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RAK Maritime City is Ras Al Khaimah's port and marine-industrial zone — shipping, offshore support and marine industry, with quay-side land and units. We file the licence, run KYC and handle the visa, with a written scope up front.
RAK Maritime City is a working port zone: quay, land and units for businesses whose economics are measured in tonnes rather than desks.
The zone is built on the port, which is the whole reason a marine business bases there.
Plots and units sit under one authority, so an operation can grow without changing jurisdiction.
Shipping, supply and fabrication businesses concentrate here, which helps with suppliers and with crew.
Premises in Ras Al Khaimah generally price below the Dubai industrial zones.
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.
The zone licenses marine, industrial and trading activity from premises on the port, with the space you take shaping both the licence category and the visa allocation. We scope the premises with the licence rather than after it.
RAK Maritime City suits marine and port-connected industry — businesses whose operation needs quay access and land rather than a business-centre address.
Shipping agencies, marine services and vessel support businesses.
Services supplying offshore and marine operations.
Fabrication, repair and processing tied to the port.
Trading and handling of bulk materials moved through the port.
Day 1–5
Diagnostic, KYC, activity scoping, RAK Maritime City 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 | RAK Maritime City |  Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) |  Fujairah 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 |
| Emirate | Ras Al Khaimah | Ras Al Khaimah | Fujairah |
| Setting | Port and marine-industrial zone | Multi-sector zone, desk to warehouse | East-coast port zone |
| Best for | Shipping, offshore support and marine industry | Services, trading and industrial at low fixed cost | Marine services, commodities and east-coast re-export |
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.
