All stages of the license and prices

Request for Initial Approval
It is a service prior to obtaining the trade license through which the legal form of the company, the economic activities and the license parties (partners) are determined. The customer can obtain it before or after the trade name reservation.

Purposes of requesting the initial approval
Obtaining a commercial site lease contract.
Obtaining the approvals of other parties related to economic activities that require external approvals from the competent authorities (such as: The Health Authority, the Roads and Transport Authority, and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority) and others.

Total fee: 120 AED.

Request to Book Trade Name
It is a service requested by the customer to obtain an official government document that expresses the trade name of the project and is used in contracts and other official situations where companies use trade names to help market their products or promote their brands. The trade name can be reserved before or after the initial approval if the customer so desires.

Total fee: 620 - 3000 AED.

Request to Issue Trade license
It is a service requested by the customer to obtain an official approved document through which he can start practicing business activities legally in the emirate. During this service, the customer can issue a memorandum of association or a service agent contract according to the legal form that is previously specified in the initial approval.

Types of trade licenses
Normal License: It requires the existence of a Memorandum of Association (that can be obtained either electronically or manually) and a site lease contract.
Instant License: It is issued in just one step and within five minutes for a group of activities that do not need external approvals with the option to issue a memorandum of association and a virtual site for the first year. The below bundle services are issued simultaneously with this license:

• Dubai chamber membership membership for commercial activities;
• The establishment card from the general directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs;
• The establishment card from The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization where the customer receives a text message approving the opening of the establishment card and opening an automatic file for the employment of 3 employees.

This license is available for the following legal forms:

• Limited Liability Company (L.L.C);
• Limited liability company Single owner (L.L.C – SO);
• Sole Establishment;
• Civil company.

DED trader License: This is the only establishment license that can be obtained by local businesses in Dubai, issued under a trademark.

Total fee: 1370 AED.

Service fee

• License registration fee: AED 600
• Knowledge Dirham fee: AED 10
• Innovation Dirham Fee: AED 10
• Trade name advertisements: AED 350
• Service request form: AED 50
• Foreign trade name fees: from AED 1000 to AED 3,000
• General trading activity fees: AED 15,000
• Investment activity fees: AED 15,000
• Real estate activities fees: from AED 5000 to AED 25,000
• Business center fees: AED 25,000
• Building contracting activities fees: AED 10,000
• DED trader License: AED 1,070 + AED 300 Dubai Chamber fees
• Intelaq license: AED 1,070

Please be advised that the final cost of your license will only be known after receiving the invoice from the relevant department of the Dubai or Ras Al Khaimah Development of Economy Development.