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Set up a branch office in Dubai

DMCC is the ideal destination for companies looking to establish a regional presence in Dubai.

3 simple steps to setting up your business

Learn more about the specialised setup packages that DMCC offers.

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Discover

Explore our business setup wizard to find your ideal package proposal tailored to your specific licensing requirements, covering insights into the relevant process, requirements and setup costs. 

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Process

Experience a seamless process by following these three simple steps: Begin with submitting your online pre-approval application, proceed to payment and document signing, and then select the office solution that best fits your needs. 

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Launch

Receive your E-license, empowering your business to thrive in DMCC’s dynamic environment.  
The entire process takes around 10 working days. 

Useful guides

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Business setup document guides and templates

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Choosing the right Free Zone for your business

Member benefits

Effortlessly open a branch office in Dubai with DMCC and enjoy a range of benefits within our free zone.

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Business friendly tax environment

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0% personal income tax

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100% business ownership and capital repatriation

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100% digital company setup process

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Multi-year licensing options available

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Priority access to networking events

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A dynamic lifestyle destination

Home to the world-class residential and commercial districts of Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) and Uptown Dubai, DMCC is not just a global hub for business – it’s a leading lifestyle destination. Discover for yourself how DMCC is redefining the work-life balance.

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Office solutions

Elevate your business at DMCC with our vast selection of tailored office space solutions. With 87 state-of-the-art high-rise towers housing everything from co-working spaces to multi-storey offices, we can cater to every business requirement. You can opt for fitted space or shell and core, while serviced offices are available for smaller businesses.

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Dive into DMCC Business Rewards

Our exciting loyalty programme entitles members to a range of exclusive rewards and privileges designed to elevate your business. Select and pay for your licensing package to begin earning points – the more you spend, the greater the reward. Points can also be earned on a range of DMCC services, including licence renewals, and as your points tally grows, so does your membership status – through Silver, Gold and Platinum tiers.

Built for success

With 25,000+ member companies representing 180+ countries specialising in 900+ business activities, DMCC is the world’s most dynamic business hub and district. Here are some of our success stories.

DMCC regularly holds professional forums and industry meetings, helping us achieve the US$100 million trade volume goal for 2018.
Wu Yangping, General Manager, Burjae Energy
We could have set up INTL in either the financial free zone or the commodities free zone, and I chose the latter, I chose DMCC. From beginning to end to get my trade license, it took 48 hours.
Jeff Rhodes, CEO, ZEE GOLD
We are happy with the value-added services we receive in terms of customer service and response time. We believe our long-standing relationship since 2009 has been a collaborative effort.
Ghazi Abu Al-Saad, Managing Director, Mercuria Energy Trading Middle East
We have been associated with the tea industry for more than three and a half decades. Without DMCC, it would not have been possible to develop our business. DMCC created a unique infrastructure that gives them an edge over other free zones in the country.
Pankaj Varma, Managing Director, Inter Tradelink DMCC
For us, DMCC is known for making things happen, and this is what we're all about. The reason why we are in DMCC is that conversations became actions. We are partners in getting things done.
Louis Lebbos, Co-founder, Astrolabs
We worked together hand in hand. DMCC was instrumental in paving the road for us.
Yousef Albarqawi, Regional Manager, Deliveroo
I think DMCC have a perfect team of people who were looking at commodities, gemstone-related ideas, what kind of pipeline challenges and so on. I think that was the real key differentiating factor of what DMCC has over other free zones. Talking to people in DMCC, they knew the details of our industry, which is pretty unique.
Amit Dhamani, Managing Director, Dhamani
We wouldn`t be in the place that we are without robust infrastructure and system around. DMCC provided a co-working place that was perfect for us.
Richard Fitzgerald, Managing Director and Founder, Augustus
DMCC was chosen for three main reasons: the location, the flexibility & level of service that was offered, and the proximity to our employees. We are importing a lot of goods and being at DMCC is a blessing. The flexibility has an impact directly on sales.
Kolia Neveux, Managing Director - Middle East & Africa, Bvlgari
We are so happy that we set up in the DMCC Crypto Centre because there's so much support within the network, within such a huge eco-system, access to investors, access to market makers. Everyone is so excited that we`re partnering with DMCC.
Karim Banna, Web3 Program Manager, Brinc

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