Dubai GSTFree zones

Pick the zone for the work, not the Instagram plaque

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.

4 zones

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

Next to DXB, Garhoud / airport north · Trade · Logistics

DAFZA

Dubai Airport Free Zone

Aviation, perishable freight, trading that wants the airport more than the seaport.

Office
Offices and light warehouses on the airport campus
Year-one feel
Mid. Confirm the current DAFZA catalogue — they publish packages.
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 South · Trade · Logistics

Dubai CommerCity

Purpose-built e-commerce free zone

E-commerce brands that actually pick, pack, and ship from Dubai.

Office
Offices plus fulfilment units
Year-one feel
Mid — unit size drives it
Full note

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