{ "dataset": "uae_free_zones", "name": "UAE Free Zones Dataset", "version": "1.0", "last_updated": "2026-07-09", "publisher": "Emirae.Pro", "license": "CC BY 4.0 (Emirae.Pro editorial dataset)", "rows_count": 15, "rows": [ { "free_zone_name": "DMCC", "slug": "dmcc", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "DMCC Authority (Government of Dubai)", "main_business_fit": "Commodity trading (gold, diamonds, coffee, tea, cocoa) and general business licensing.", "common_use_cases": "Commodity trade exchanges; general trading and professional licences.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://dmcc.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://dmcc.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "Established 2002, based in Jumeirah Lake Towers.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "IFZA", "slug": "ifza", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "", "main_business_fit": "Broad range of professional, commercial and industrial licensing.", "common_use_cases": "General trading, professional services, industrial licences.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://ifza.com/en/", "official_source_url": "https://ifza.com/en/", "related_emirae_url": "https://emirae.pro/guides/ifza-cost-license-guide/", "notes": "Regulating authority name is not explicitly stated on the official site; left blank pending manual review.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "yes" }, { "free_zone_name": "Meydan Free Zone", "slug": "meydan-free-zone", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "", "main_business_fit": "Company formation across a wide range of activities with a fast-track licensing option.", "common_use_cases": "General trading, professional and commercial licences.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.meydanfz.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://www.meydanfz.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "https://emirae.pro/guides/meydan-free-zone-guide/", "notes": "Established 2009, within Meydan City. Regulating authority name not explicitly stated on-site; left blank pending manual review.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "yes" }, { "free_zone_name": "Dubai South", "slug": "dubai-south", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC)", "main_business_fit": "Logistics, aviation/aerospace and commercial property near Al Maktoum International Airport.", "common_use_cases": "Logistics and aviation-linked businesses; commercial property.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.dubaisouth.ae/en", "official_source_url": "https://www.dubaisouth.ae/en", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "Regulating authority sourced from a secondary legal reference (citing Dubai Law No. 10/2015), not stated directly on the official site — flagged for manual review.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "yes" }, { "free_zone_name": "RAKEZ", "slug": "rakez", "emirate": "Ras Al Khaimah", "authority_name": "Government of Ras Al Khaimah", "main_business_fit": "Free zone and non-free-zone company formation across trade, industrial/manufacturing, media and academic sectors.", "common_use_cases": "Trading, manufacturing, media, education-linked licences.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://rakez.com/en/", "official_source_url": "https://rakez.com/en/", "related_emirae_url": "https://emirae.pro/guides/rakez-cost-license-guide/", "notes": "Established 2017.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "SPC Free Zone", "slug": "spc-free-zone", "emirate": "Sharjah", "authority_name": "SPC Free Zone Authority (SPCFZ)", "main_business_fit": "Print/publishing origin, also licenses trading, e-commerce, IT and consultancy.", "common_use_cases": "Publishing, media, trading, e-commerce, IT, consultancy.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.spcfz.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://www.spcfz.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "https://emirae.pro/guides/spc-free-zone-guide/", "notes": "Established 2017.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "SHAMS (Sharjah Media City)", "slug": "shams", "emirate": "Sharjah", "authority_name": "Sharjah Media City (Shams) Free Zone Authority", "main_business_fit": "Media, content creation and creative industries.", "common_use_cases": "Media, creative and content businesses; startups and freelancers.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.shams.ae/en/about-shams", "official_source_url": "https://www.shams.ae/en/about-shams", "related_emirae_url": "https://emirae.pro/guides/shams-license-cost/", "notes": "Established 2017 by Emiri Decree.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "JAFZA", "slug": "jafza", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA), part of DP World UAE", "main_business_fit": "Large-scale industrial and logistics operations adjacent to Jebel Ali Port.", "common_use_cases": "Logistics, petrochemicals, oil and gas, food/agriculture, manufacturing.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.jafza.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://www.jafza.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "ADGM", "slug": "adgm", "emirate": "Abu Dhabi", "authority_name": "ADGM Registration Authority / Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA)", "main_business_fit": "International financial centre operating under an independent common-law framework.", "common_use_cases": "Financial services, fintech, and broader non-financial institutions.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.adgm.com/", "official_source_url": "https://www.adgm.com/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "Located on Al Maryah / Al Reem Island.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "Dubai Silicon Oasis", "slug": "dubai-silicon-oasis", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), under the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ)", "main_business_fit": "Technology and innovation-focused free zone and mixed-use district.", "common_use_cases": "AI/IoT, robotics, future mobility, 3D printing, cybersecurity; R&D.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.dso.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://www.dso.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "Current live domain is dso.ae; the older dsoa.ae has been superseded.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "Dubai World Trade Centre Free Zone", "slug": "dubai-world-trade-centre-free-zone", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA)", "main_business_fit": "Broad business licensing in Dubai's central business district with commercial office/co-working space.", "common_use_cases": "General trading and professional licences; office and co-working space.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.dwtc.com/en/free-zone/", "official_source_url": "https://www.dwtc.com/en/free-zone/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "Authority confirmed via the official e-services portal dwtcauthority.com.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "Dubai Internet City", "slug": "dubai-internet-city", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "TECOM Group", "main_business_fit": "Technology-sector business community.", "common_use_cases": "Tech companies, startups and technology professionals.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://www.dic.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://www.dic.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "Dubai Media City", "slug": "dubai-media-city", "emirate": "Dubai", "authority_name": "TECOM Group", "main_business_fit": "Media, content and creative-industries business community.", "common_use_cases": "Media, content and creative businesses.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://dmc.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://dmc.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "Ajman Free Zone", "slug": "ajman-free-zone", "emirate": "Ajman", "authority_name": "Free Zones Authority of Ajman (FZA)", "main_business_fit": "Multi-sector free zone licensing.", "common_use_cases": "Trading, food and beverage, automotive, health and beauty, construction, technology.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://afz.gov.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://afz.gov.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "Parent authority confirmed via fza.ae.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "no" }, { "free_zone_name": "Fujairah Creative City", "slug": "fujairah-creative-city", "emirate": "Fujairah", "authority_name": "", "main_business_fit": "Media and creative-industries free zone, described on-site as the UAE's oldest media free zone.", "common_use_cases": "Media and creative-industry setup, visa, office and studio services.", "office_options": "unknown", "visa_relevance": "unknown", "banking_consideration": "unknown", "official_website": "https://creativecity.gov.ae/", "official_source_url": "https://creativecity.gov.ae/", "related_emirae_url": "", "notes": "Established 2007. No distinctly named authority entity stated on the fetched homepage beyond general UAE Ministry of Economy compliance references; left blank pending manual review. Distinguished from the unofficial aggregator domain creativecityfujairah.com, which is not used here.", "last_reviewed": "2026-07-09", "manual_review_required": "yes" } ] }