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DMCC

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

Commodities, trading, services, and a lot of ‘we need a respected licence’.

Office

Flexi desk up to Almas / JLT towers

Visas

Package-based; extras billed

Year-one feel

Often AED 35–55k+ in year one, depending on activity and space

DMCC sits in JLT and still carries the most recognition among banks and counterparties for trading houses. The activity list is wide: metals, agri, energy, professional services, tech, and (separately regulated) crypto-asset support. People pick it when the cheap zone’s licence will not clear a compliance desk.

You are not required to trade gold. Plenty of consultancies live here because the address works. Flexi desks exist; so do full floors. Year-two renewal is the number to ask for, not the launch promo.

JLT living is next door — see the JLT area page if the founder is moving with the company. Metro: DMCC / JLT stations on the Red Line.

Crypto and financial promotion still need VARA / DFSA where they apply. A DMCC trading licence is not a broker licence.