Register a company in Fujairah Free Zone

We confirm that with FFZA for your file, because the official sources we use do not say whether registration runs fully remotely. The Ministry of Economy's 2021 profile asks each applicant for a passport copy, an Emirates ID copy and two photos for the security application, so we check what FFZA accepts from a founder with no UAE residence. Corporate owners' papers are attested by the UAE Embassy in their home country, since the UAE is not party to the Apostille Convention. A residence visa needs you in the UAE, where the medical test and the Emirates ID application are done.

Our registration work starts from $2,900; with a UAE bank account set up, from $5,400. Zone fees come on top: we quote FFZA's current fees for your case. We print only figures we can trace to an official source, and FFZ's fee amounts are not among them. The Ministry of Economy's 2021 profile of the zone does list the fee heads: company registration, a security application fee, visa and immigration fees, social development fees, Emirates Post services, and water and electricity from FEWA.

No. Corporate tax is 0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9% above. The free zone 0% rate applies only to qualifying income of a Qualifying Free Zone Person that meets the conditions, which include adequate substance, audited accounts and non-qualifying revenue within 5% of total revenue or AED 5,000,000, whichever is lower. For a trader this is the hard part. Beyond the de minimis allowance, income from mainland or foreign customers qualifies only for listed activities, such as trading qualifying commodities or distribution in or from a Designated Zone, and whether FFZ is a Designated Zone is something we verify for your case. The Fujairah portal's line about no corporate tax is out of date.

The procedure we can cite is in the Ministry of Economy's 2021 profile: the security application takes 5-7 days, and once all documents are submitted companies are registered within one hour. We confirm current timing with FFZA and put it in your quote; visas follow the licence. Corporate tax registration is due within three months of incorporation under FTA Decision No. 3 of 2024, which the FTA's registration page still cites, and the FTA's stated processing time is 20 business days.

Through a route, not on the free zone licence alone. For local distribution, the Fujairah portal says the Authority can arrange special permits with the relevant government departments, and we ask FFZA what it will issue for your goods. The federal rule is that a free zone company reaches the mainland through a licensed mainland distributor or its own mainland branch or company. Goods pay customs duty when they move into the mainland, generally 5% of CIF value, and a QFZP's mainland branch is taxed at 9%.

FFZA provides trading offices, warehouses and land to suit the project, and its site has pages for flexi desks, virtual offices, open land and custom-built units. A warehousing licence needs a leased warehouse, and the licence itself follows your lease agreement with the Authority. Visa numbers are the gap: we found no official FFZ quota to cite. Federal guidance says the number of visas depends on factors such as the package you sign up for, so we confirm your allocation before you sign the lease.

Importing, exporting and re-exporting the agreed and specified commodities written on it, freely in the zone and outside the UAE; the Fujairah portal groups trading and general trading together. A warehousing licence adds a leased warehouse you can run as a distribution hub. Manufacturing needs the project approved and implemented, fully insured. List every product line before the application; adding goods later is a question we put to FFZA first.

The 2021 profile lists a no-objection letter for opening a bank account among the documents FFZA issues with the licence. The Company + Bank Account package covers the rest: we shortlist UAE banks or EMIs that fit your profile, prepare the KYC file (source of funds, contracts, business plan) and support the bank meeting, in person or by video where the bank allows. Each bank sets its own criteria and timeline. The dirham is pegged to the US dollar at 3.6725.

FFZA's licence term, renewal deadline and late fees are missing from the official texts we can cite, so we confirm them for your licence. Under federal law the company keeps UBO and shareholder registers and records UBO changes within 15 days. The corporate tax return and payment fall due within nine months of the year end. Keep records for seven years. Audited accounts are required for QFZP status or revenue above AED 50,000,000, and we ask FFZA whether it wants them in other cases. E-invoicing follows: companies under AED 50,000,000 of revenue appoint an accredited service provider by 31 March 2027 and go live by 1 July 2027.

Both are in Fujairah, and the emirate's government lists both as set-up routes. Creative City is a media zone that also lists general commercial activities; it publishes packages from AED 3,999, says licensing can be completed remotely, states no specific capital requirement and offers a dual licence option with the Fujairah mainland. FFZ's licences are built around goods (trading, warehousing and manufacturing), with warehouses and land to lease. For a service or media business Creative City is usually the simpler fit; for stock, storage or a production line, FFZ is. We compare both for your plans before you choose.