Free Zones in Dubai

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  • Dubai South Free Zone

    Dubai South — formerly Dubai World Central — is a 145 km² master-planned aerotropolis built around Al Maktoum International Airport, the airport that will eventually replace Dubai International. It groups Logistics, Aviation, Business Park, Commercial, and Residential districts alongside Expo City Dubai, and licenses aviation, logistics, e-commerce, and services businesses under standard UAE free-zone benefits.

  • JAFZA Jebel Ali Free Zone

    Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA), established in 1985 and operated by DP World, is the UAE's first and largest free zone — 9,500+ companies on a 57 km2 site adjacent to Jebel Ali Port. It is the country's default home for heavy industry, manufacturing, port-dependent trading, and large-scale logistics, with a separate JAFZA Offshore regime for asset and IP holding.

  • UAE Free Zones Compared

    A direct comparison of the UAE's seven most-used free zones — from DMCC's commodities cluster to ADGM's English common-law financial centre. Speciality, regulator, cost tier, and when to use each, plus how free zones now sit alongside the post-2021 mainland 100% ownership reform.

  • DIFC Dubai International Financial Centre

    The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is the financial free zone of Dubai — established in 2004 on a 110-acre district off Sheikh Zayed Road. It hosts 5,500+ firms including ~75% of the world's top 50 banks, operates under English common law with its own DIFC Courts, and is regulated by the independent DFSA.

  • IFZA Dubai Free Zone

    The International Free Zone Authority (IFZA) is Dubai's budget-friendly free zone, headquartered in Dubai Silicon Oasis. It is built around a broker-distributed model, issues licences in 48-72 hours, and is the cheapest entry point among the major Dubai free zones for solo founders, consultants, and freelancers.

  • DMCC Dubai Free Zone

    DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) is the UAE's largest free zone by registered company count, with 25,000+ businesses operating from the 67-tower Jumeirah Lakes Towers cluster. It accepts 600+ activities, runs the influential DMCC Crypto Centre, and offers 0% corporate tax for qualifying free zone persons plus 100% foreign ownership.

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