Dubai CommerCity company setup

Dubai CommerCity was designed from the ground up for online retail: offices, logistics units and fulfilment infrastructure in one integrated campus near Dubai International Airport. If you are selling online and holding stock in the UAE, it removes the awkward gap between an office licence and a warehouse you had to rent somewhere else.

From AED 20,000 (typical)

Indicative first-year licence

By package

Residence visa allocation

Umm Ramool

Location in Dubai

CommerCity at a glance

The region's first free zone built only for e-commerce

Who CommerCity suits:

What CommerCity does well

What to watch

Activities

Commonly licensed in CommerCity

Not seeing your activity? The catalogue is far longer than this. Describe what you do in one sentence and we will find the code — or tell you honestly that another zone licenses it better.

Process

How a CommerCity setup runs

Activity and package selection

We match your activities to the CommerCity catalogue and pick the package tier that carries the visa quota you will need in eighteen months, not today.

Name reservation and application

Three ranked name options are screened and submitted with your incorporation application and shareholder documents.

Licence issuance

The authority issues the licence, share certificate and incorporation documents. Standard activities typically clear within three to ten working days.

Establishment card and visas

We open the immigration file, apply for entry permits, and run medicals, Emirates ID and stamping for each applicant.

Banking and tax registration

Corporate bank introduction with a prepared KYC pack, then Federal Tax Authority corporate tax registration and VAT where thresholds apply.

Questions

CommerCity questions

CommerCity or Meydan for an online business?

If you never touch stock — dropshipping, digital products, services — Meydan is cheaper and faster. If you hold inventory in the UAE and want warehousing, packing and fulfilment inside the same zone as your licence, CommerCity is built for exactly that.

Does CommerCity provide fulfilment services?

The zone is designed around an integrated logistics cluster, with warehousing and fulfilment capability on site. Specific service offerings and providers change, so confirm current availability and pricing for your volume before committing.

How long does setup in CommerCity take?

For standard, non-regulated activities with complete documents, expect the licence within three to ten working days. Residence visas add a further two to four weeks after issuance, and corporate bank account opening runs three to eight weeks in parallel. Regulated activities requiring external approval take longer, and we tell you how much longer before you commit.

Can Emirates Business Lounge handle a CommerCity setup end to end?

Yes. We handle the activity selection, name reservation, application, licence issuance, establishment and immigration cards, residence visas, corporate bank introduction, and the corporate tax and VAT registrations that follow. You get one point of contact and one itemised quote covering all of it.

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Thinking about CommerCity?

We will price it properly — licence, visas, office format and the renewal figure for year two — and tell you if another zone would serve you better for less.

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