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DMCC is Dubai's largest free zone, at Jumeirah Lakes Towers, and the emirate's centre for commodities trade — gold, diamonds, tea and precious metals. We file the licence, run KYC and handle the visa, with a written scope up front.
DMCC is Dubai's flagship trade zone: a dense business district, an activity list built around commodities and general trade, and an address international counterparties already recognise.
The zone was built around physical trade — metals, stones, tea and agricultural commodities — and licenses those activities directly.
Jumeirah Lakes Towers is a working business district: offices, serviced desks, retail and residential in the same cluster.
Trading, services, industrial and holding activities sit on one register, so a mixed business can stay on a single licence.
DMCC licenses crypto and digital-asset activity under its own rules, with the scope set case by case.
Serviced desks through to fitted offices inside the zone — useful when a bank or a customer expects an address that can be visited.
Qualifying Free Zone Person status keeps corporate tax at 0% on qualifying income when the structure and activity support it.
DMCC issues commercial, service and industrial licences across its own activity list, with premises ranging from a serviced desk to fitted floors in JLT. Virtual-asset activity is licensed under DMCC's own framework and scoped separately.
DMCC suits established trading and services companies that want a flagship Dubai address, real premises and an activity list that covers commodities as well as general trade.
Gold, diamonds, precious metals, tea, coffee and agricultural commodities.
Import, export and re-export across multiple product lines on one licence.
Proprietary trading, advisory and virtual-asset activities under DMCC's own framework.
Consulting, management services, holding companies and family-office structures.
Day 1–5
Diagnostic, KYC, activity scoping, DMCC name reservation.
Week 2–4
Filing, MOA, initial approval.
Week 5–6
Licence issuance, establishment card, eSignature.
Week 7–9
Investor visa: entry permit, medical, Emirates ID.
Week 8–12
Corporate bank account (varies by bank).
Final cost depends on the zone, activity and visa count.
| Feature | Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) |   Jebel Ali Free Zone |   International Free Zone Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal framework | UAE Civil Law | UAE Civil Law | UAE Civil Law |
| 100% foreign ownership | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 0% on qualifying income | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 100% profit repatriation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flexi-desk option | Yes | No | Yes |
| Warehouse & industrial units | No | Yes | No |
| Minimum share capital | AED 50,000 | AED 100,000 | None |
| Location | JLT, Dubai | Jebel Ali port, Dubai | Dubai Digital Park, Silicon Oasis |
| Best for | Commodities, general trading, established SMEs | Logistics, warehousing, industrial and large-scale trade | Consultancies, e-commerce, solo operators |
Bank suitability depends on your activity, ownership, documents and transaction profile.
Tell us the activity and headcount. We shortlist the zones that actually accept it.
No obligation. We tell you if it is not the right route.
Sonsoto quoted us a line-item budget for the licence, visas and the bank pack up front. Nothing crept in later. That alone was worth the fee.
I’d already been rejected by two banks. Sonsoto told me why, changed the pack, and we opened with WIO in three weeks. Straight answers, no theatre.
They caught a corporate-tax filing we were about to miss and re-scoped the renewals so we stopped paying twice for the same work. Now they run everything.
We’d spoken to four firms and got four different price sheets. Sonsoto was the only one that showed us where the extras came from — and we didn’t need them.
Golden Visa done, family visas done, licence renewed. Same team, same WhatsApp thread. I don’t chase PRO agents anymore.
They told me RAK was a better fit than Dubai for our margin. I’d already paid a deposit somewhere else. They still refunded my Sonsoto retainer and helped me exit.
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