Ajman Free Zone

Covering just 260 square kilometres and with a population of over 370,000, Ajman is the smallest of the seven Emirates that make up the UAE.

Only thirty minutes drive from Dubai, the Ajman Free Zone is a convenient licensing authority offering flexible and convenient business solutions. It allows a wide variety of activities to include trading options and the possibility to rent a warehouse for manufacturing or storage.

Corporate Features

Company Formation Types

Free Zone Establishment (FZE) – an entity with a sole owner
Free Zone Company (FZC) – an entity owned by 2 to 5 partners
Branch of a Foreign Company
Branch of a UAE Residing Company

Types Of Licenses:

Commercial License
Service License
Industrial License
E-Commerce License – AFZ issues E-Commerce Licenses to do business in electronic trading activities and provides technical and marketing support to investors.

Licensing Authority

Ajman Free Zone Authority

Legislation

Ajman Free Zone Authority

Confidentiality

Complete Confidentiality

Accounts and Audits

Not required

Minimum Share Capital

Branch of a Foreign Company – No Minimum Share Capital required
Free Zone Establishment (FZE) – 185,000AED Minimum Share Capital
Free Zone Company (FZC) -185,000AED Minimum Share Capital

Taxation

No taxes

Currency

UAE Dirham

Time to Form

10 working days

Issuance of Visa

5 working days

Foreign Ownership

100%

Capital Repatriation

100%

Minimum Number of Directors

Minimum of One Director