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Cost-optimised free zones inside the Dubai catchment. Media, publishing and light industrial without the Dubai licence fee.
Licence packages start below AED 6,000. The bill for a solo services setup often lands 30-40% under Dubai.
You keep the Dubai catchment for meetings, clients and staff without paying a Dubai licence fee.
SHAMS and SPC are built for creators and publishers. Hamriyah handles ports, warehousing and manufacturing.
SHAMSBest for media, content and freelance creatives.
Zero-visa package from AED 5,750.
Banking: medium, digital-first (Wio, Mashreq NEO).
Tier 2
SPC Free ZoneBest for publishing, consulting and services with fast issuance.
Zero-visa package from AED 6,875.
Banking: medium, onshore + digital.
Tier 2
Hamriyah Free ZoneBest for warehousing, light manufacturing and packaging.
Priced on request.
Banking: medium, onshore-friendly for trading files.
Tier 2Route, visa quota, office footprint and activity mix move the number.
Solo
AED 9,800· y1
Team of 3
AED 19,500· y1
Warehouse
AED 26,000· y1
Indicative free-zone timeline shown. Mainland (Sharjah Economic Development) adds 1–2 weeks.
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.
Sharjah is the cost-plus-proximity play. Some setups still belong somewhere else — here is when.
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Tell us the activity, visa need, and how you plan to operate. We’ll confirm whether this emirate is the right route, what it will cost, and what needs to happen first.
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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