How pricing works
One License, Three Prices. Here Is Where Each One Comes From.
Every number on this site is built the same way, from the zones’ own fee schedules. This page shows the method, what we earn, how renewals behave zone by zone, and what a longer term saves.
1 · The three prices
Direct, Through an Agency, Through Us.
Direct from the zone
AED 5,750
What the zone charges if you apply yourself, for year one with no visas. Use it as the baseline.
You pay the authority directly and handle the forms, documents and follow-ups yourself.
Through a typical agency
AED 6,750
The zone fee plus about 15%. Most agencies also add a service fee of AED 1,000 or more later, and mark up every renewal.
Service fees often appear after the first quote, so the final bill is usually higher.
Through BizLicenseBest value
AED 5,750
For SPC, that is the zone’s own price and AED 1,000 less than an agency. No service fee.
Visa, medical and Emirates ID fees are charged at cost and listed on your quote.
2 · How pricing works
No Service Fee. No Hidden Costs.
As a government-authorized partner of each zone on this site, we’re compensated by the zone at registration and at renewal.
Where the zone allows it, we pass savings on to you, so most zones here cost less than going direct. Fixed prices stay as set.
We suggest zones based on activities, visas, renewals and price alone. The cheapest option for your setup is always marked.
3 · Renewals, zone by zone
Renewal Prices, Upfront.
Setting up is a one-time cost, but renewing your license is something you pay every year.
Year one
AED 5,750Every year after
AED 5,750Renewal holds at the zone’s standard rate; the year-one figure is not a promotion. Visa costs renew separately with each visa, typically every two years.
Year one
AED 12,603Every year after
AED 12,603We have not been given a written renewal lock. Treat year two as repriceable until the zone confirms otherwise.
Year one
AED 12,500Every year after
AED 12,500No written renewal lock on file.
Year one
AED 12,200Every year after
AED 12,200Renewal is quoted at the same rate as year one, so the license line does not move. Visa costs renew separately with each visa, typically every two years.
Year one
AED 5,760Every year after
AED 5,760Renewal is charged at the same rate as the initial term, and a discount of 1% incremental applies for each additional year of term, up to ten years.
Year one
AED 6,300Every year after
AED 10,800The zone publishes package prices but no written renewal lock. Establishment card runs AED 850 for one year, 1,100 for two, 1,600 for three; e-channel renewal AED 1,600.
Year one
AED 5,710Every year after
AED 5,710Renewal rises after the entry promotion: the first-year package is a promotional rate and year two is quoted at the zone’s standard price. Ask for the renewal figure in writing before you sign.
Year one
AED 5,210Every year after
AED 5,210Renewal holds.
Year one
AED 5,264Every year after
AED 5,264Renewal rises after the entry promotion: the first-year permit is priced to win the application and year two is quoted at the zone’s standard rate. Ask for the renewal figure in writing before you sign.
4 · Multi-year terms
Pay for More Years, Save More.
Most free zones offer a discount on multi-year terms. Your license is still issued yearly, with a letter confirming your full term.
Saving is against buying the same five years one at a time. Visas and extra activities are added on top of these figures and are not discounted.
5 · Tax
Keep More of What You Earn.
Here’s the most UAE corporate tax you’d pay at standard rates:
Only profit above that is taxed, at 9%. Qualifying free zone companies can pay 0% on qualifying income.
Salary, dividends and capital gains are tax-free for individuals in the UAE.
Every company must register with the Federal Tax Authority. We handle it as part of your setup.
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Four questions, every zone priced, one reason each.