With an area covering 2.1 million square feet and an investment of around $1 billion, Dubai CommerCity is uniquely designed to cater to regional and international digital commerce businesses.

The free zone is perfectly placed to benefit from the expected digital commerce growth in the region that is outpacing the global growth average. It provides an environment that stimulates creativity and progressive development with the aim of attracting more foreign direct investments to Dubai.

Dubai CommerCity is located next to Dubai International Airport, at the center of the regional trade route. With its strategic location, the free zone is specially designed to enable fast digital commerce fulfilment across the region.

DMCC is a centre for global trade.
Headquartered in Dubai, DMCC is the world’s most interconnected Free Zone, and the leading trade and enterprise hub for commodities. Whether developing vibrant neighbourhoods with world-class property like Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Uptown Dubai, or delivering high performance business services, DMCC provides everything its dynamic community needs to live, work and thrive. Made for Trade, DMCC is proud to sustain and grow
Dubai’s position as the place to be for global trade today and long into the future.

Dubai Design District (d3), a lively and vibrant destination where design, fashion, and creatives from all over the world come together with young, engaged, and collaborative talent, meets the evolving needs of the creative industry, further reinforcing Dubai’s status as a UNESCO Creative City of Design. The global creative ecosystem by TECOM Group is home to leading businesses and talent across arts, fashion, interior design, and architecture and the host to major creative showcases, such as Dubai Fashion Week, Dubai Design Week, and Sole DXB. d3 also offers cutting-edge retail options that include multi-brand boutiques, fashion brands, and art and design studios.

Benefitting from direct access to the world’s busiest international airport, DAFZ offers the ideal gateway to the Middle East and unrivalled connectivity to Europe, the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East.

DAFZ is now home to more than 2800 registered businesses from over 20+ sectors and various industries with 20,000+ professionals, who benefit from a business-focused regulatory and tax-free environment that offers total ownership, full repatriation of earnings and a range of world-class facilities.

Since its launch in 2002 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) free zone to become an internationally recognized location of choice for quality healthcare and an integrated center of excellence for clinical and wellness services, medical education, and research.

As Dubai’s healthcare investment hub, Dubai Healthcare City brings together core healthcare services, attracting the best in class global healthcare organizations, regional hospital groups and single- and multi-specialty clinics, as well as a network of businesses from hospitality to consultancies and retail outlets, enabling residents and visitors to experience a community that encourages healthy living and welcomes innovative concepts in healthcare and wellness from around the world.

Established in 2005 by TECOM Group PJSC, Dubai International Academic City strengthens the UAE’s knowledge-based economy by offering an ecosystem of key global and local internationally accredited universities an ecosystem to nurture the region’s talent pool.

With sector-specific infrastructure across an area of 5.5 million sq ft, Dubai International Academic City, alongside Dubai Knowledge Park, is part of TECOM Group’s education cluster, which includes globally renowned institutions such as Amity University, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, and the University of Manchester.

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region.

DIFC has a 20-year track record of facilitating trade and investment flows across MEASA. The region comprises 72 countries with a combined population of around three billion people and a nominal GDP of approximately USD 8trn, The Centre connects the fast-growing markets of the MEASA region with the economies of Asia, Europe, and the Americas through Dubai.

The Dubai Humanitarian City was founded in 2003 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, through the merger of Dubai Aid City and Dubai Humanitarian City. The Humanitarian City is the only non-profit, independent, humanitarian free-zone Authority hosting a community of around 80 members, comprised of UN organisations, non-profits and non-governmental organisations, in addition to commercial companies.

The Humanitarian community in Dubai consists of about 500 people representing more than 68 nationalities. In 2011, the Humanitarian City was relocated into its current strategic location near Al Maktoum Airport and close to Jebel Ali Port, by tripling its size from the previous 30,000 square meters to 90,000 square meters and giving members the ability to move shipments from sea to air in as little as 10 minutes.

Dubai Internet City is part of TECOM Group’s portfolio of business districts and is among the region’s largest tech hubs leading Dubai’s digital transformation strategy for more than 25 years. As the cornerstone of the UAE’s economic diversification and knowledge-based economy since its establishment in 1999, Dubai Internet City is home to more than 3,500 customers, including global tech brands, start-ups and innovators Fortune 500s and SMEs such as Google, 3M, Microsoft, and Careem, in addition to over 29,000 professionals and entrepreneurs, to work, connect, and innovate.

Among the longest standing freezones helping to put Dubai on the global innovation and education landscape, Dubai Knowledge Park was launched by TECOM Group PJSC to strengthen the UAE’s position as a destination for professional development and higher education. Alongside Dubai International Academic City, Dubai Knowledge Park makes up the education cluster of TECOM Group, which is home to eight of Dubai’s 10 top-ranked higher education institutions according to Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and 15 globally renowned universities that feature in the latest QS World University rankings. A regionally leading hub for lifelong learning, Dubai Knowledge Park has been a key contributor in Dubai’s transition into a knowledge-based economy and in creating a nationwide talent pool to drive investment and innovation, in line with the Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’. Dubai Knowledge Park has evolved into destination of choice for global human development leaders from markets including the US, the UK, India, Australia, and France, who offer over 800 courses at varying levels of qualification in fields such as business, finance, robotics, artificial intelligence, mass media, biotechnology, gaming development, and hospitality, connecting talent from more than 170 countries through activities, workshops, and events that encourage collaboration and knowledge-sharing to drive Dubai’s innovation economy.

