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Dubai Production City: real costs, licences and review
Printing, publishing and packaging — the industrial side of media.
FromAED 23,000
Typical, 1 visaAED 44,000
Timeline10–25 days
Our rating7.3/10
Estimate. DPC 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
Formerly International Media Production Zone, DPC covers printing, publishing, packaging and media manufacturing. It is an industrial media cluster rather than a creative one, with warehouse and production space rather than studios.
Key facts
| Emirate | Dubai |
|---|---|
| Licence from | AED 23,000 |
| Typical cost (1 visa) | AED 44,000 |
| Issuance time | 10–25 working days |
| Visa quota | Unlimited (with office) |
| Flexi-desk | Yes |
| Remote setup | No |
| Licence types | Media, Industrial, Commercial |
| Established | 2003 |
Official source: dpc.ae
Strengths and points to weigh
Strengths
- Industrial space for media production
- Established printing cluster
- TECOM administration
- Reasonable cost for industrial capability
Points to weigh
- Not a creative or digital address
- Space requirements raise cost
- Niche activity list
- Peripheral location
Who this suits
- Printing and packaging
- Publishing operations
- Media manufacturing
- Distribution of printed matter
Your quotation within one working day
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