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KEZAD is Abu Dhabi's industrial and logistics zone: land, warehousing and factory space with port access, for businesses that make, store and move things. We file the licence, run KYC and handle the visa, with a written scope up front.
KEZAD is Abu Dhabi's industrial estate rather than a business-centre address: the value is land, units, utilities and the port next to them.
Warehousing, factory space and plots sit under one authority, so an operation can grow without changing jurisdiction.
The zones are planned around Abu Dhabi's port and industrial corridor, which is the reason most tenants are there.
Premises-led licences carry higher staff allocations than a desk package, which matters for operational teams.
Manufacturing and processing are licensed directly, with the scope set by the facility.
Full foreign ownership with no local partner requirement, as across the UAE free zones.
Qualifying Free Zone Person status keeps corporate tax at 0% on qualifying income when the structure and activity support it.
KEZAD issues industrial, logistics and trading licences across a group of Abu Dhabi zones, with premises from offices through to warehouse units and land. The premises decision drives the licence category and the visa allocation, so we scope them together.
KEZAD suits industrial and logistics businesses that need land or units at Abu Dhabi scale, and whose economics depend on space and port access rather than on a city address.
Light and heavy manufacturing on units and purpose-built plots.
Freight, distribution and third-party logistics operations.
Warehouse units and open storage for stock-holding businesses.
Import, export and re-export tied to an industrial or port-connected operation.
Day 1–5
Diagnostic, KYC, activity scoping, KEZAD 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 | KEZAD (Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi) |   Jebel Ali Free Zone |   Hamriyah Free Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Warehouse & industrial units | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Factory space | Yes | No | Yes |
| Emirate | Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharjah |
| Best for | Manufacturing, logistics and port-connected industry | Logistics, warehousing, industrial and large-scale trade | Warehousing, light manufacturing and packaging |
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.
More clients onboarded, higher payout.
Straight to the account.
More referrals unlocks higher payouts.
