Manufacturing & industrial
16 UAE free zones publish licence types that fit manufacturing & industrial (our assessment); the lowest published package without stated conditions is AED 3,999 at SRTIP.
Production, assembly and light or heavy industrial activity on site. Examples: Assembly plant, Food processing, Fabrication. Confirm your exact activity on each zone's official activity list.
Compare the 3 lowest published packages: SRTIP vs SHAMS vs ADAFZ →
16 zones · lowest package first
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8 of 16 publish a price for this view; the rest say “Not published” and will quote on request.
| Free zone | Lowest package | Licence fee from | Max visa quota | Min. office | Incorporation | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRTIP SharjahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | AED 3,999 | AED 3,999 | 2 | Not published | 7 days | |
| DSO DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | Not published | AED 5,000 | 3 | Flexi-desk | Not published | |
| Jafza DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | Not published | AED 5,000 | Not published | Flexi-desk | 3 days | |
| SHAMS SharjahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | AED 5,760 | AED 5,385 | Not published | Flexi-desk | 1 day | |
| ADAFZ Abu DhabiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | AED 6,000 | AED 6,000 | 2 | Not published | 4 days | |
| RAKEZ Ras Al KhaimahMost facts confirmed on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24 | AED 6,000 | AED 6,000 | 1 | Flexi-desk | 1 day | |
| SAIF Zone SharjahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | Not published | AED 7,500 | Not published | Dedicated office | 1 day | |
| KEZAD Abu DhabiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | AED 9,450 | Not published | 4 | Flexi-desk | Not published | |
| Meydan Free Zone DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | AED 12,500 | AED 12,500 | 3 | Flexi-desk | 1 day | |
| UAQ FTZ Umm Al QuwainMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | AED 12,500 | AED 5,500 | 1 | Flexi-desk | 1 day | |
| DPC DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | Not published | AED 15,000 | Not published | Not published | 7 days | |
| RMC Ras Al KhaimahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | Not published | AED 25,000 | Not published | Not published | Not published | |
| DMCC DubaiMost facts confirmed on official sources. Checked 2026-10-24 | AED 31,000 | AED 20,285 | 3 | Flexi-desk | 10 days | |
| AFZ AjmanMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Flexi-desk | Not published | |
| DAFZ DubaiMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | Not published | Not published | 6 | Flexi-desk | Not published | |
| FFZ FujairahMany facts confirmed on official sources; some not published. Checked 2026-10-24 | Not published | Not published | 1 | Virtual office | 5 days |
Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park Free Zone
AED 3,999
Lowest package, year 1
General trading
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Not published
Lowest package, year 1
3-visa package
Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza)
Not published
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone · General trading
Sharjah Media City Free Zone (Shams)
AED 5,760
Lowest package, year 1
General trading
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone
AED 6,000
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone · General trading
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone
AED 6,000
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone · General trading
Sharjah Airport International Free Zone
Not published
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD Group)
AED 9,450
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone · General trading · 4-visa package
AED 12,500
Lowest package, year 1
General trading · 3-visa package
Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone
AED 12,500
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone · General trading
Dubai Production City
Not published
Lowest package, year 1
RAK Maritime City Free Zone
Not published
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
AED 31,000
Lowest package, year 1
General trading · 3-visa package
Ajman Free Zone
Not published
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone · General trading
Dubai Airport Freezone
Not published
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone · General trading · 6-visa package
Fujairah Free Zone
Not published
Lowest package, year 1
VAT Designated Zone · General trading
Verified on 2026-10-24 from dmcc.ae, meydanfz.ae, rakez.com and 16 more official sources.
Prices are year-1 figures as published by each zone: the lowest package of any size, or the package closest to the set-up you pick under “Price shown for”. “Not published” means no official source states it. How we verify
What we can compare: official activity list published by 29 of 43 zones; package price: solo, no visa published by 17 of 43 zones; package price: founder + 1 visa published by 13 of 43 zones; package price: team, 3 visas published by 6 of 43 zones; any package price published by 17 of 43 zones; licence fee published by 30 of 43 zones. Full coverage table
Among zones whose licence types fit manufacturing & industrial in our assessment, Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park Free Zone publishes the lowest package without stated conditions (AED 3,999, SPARK Starter – 0 visas (limited-time pricing)), followed by SHAMS and ADAFZ. Packages include different things, so compare them line by line.
Approvals depend on your exact activity. Each zone's page lists the activities that zone says need another authority's approval.
Zones set how many activities a licence includes and whether trading and services can be combined; each zone page shows what the zone publishes on this. Ask the zone for its exact activity codes.