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Dubai CommerCity: real costs, licences and review
The region's only free zone built exclusively for e-commerce.
Estimate. CommerCity does not publish a full price list. This figure is our own estimate rather than a rate confirmed by the authority: treat it as an order of magnitude and ask us for a firm quotation.
Our view
Dubai CommerCity is purpose-built for online retail: fulfilment space, customs handling tuned to parcel volumes, and a licence designed around e-commerce rather than retrofitted from a trading licence. For an operator genuinely shipping product to Gulf customers, the infrastructure fit is better than a generalist zone.
It fits operators who hold stock and fulfil orders in the UAE. If you sell online with no local inventory, for example dropshipping or Amazon FBA run from abroad, Meydan or IFZA with an e-commerce activity is usually the better fit.
Key facts
| Emirate | Dubai |
|---|---|
| Licence from | AED 24,000 |
| Typical cost (1 visa) | AED 46,000 |
| Issuance time | 7–18 working days |
| Visa quota | Unlimited (with office) |
| Flexi-desk | Yes |
| Remote setup | No |
| Licence types | E-commerce, Commercial, Professional / service |
| Established | 2020 |
Official source: www.dubaicommercity.ae
Strengths and points to weigh
Strengths
- Infrastructure designed for parcel flows
- E-commerce-native licence
- Integrated logistics and customs
- Strong for regional D2C
Points to weigh
- Best suited to operators holding local inventory
- More expensive than a generic e-commerce licence
- Narrow activity scope
- Newer zone, shorter track record
Who this suits
- Online retailers holding UAE inventory
- Regional D2C brands
- Cross-border fulfilment operations
- Marketplace sellers serving the Gulf
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