Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ)
FOIZ does not publish package prices on its own channels (checked 2026-10-24).
Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) is a free zone in Fujairah.
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
- —
- Min. share capital
- Not published
- General trading
- Not published
- VAT Designated Zone
- Yes
- 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
- Former, merged or alternative names
- Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) ↗
- Official website
- foiz.gov.ae ↗
- Listed on the Ministry of Economy and Tourism register of free-zone company registrars
- No ↗
- [1] foiz.gov.ae · opened 2026-10-24
Verified on 2026-10-24 from foiz.gov.ae, moet.gov.ae.
Tax status
- VAT Designated Zone (per the FTA list)
- Yes ↗
- Which areas of zone are designated: Listed as 'FOIZ (Fujairah Oil Industry Zone)' without a sub-area description; effective 01/01/2018. [1]
- [1] tax.gov.ae · opened 2026-10-24
Verified on 2026-10-24 from tax.gov.ae.
Activity fit (our view)
Not assessed: FOIZ 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
Good to know
FOIZ does not appear on the Ministry of Economy and Tourism's list of free-zone company registrars, which names only Creative City and the Fujairah Free Zone Authority for Fujairah. FOIZ describes its own role as setting petroleum strategy, regulating the oil and gas industry in the zone, and providing administrative services and infrastructure to companies investing there. [source]
Verified on 2026-10-24 from moet.gov.ae.
Questions worth asking
Is FOIZ a VAT Designated Zone?
FOIZ appears on the Federal Tax Authority's list of VAT Designated Zones. Often only some areas of a zone are designated; see the tax section and confirm with the zone.
About this data
Every fact comes from FOIZ'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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