Trade & E-commerce
Product trading and online sales.
Choose the licence, facility and immigration route around your operation.
ITQAN reviews activities, structure, workspace, visas, documents and post-licensing responsibilities before application.
Ajman Free Zone combines digital services with Ajman’s trading environment. Its products include offices, business centres, warehouses, land and specialist hubs. AFZ highlights access to Ajman Port and airports in Sharjah and Dubai.
Suitability depends on the activity, customers, product flow, storage, staffing, visas, customs exposure and budget.
AFZ may suit importers, exporters, traders, e-commerce companies, consultants, technology firms and SMEs, plus approved manufacturing, packaging, food, automotive and facility-based operations.
Product trading and online sales.
Consultancy, technology and client services.
Production or packaging subject to approval.
Warehousing aligned with customs requirements.
AFZ lists Free Zone Establishment, Free Zone Company and branches of UAE or foreign companies. Structure depends on ownership and any parent company.
Verified AFZ options include business centres, executive and standard offices, warehouses and land. Availability and suitability must be checked for the proposed activity.
For administration and eligible service operations.
For approved storage, trade and operational use.
For suitable production with technical approvals.
Allocation depends on the package, premises and immigration approval.
AFZ determines the final checklist for each application.
Business and market
Activities and licence
Company structure
Facility and visas
Application documents
AFZ review and licensing
Visas, customs, banking and compliance
Timing depends on documents, activity, premises and external approvals.
Total cost may include registration, licence, activities, facility, establishment card, immigration services, visas, customs registration, approvals, deposits, utilities and annual renewal. ITQAN provides an itemised quotation after reviewing the requirements.
After licensing, businesses may need bank-account preparation, visa services, accounting and bookkeeping, VAT support and Corporate Tax support.
ITQAN supports jurisdiction comparison, activity and licence review, structure selection, documents, applications, visas, relevant customs coordination, bank-account preparation, bookkeeping, tax compliance and renewal.
ITQAN is an independent service provider, not Ajman Free Zone Authority. Government, customs, immigration and banking decisions remain with the responsible organisations.
Decisions should be based on the exact activity, products, premises and ownership.
AFZ lists business, industrial and sole-professional routes, plus commercial, service, e-commerce, freelancer, pioneer and offshore options. Eligibility depends on the activity and structure.
The activity determines the premises. Consultants may use eligible offices, while storage, manufacturing and industrial operations need suitable facilities.
Foreign ownership is available through eligible structures, subject to due diligence, disclosures and authority requirements.
Not automatically. Eligibility depends on the package, facility, establishment requirements and immigration approval. Visa applications are separate stages.
The licence does not provide unrestricted mainland trading. A compliant customs and commercial route is required, and product approvals may apply.
It may apply, but approval is not guaranteed. Banks assess the activity, ownership, funds, transactions, customers and evidence.
Tax duties depend on the business and thresholds. The 0% rate is conditional, not automatic. Licences, facilities and immigration records require applicable renewals.
Share the activity, products, customer market, shareholders, facility and visa needs for a requirement-based assessment.