Dubai Media City is a vibrant and established business community dedicated to the media industry by TECOM Group PJSC. With a diverse portfolio of local and international customers representing traditional and new media industries, marketing, and communications as well as support services, Dubai Media City offers a well-connected industry network, strategic location and state-of-the-art infrastructure that enable customers to flourish. Dubai Media City also includes a wide range of retail and dining options in addition to a host of hospitality facilities such as amphitheatres that offer unparalleled venues for a variety of gatherings, from intimate corporate events to grand-scale concerts, ensuring the location is active 24/7.

Dubai Outsource City provides purpose-built infrastructure for local and international companies to base all outsourcing and shared services in one centralised location. In addition, the district offers commercial spaces and business services exclusively designed and dedicated to outsourcing and shared service businesses, such as call centres, data centres, back-office operations and more. Dubai Outsource City is the destination of choice for more than 80 customers, including major industry players such as Emirates, Interglobe, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Cupola Group, to name a few.

Dubai Production City is a dedicated hub providing purpose-built business facilities, infrastructure, and commercial solutions for the media production, printing, publishing, and packaging industries. Established in 2003 by TECOM Group PJSC, Dubai Production City boasts impressive sector-specific spaces, including office buildings, warehouses, and land plots catering to businesses of all sizes.

Established in 2005 by TECOM Group PJSC, Dubai Science Park is a vibrant, science-focused community with more than 500 customers, employing over 6,500 professionals, including innovators, doctors and researchers. Dubai Science Park fosters an environment that supports scientific research, creativity and innovation for businesses in health, energy and the environment. The district provides sector-specific infrastructure and solutions, including three state-of-the-art R&D labs by internationally recognised industry leaders that attract and empower businesses to accelerate research and innovation in Dubai.

Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) is a premier 7 sq. km knowledge and innovation hub, home to over 90,000 residents and entrepreneurs. It features a dynamic community with 30,000+ company members across diverse industries and is ranked #1 globally for SMEs and R&D by fDi Insights. DSO offers advanced R&D facilities, robust digital infrastructure, and a vibrant lifestyle with residential, retail, and educational amenities. Committed to Dubai's Economic Agenda D33, DSO accelerates economic growth by attracting top talent and supporting impactful businesses via multiple market access and accelerator programmes with top-tier universities and organisations.

Dubai South is creating a vibrant society to invest, live and work within a sustainable, healthy and happy environment. As an important function of the regulatory authority Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC), the Free Zone Management fosters ingenuity and ease of business set up and operations by providing all types of services such as visas issuance, NOC letters, access cards, and work permits that would assist business owners to set up and run their businesses in a seamless and simple way as possible.

Dubai Studio City strengthens Dubai’s cultural and creative ecosystem by leveraging the city’s USPs, including its ability to provide access to global markets and a wide range of skilled professionals, including creative talents, technicians, and media specialists, essential for the growth of media businesses with world-class, sector-specific infrastructure, including the largest sound stages in the region. As part of TECOM Group’s media cluster alongside Dubai Media City and Dubai Production City, Dubai Studio City provides a conducive environment for close to 4,000 businesses and 40,000 creative professionals.

Forty years after its inception, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) continues its story of growth with a dynamic new free zone, established in 2015. The DWTC (Free Zone) Authority offers a unique and highly desirable proposition for businesses seeking a competitive and well-regulated ecosystem to grow either locally or globally. DWTC is centrally located in Dubai’s business district, providing an ideal environment for startups, SMEs and large corporations to operate locally while reaching regional and global markets.

The legacy of Expo 2020 Dubai, Expo City Dubai connects businesses, government, organisations, educational institutions, residents and visitors to drive progress and create a better future for all. 

Expo City’s sustainability- and innovation-focused free zone is an enabling ecosystem that supports cross-sector collaboration and provides a springboard for businesses of all sizes to scale and grow. It offers a tailored, and agile approach to setting up a business, including different licence and visa options.

Overview:

• Forward-thinking free zone and enabling regulatory environment
• Agile, responsive to market demands
• 2,000+ activities to support all business needs
• Digitally driven, innovative structure
• 100% foreign ownership, tax benefits
• Dedicated Client Relations Centre 
• Dynamic, thriving business community 

Established in 1985, the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) in Dubai, UAE, supports global trade and container throughput at Jebel Ali Port. It hosts 10,000+ companies, including 100+ Fortune Global 500 firms, employing 135,000 individuals. Jafza, the world's leading free trade zone, is the region's preferred manufacturing and logistics hub, connecting 130 countries. The Middle East's largest customs-bonded zone links Jebel Ali Port and Al Maktoum International Airport with best-in-class multimodal connectivity.

Jafza offers quality infrastructure, value-added services, and non-financial incentives for businesses of all sizes, fostering expansion. As a customer-centric organisation, Jafza invests in facilities and services to meet market demands, serving as a trade catalyst for local and global businesses and providing growth opportunities and market access.

Ranking among the world’s largest and most advanced Digital Free Zones, Meydan Free Zone is an award-winning hotbed of digital innovation offering a diverse palette of avenues. With over 2,000 business activities across manufacturing, media, real estate, wholesale, retail, and service sectors, it is the ideal destination for businesses seeking growth.

Benefitting from its strategic location just 15 minutes from the world’s busiest international airport and situated within the luxurious Meydan Hotel, the 24/7 digital free zone is home to a community of over 25,000 registered companies and provides over 100 services to offer a fully integrated business experience.