Dubai Textile City
مدينة دبي للنسيج
Dubai Textile City does not publish package prices on its own channels (checked 2026-10-24).
Dubai Textile City is a free zone in Dubai, licensed by Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA) - named as registrar by MoET; status as a licensing free zone unconfirmed.
Key facts
- Solo, no visa · year 1
- Not published
- No package prices published. One founder, no residence visa, no office beyond a desk or virtual address, one activity.
- Founder + 1 visa · year 1
- Not published
- No package prices published. One founder with one residence visa, flexi-desk or virtual office.
- Team, 3 visas · year 1
- Not published
- No package prices published. Three residence visas, flexi-desk or small office.
- Lowest package, any size
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- Licence fee from
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- Largest visa quota
- Not published
- No package states a quota
- Minimum office
- Not published
- Incorporation
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- Min. share capital
- Not published
- General trading
- Not published
- VAT Designated Zone
- No
- FTA list
- Annual audit
- Not published
Verified on 2026-10-24 from tax.gov.ae.
Figures as published by the zone. “Not published” means no official source states it. Scenario prices are the published package closest to each set-up: solo, no visa = one founder, no residence visa, no office beyond a desk or virtual address, one activity; founder + 1 visa = one founder with one residence visa, flexi-desk or virtual office; team, 3 visas = three residence visas, flexi-desk or small office.
Identity and legal basis
- Official name (Arabic)
- مدينة دبي للنسيج ↗
- Licensing / regulating authority
- Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA) - named as registrar by MoET; status as a licensing free zone unconfirmed ↗
- Official website
- texmas.com/dubai-textile-city ↗
- Listed on the Ministry of Economy and Tourism register of free-zone company registrars
- Yes ↗
Verified on 2026-10-24 from moet.gov.ae.
Tax status
- VAT Designated Zone (per the FTA list)
- No ↗
- Which areas of zone are designated: No current designation. Dubai Textile City was a VAT Designated Zone from 2018-01-01 to 2021-04-04 only. [1]
- [1] tax.gov.ae · opened 2026-10-24
Verified on 2026-10-24 from tax.gov.ae.
Activity fit (our view)
Not assessed: Dubai Textile City does not publish its licence types on its own channels. Check its official activity list or ask the zone.
Our assessment from the zone's published licence types. Always confirm your exact activity on the zone's official activity list.
Notes and history
History · 2021-04-04
The FTA's List of Designated Zones (version dated 21 September 2021) shows Dubai Textile City as a Designated Zone from 1 January 2018 to 4 April 2021, the date Cabinet Decision No. 34 of 2021 took effect. [source]
Good to know
The Ministry of Economy and Tourism's list of free zone company registrars (updated 23 October 2026) places Dubai Textile City among the free zones supervised by the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority, which it names as the registrar. [source]
Verified on 2026-10-24 from tax.gov.ae, moet.gov.ae.
Questions worth asking
Is Dubai Textile City a VAT Designated Zone?
Dubai Textile City does not appear on the Federal Tax Authority's list of VAT Designated Zones.
About this data
Every fact comes from Dubai Textile City's own channels or a UAE government source, linked next to it. Last checked 2026-10-24. Information collected from free-zone authorities and UAE government sources on the dates shown. Fees and rules change; the zone's current schedule prevails. Not legal, tax or financial advice.
Rules for every zone
Explained in the guides on corporate tax, VAT Designated Zones and mainland access.
How we check
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