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2,137 mainland activities indexed

UAE mainland activity licence fees

Government licence fees for mainland business activities vary by emirate — sometimes significantly, for the exact same activity. Browse by category below.

Manufacturing

558 activities →

3D Printing Products Production

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Access Cradles Manufacturing

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Acid Manufacturing

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Adhesives Manufacturing

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Agarwood & Incense Manufacturing

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Agricultural Tractors Manufacturing

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Aircraft Dismantling

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Aircraft Manufacturing

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Personal & Social Services

120 activities →

Acupuncture Center

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Addiction Rehabilitation Center

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Adult Day Healthcare Facility

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Aerial Advertising Services

Fee data pending

Aircraft Engine & Parts Repair & Overhaul

Fee data pending

Amusement Park

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Aquarium Park

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Art Gallery

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Construction & Contracting

83 activities →

Advertising Billboards Contracting

Fee data pending

Advertising Signboards Cleaning Services

From AED 1,250 (Abu Dhabi)

Air-Conditioning, Ventilations & Air Filtration Systems Installation & Maintenance

From AED 1,000 (Abu Dhabi)

Airports Ground Support Equipment Installation & Maintenance

From AED 1,500 (Abu Dhabi)

Bridges & Dams Contracting

Fee data pending

Building Cleaning Services

From AED 1,250 (Abu Dhabi)

Building Contracting

From AED 1,000 (Abu Dhabi)

Building Maintenance

From AED 1,000 (Abu Dhabi)

Financial Services

77 activities →

Accidents & Civil Liabilities Insurance

Fee data pending

Agricultural Finance

Fee data pending

Bank Brokers

Fee data pending

Banking Representative Office

Fee data pending

Brokerage in Commodities Listed in Local Markets

Fee data pending

Brokerage in Local Securities

Fee data pending

Brokerage in Securities Listed in Foreign Markets

Fee data pending

Central Clearing Services for Securities

Fee data pending

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Health & Social Work

52 activities →

Air Ambulance Services

Fee data pending

Anesthesia & Pain Therapy Clinic

Fee data pending

Cardiac Clinic

Fee data pending

Childbirth Support Services (Doula)

Fee data pending

Clinical Laboratory

Fee data pending

Convalescence House

Fee data pending

Dental Laboratory

Fee data pending

Dental Surgery Clinic

Fee data pending

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Education

38 activities →

Advanced Driving School

Fee data pending

Advanced First Aid Training Center

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Automobile Driving School

Fee data pending

Aviation Training Institute

Fee data pending

Aviation Training Services

Fee data pending

Child Skills Development Training

Fee data pending

College

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Community College

Fee data pending

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Agriculture & Fishing

35 activities →

Advanced Growing of Beverage Crops

Fee data pending

Advanced Growing of Citrus Fruits

Fee data pending

Advanced Growing of Grains, Leguminous Crop & Oilseeds

Fee data pending

Advanced Growing of Other Non- Perennial crops

Fee data pending

Advanced Growing of Palms & Fruits

Fee data pending

Advanced Growing of Spices

Fee data pending

Advanced Growing of Vegetables, Melons, Roots & Tubers

Fee data pending

Agricultural Pest Control

Fee data pending

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Accommodation & Food Services

16 activities →

Banquet kitchen

From AED 1,000 (Abu Dhabi)

Cafeteria

From AED 250 (Abu Dhabi)

Coffee Shop

Fee data pending

Fish & Meat Grilling

Fee data pending

Floating Coffee Shop

Fee data pending

Floating Restaurant

From AED 600 (Ajman)

Ice Cream Shop

Fee data pending

Juice & Soft Drinks Preparing

Fee data pending

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Mining & Quarrying

14 activities →

Emergency Response Center

Fee data pending

Gypsum Mining

Fee data pending

Limestone Quarrying

Fee data pending

Marine Mining

Fee data pending

Natural Manures Extraction

Fee data pending

Oil & Natural Gas Well Equipment Repairing & Maintenance

Fee data pending

Oil & Natural Gas Well Maintenance

From AED 1,000 (Abu Dhabi)

Oil & Natural Gas Well Reinforcement Services

Fee data pending

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Administrative & Support Services

5 activities →

Food & Dairy Consultant

From AED 1,250 (Abu Dhabi)

Security Services Hotels

From AED 600 (Ajman)

Sport Research & Consultancies

From AED 2,500 (Abu Dhabi)

Valet Parking Services

From AED 500 (Abu Dhabi)

Waste Management & Recycling Consultancy

From AED 2,500 (Abu Dhabi)

IT & Media

1 activities →

Electronic Equipment And Devices Systems And Software Designing

From AED 600 (Ajman)

Other / Extra-Territorial Bodies

1 activities →

Business Aviation Association

Fee data pending

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