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Jebel Ali Free Zone [JAFZA]

As the leading business hub of the Middle East, JAFZA focuses on long term customer relationships. It fosters alliances with global investors by providing them world class infrastructure supported with quality driven value added services and incentives, enabling them to capitalize on huge business opportunities in the region, in the most efficient way. JAFZA aspires to be the international business hub of the Middle East. JAFZA is today one of the strongest brands in the region and stands for excellence, innovation and the power of partnership. It is the first free zone in the world to win ISO certification in 1996.

Facilities Offered in JAFZA:

JAFZA offers a number of facilities to help meet the diverse needs of its customers. Office Buildings offer high quality spacious pre-built offices are available on an annual rental basis. The offices are unfurnished and equipped with light fixtures. They also have been specifically designed to allow for flexibility, accommodating a variety of customer needs. Light Industrial Units (LIU) offer high quality, thermally insulated purpose-built units are available on an annual rental basis. The units are fitted with additional features which allow for the construction of offices. For further ease of operations two exits, one ramp for fork-lifts and the other, a loading dock for containers and trucks, are provided at the rear of the LIU. The LIUs are of two types:

  • Warehouse-designed for storage and distribution of products
  • Factory-designed for assembly and light production JAFZA Land provide plots of land of various sizes for long term lease.

These sites are ideal if an investor wishes to construct its own facility, whether it is a warehouse or factory.

JAFZA Incentives and Cost-Effective Solutions:

JAFZA offers following incentives to its customers to enable them to do business with greater ease and profitability.

  • 100% foreign ownership: in comparison to non-Free zone areas where majority local partnership is required.
  • 0% corporate tax for a period of 50 years, a concession that is renewable.
  • Unrestricted repatriation of capital and profits
  • 0% import or re-export duties
  • 0% personal income tax
  • No currency restrictions
  • No restriction on hiring foreign employees
  • The facility to mortgage owned premises on leased land. A company established in the Free Zone that has built its own facility may mortgage its premises to any bank.
  • Access to abundant energy makes it cost-effective for clients to conduct production operations

Types of Licenses in JAFZA:

A general trading license allows the holder to import, distribute and store all items as per JAFZA rules and regulations. A trading license allows the holder to import, export, distribute and store items specified on the license. An industrial license allows the holder to import raw materials, carry out the manufacture of specified products and export the finished product to any country. A service license allows the holder to carry out the services specified in the license within the Free Zone. The type of service must conform to the parent company’s license, issued by the Economic Department or Municipality of the relevant Emirate in the UAE.

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