for an office or shop registered with the emirate's system (Ejari in Dubai)
• Passport copies of all shareholders and the manager
• The existing visa copy and NOC if a shareholder is on another UAE visa
• Attested parent-company documents for corporate shareholders
• External approvals where the activity requires them, for example from the health authority, RERA or the municipality

Pricing

Crucially, the figures below for e-commerce on Ras Al Khaimah mainland are updated by GoldenKey whenever the authority changes its fees, so the price you see is the current one. Pricing for e-commerce on Ras Al Khaimah mainland depends on the package you choose; every option below includes GoldenKey's service and the government fees stated.

Why the UAE

Put simply, the dirham has been pegged to the US dollar since 1997, which removes currency risk for e-commerce on Ras Al Khaimah mainland and makes international pricing simple. Importantly, banking, logistics, telecoms and digital government services in the UAE are among the most advanced in the region, which keeps the running costs of e-commerce on Ras Al Khaimah mainland predictable.

Why GoldenKey

In our experience, after your Ras Al Khaimah licence is issued, the same team handles renewals, visa additions, amendments and tax registrations, so you never have to explain your business twice. Most of our Ras Al Khaimah clients come to us through referrals from other entrepreneurs, so we take pride in keeping every promise we put in writing. As we tell every client, if a document is missing or an approval is delayed on your Ras Al Khaimah file, we tell you immediately and explain the fix, rather than letting the file sit.

Frequently asked questions