TYPES OF MAINLAND LICENSES

Types of Mainland Licenses

When deciding the type of license, you should choose consideration should be given to your business activity, ownership, share capital, liability and government fees. We have prepared for you a comparative analysis below.

Particulars
Commercial
Industrial
Professional
Business Activity

Caters for businesses selling tangible products. Often the legal license type is commercial. Examples of commercial licenses are general trading, garment trading, and electronic trading etc.

Caters for companies specialised in manufacturing, casting, moulding, assembly, or processing activities. Also including any production from raw materials to semi-finished goods and supplies.

Caters for businesses that is qualified with a certain skill set or knowledge in a certain industry or field in exchange for a fee. Examples of a professional license type include accounting, events organisation and medical.
Ownership
Foreign investors can hold 49% shares and 51% of the shares can be held by a UAE national or corporate nominee.
Foreign investors can hold 49% shares and 51% of the shares can be held by a UAE national or corporate nominee.
Foreign investor will have 100% ownership. License registration requirement is to have a local service agent.
Share Capital
Minimum share capital is AED 300,000 (not paid up).
Minimum share capital is AED 300,000 (not paid up)
The company not limited by share capital

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