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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.
JAFZA is determined to remain a powerful symbol that helps drive the development of Dubai, providing exciting and unlimited possibilities for industrial development. As one of the largest and fastest growing free zones, JAFZA aspires to be the international business hub of the Middle East. We focus on long-term customer relationships, providing creative and innovative solutions for global industrial investors and fostering alliances with them. We offer our customers world-class infrastructure supported with quality value-added services and incentives. We further provide community amenities, enhancing a dynamic and thriving business environment. Enabling this are our people, provided with opportunities to grow and be creative, and supported in their efforts to manage customer needs through technologically advance support systems.
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. A national industrial license is designed for manufacturing companies with an ownership or a minimum 51% AGCC (Arabian Gulf Co-operation Council). The value added to the product in the Free Zone must amount to a minimum of 40%. This license allows the holder the same status as a local or AGCC owned companies inside the UAE. JAFZA offers additional options to its clients on trade license classifications, allowing them to combine a number of activities under the same license. A company in JAFZA can opt for a total of seven activities under a similar business activity group, up to 12 activities under two different business activity groups, or up to 17 activities under three different business activity groups.
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