Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone

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About Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone (UAQFTZ)

UAQ FTZ was established in 1987, but gained popularity after some restructuring in 2014, focusing on strategically providing the necessary infrastructure and incentives for a thriving business community and company setup. It is located close to the UAE’s primary sea ports, Dubai International Airport and Sharjah International Airport, and next to the highway connecting all the emirates. Strategically located, UAQ FTZ attracts companies of all sizes such as global corporations, entrepreneurs, and startups from over 150 nationalities.

The most popular business activities in UAQ FTZ are:

  • Logistics

 

  • Freelancing

 

  • Consultancies

 

  • E-commerce

 

  • General Trading

 

  • Assembling or Repacking

Why Choose Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone

The UAQ Free Trade Area is renowned for its favorable tax laws, low cost of living and labor, access to affluent consumers, first-class infrastructure, speedy development, high-tech workforce, and access to global markets. Constantly striving for innovation, UAQ FTZ is always upgrading its infrastructure to suit future market needs.

Today, it offers fully serviced industrial land, warehouses, offices, and flexible, virtual office rental options with premium office space for company setups of all sizes in Umm Al Quwain FTZ UAE.

All UAQ FTZ members enjoy unparalleled business competitive benefits, including:

  • Networking opportunities with 8000+ companies investors, and entrepreneurs from over 150 countries
  • Daily, short-term and long-term warehouse lease
  • Special concessions at UAQ’s seaport
  • Land plots for lease up to 25 years
  • Ideal for warehouses, and showrooms
  • Direct access to major highways

Text us on WhatsApp or call us today  to set up your business as we offer all required services for a company setup in Umm Al Quwain Free Zone.

Features & Benefits of a Company Setup in Umm Al Quwain FTZ

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UAQ Free Zone’s commercial facilities

Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone Authority offers well-planned, impeccably designed executive offices and co-working spaces. The office units are available for lease on flexible terms, providing companies with everything they need to expand and grow their businesses.

We can propose to you the best-customized business setup packages, provide you with the latest information on all ongoing offers as well as a variety of the most comprehensive facilities in UAQ FTZ, assist you along the whole way of company formation and ensure professional support after the business license is obtained.

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Types of business licenses in UAQ Free Zone

The following types of licenses are available in UAQ FTZ

  • Commercial License
  • Services License
  • Consultancy License
  • Freelance Permits
  • Industrial License
  • General Trading License
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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

In Umm Al Quwain (UAQ), choosing an appropriate business structure is necessary for starting a company. These are the different corporate entities that are permitted in the UAQ - Limited Liability Company, Joint Partnership Company Public Joint Stock Company Private Joint Stock Company.

There are many licensing options available in the UAQ for a business. The UAQ business licenses that are required are listed below.

  • Commercial License
  • General Trading License
  • Consultancy License
  • Micro Business License
  • Freelance Permit
  • Service License

Simple company setup procedures, a favourable tax regime, and affordable rates come together to create an environment that’s hard to beat. Here are a few benefits of starting a business in UAQ:

- No corporate or income tax

- 100% repatriation of profit

- No currency restrictions

- 100% ownership

- Permission to recruit foreign employees

- Better infrastructure

- Less operational costs

- Supportive regime

Commercial license rates for UAQ often vary from AED 10,000 to AED 15,000, whereas industrial license fees typically range from AED 15,000 to AED 25,00.

Yes, the Umm Al Quwain Free Zone accepts foreign investment and provides suitable business registration structures.

Benefits include tax exemptions, access to modernized facilities and infrastructure, and 100% foreign ownership.

The timeline varies depending on factors such as the chosen business activity, documentation, and free zone processing times. Regardless, getting a trade license and registering a company in the UAE's UAQ FTZ business setup takes between two to four working days.

Free zones generally provide for greater hiring flexibility for international workers, provided that the appropriate work visas are obtained.

Any business that sets up business in UAQFTZ and is qualified for resident visas must have a flexi desk. It functions as the bare minimum of physical office space necessary for a business that employs people under its visa. A flexi desk can also make it easier to open a bank account because banks need proof that a business has an office or other physical presence.

VAT duties are dependent upon the location of business activity in addition to the registration location. When the taxable turnover hits AED 375,000, VAT is applied. As long as the transactions happen outside of the United Arab Emirates, a free zone company's overseas trading activities are not taxable. However, VAT at the rate of 5% needs to be added to invoices and paid if items are imported into the United Arab Emirates.

A company setup in UAQ requires that its official office be situated in the free zone in which it was registered. On the other hand, you can rent space at a business center and use it as needed if you require an office in Dubai. It's crucial to remember that you cannot cancel the minimum required space (flexi desk) in the free zone.

The UAE's newest free zone, the Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone (UAQFTZ), was founded in 2014. Companies that want to operate in this relatively new Free Zone stand to gain the most. The Ahmed Bin Rashid Free Zone (ABRFZ) was the previous name of this free zone.

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