Dubai GST

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Dubai GSTFree zones

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Eighteen Dubai authorities. Trading houses, funds, factories, clinics, and one-person consultancies do not belong in the same building. Official links only — packages change, so confirm on the zone’s own site.

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Jebel Ali port and industrial · Trade · Logistics · Industry

JAFZA

Jebel Ali Free Zone

Import/export, warehousing, manufacturing next to the port.

Office
Office, warehouse, factory plots
Year-one feel
Mid to high once you rent a unit — the licence is not the line
Full note

Dubai South, Al Yalayis, Expo City side · Logistics · Industry · Trade

Dubai South

Dubai South / DWC (includes Logistics and Aviation City)

Aviation, logistics, Expo-side business, and the new passenger rail.

Office
Offices, hangars, warehouses
Year-one feel
Mid. Plots vary wildly.
Full note

Dubai Silicon Oasis, east inland · Tech · Industry · Affordable

Dubai Silicon Oasis

DSO / DSOA

Tech, light industry, and a self-contained suburb with its own free zone.

Office
Offices, workshops, some retail
Year-one feel
Usually below DMCC for a comparable desk
Full note

Al Sufouh · Health · Industry

Dubai Science Park

DSP · TECOM

Life science, energy tech, labs.

Office
Labs and offices
Year-one feel
Mid to high if you need a lab
Full note

Dubai Production City, south inland · Creative · Industry

Dubai Production City

DPC · IMPZ

Print, packaging, publishing, content production.

Office
Studios, warehouses, offices
Year-one feel
Mid — unit size drives it
Full note

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