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RAKEZ for operations. RAK ICC for holding. The UAE’s deepest industrial and holding jurisdiction outside Abu Dhabi.
RAKEZ has industrial zones with pre-built warehouses, land leases and heavy-power connections. Costs stay lower than Dubai or Abu Dhabi industrial.
Non-resident holding companies with English-law style articles, nominee options and low annual fees — the UAE’s cleanest holding route.
RAKEZ covers services, industrial, educational and media licences from a single authority. Fewer intermediaries in the file.
RAKEZBest for industrial, warehousing and multi-sector services.
Zero-visa package from AED 6,000.
Banking: high, onshore + digital.
Tier 2Best for non-resident holding companies and IP ownership.
Priced on request.
Banking: bespoke — typically private-bank routes.
Holding
RAK Maritime CityBest for shipping, offshore support, marine industrial.
Priced on request.
Banking: medium, trade-finance heavy.
Tier 2Industrial plot and utility connections carry the most variance.
Solo
AED 9,500· y1
Industrial
AED 38,000· y1
Holding
AED 12,500· y1
Indicative free-zone timeline shown. RAK ICC holding companies typically close in 5–7 working days.
Day 1
Activity, ownership and visa need signed off. Fixed quote in writing.
Week 1
Trade name reserved. Initial approval from the free-zone authority.
Week 2
Establishment card + eSignature follow within days.
Week 3–4
Entry permit, medical, Emirates ID biometrics, residence stamp.
Week 4–8
Banking file prepared and submitted; account timing depends on the bank and business profile.
RAK is the industrial-and-holding play. Some setups still belong somewhere else — here is when.
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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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