Free Zones in the UAE - PKF International

Facility costs and type of license
Facility Size Cost in AED per annum
Business Centre/ Executive Office 12 - 2,200 sq.mts 1,500 - 1,700 per sq.mts
Flexi office / Shared office Varies 37,690 - 56,040 approx
(inclusive of rent, registration,
license & other service charges)
Flexi desk / Shared work station One desk 12,500
Flexi Warehouse 205 sq.mts 20,000
Factory/Warehouse 150 - 416 sq.mts 41,000 - 90,400 approx
Land Min. 5,000 sq.mts 50 per sq.mts approx
FZE/FZCO Registration Fee AED 7,000 (one time fee)
Type of License Cost in AED per annum
Industrial 5,000
Commercial (upto 7 activities) 3,650
Consulting and service 7,500
Real Estate Consultancy 16,000
General trading 15,000
• These figures are indicative and subject to change
RAS AL KHAIMAH MEDIA FREE ZONE (RAKMFZ) - RAK MEDIA CITY
RAK authorities have established the Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone (RAKMFZ) on
3 January 2006, in order to provide the right atmosphere for genuine and responsible
media companies and to attract genuine top notch professionals from the media
industry. The RAK Government has been playing a major role in encouraging local
and foreign investors to come into the Emirate and use it as a base for their business
activities across the UAE and the GCC region. Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone
(RAKMFZ) is also referred to as RAK Media Free Zone, RAK Media City or Film City.
RAKMFZ follows the “Media Code of Conduct“ followed by other Emirates in the
country. The facility is proposed to play host to media establishments, television
channels, studios for audio-visual productions and computer graphics houses besides
animation studios. The new facility will provide its clients with various media services
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