Free Zones / Price Index
Year 1 setup cost, renewal cost, and banking difficulty for every UAE free zone we track — ranked lowest to highest. Figures reflect each zone's cheapest published package.
Hub71
Cheapest — AED 0
DSC
Most expensive — AED 38,540
AED 11,650
Median Year 1 cost
AED 38,540
Price gap, cheapest to priciest
| Moderate |
| 6 | UAQ FTZ | UAQ | AED 5,500 | AED 5,500 | Moderate |
| 7 | ADGM | Abu Dhabi | AED 5,505 | AED 5,505 | Moderate |
| 8 | AFZ | Ajman | AED 5,555 | AED 5,555 | Moderate |
| 9 | SHAMS | Sharjah | AED 5,750 | AED 5,750 | Moderate |
| 10 | SPC | Sharjah | AED 5,750 | AED 5,750 | Moderate |
| 11 | RAKEZ | RAK | AED 6,000 | AED 6,000 | Moderate |
| 12 | MCFZ | Abu Dhabi | AED 7,000 | AED 7,000 | Moderate |
| 13 | DKP | Dubai | AED 7,500 | AED 7,500 | Moderate |
| 14 | DPC | Dubai | AED 7,500 | — | Moderate |
| 15 | D3 | Dubai | AED 7,500 | AED 7,500 | Moderate |
| 16 | COMTECH | Sharjah | AED 8,500 | AED 8,500 | Difficult |
| 17 | KEZAD | Abu Dhabi | AED 9,450 | AED 9,450 | Moderate |
| 18 | FCC | Fujairah | AED 10,000 | AED 10,000 | Moderate |
| 19 | RMC | RAK | AED 10,000 | AED 10,000 | Moderate |
| 20 | DED-SHJ | — | AED 10,900 | — | — |
| 21 | HFZA | Sharjah | AED 10,900 | AED 7,500 | Moderate |
| 22 | DUCAMZ | Dubai | AED 11,000 | AED 11,000 | Moderate |
| 23 | GDP | Dubai | AED 11,500 | AED 10,500 | Easy |
| 24 | SAIF | Sharjah | AED 11,650 | AED 8,500 | Moderate |
| 25 | DWC | Dubai | AED 12,500 | AED 12,500 | Moderate |
| 26 | DUQE | Dubai | AED 12,500 | AED 12,500 | Moderate |
| 27 | Meydan | Dubai | AED 12,500 | AED 12,500 | Moderate |
| 28 | DMC | Dubai | AED 12,542 | AED 12,542 | Moderate |
| 29 | IFZA | Dubai | AED 12,900 | AED 12,900 | Moderate |
| 30 | DFC | Dubai | AED 13,375 | AED 10,000 | Moderate |
| 31 | DIFC | Dubai | AED 16,515 | AED 16,515 | Moderate |
| 32 | ADAFZ | Abu Dhabi | AED 17,000 | AED 13,000 | Difficult |
| 33 | DED-AUH | — | AED 17,200 | — | — |
| 34 | DSO | Dubai | AED 18,500 | AED 18,500 | Moderate |
| 35 | DSP | Dubai | AED 18,540 | AED 18,540 | Moderate |
| 36 | DED-DXB | — | AED 18,750 | — | — |
| 37 | FOIZ | Fujairah | AED 21,000 | AED 20,000 | Moderate |
| 38 | FFZ | Fujairah | AED 21,500 | AED 16,200 | Moderate |
| 39 | DAFZA | Dubai | AED 22,040 | AED 21,870 | Moderate |
| 40 | DIC | Dubai | AED 22,150 | AED 15,000 | Moderate |
| 41 | JAFZA | Dubai | AED 22,800 | — | Easy |
| 42 | DMCC | Dubai | AED 23,620 | AED 16,000 | Easy |
| 43 | DWTC | Dubai | AED 23,700 | AED 15,000 | — |
| 44 | DHCC | Dubai | AED 26,800 | AED 17,000 | Moderate |
| 45 | IHC | Dubai | AED 28,814 | AED 26,794 | Moderate |
| 46 | DCC | Dubai | AED 28,945 | AED 28,945 | Moderate |
| 47 | DSC | Dubai | AED 38,540 | AED 35,020 | Moderate |