At DACC (Dubai Aviation City Corporation) Dubai South regulatory body, we offer different license options to cater to the different industries and requirements of the companies. Dubai South is established as the ideal destination for a wide variety of businesses. Whether you’re a start-up or an established company, we offer free guidance to all our potential investors to explore how we can play a key role in your businesses’ growth with our fast and efficient Business set- up services.
Allows the holder to carry out specified services related to aviation.
Allows the holder to carry out specified logistics services (e.g. storage, transportation, distribution, sorting, forwarding and clearing activities, order management, inventory management, etc.).
Allows the holder to carry out a specified light manufacturing activity (e.g. blending, mixing, purifying, assembling forming, repacking, or wrapping of products).
Allows commercial firms engaged in importing, trading and re-exporting of any allowed goods, the trading activities that needs special approvals, can also be traded under this activity /upon obtaining NOC from the competent departments.
Allows the holder to carry out educational and social services, educational and training, and educational consultancy services.
Allows the holder to import, export, sell, distribute and store items specified in the license. However, free zone enterprises holding a trading license may only sell completed products in the UAE market through a local distributor or a commercial agent that are properly registered in the UAE.
Allows the holder to carry out services specified in the license within the free zone and elsewhere in the UAE (although additional local licenses may be required in some Emirates). Service licenses are issued to free zone enterprises supporting the logistics industry and will include services, such as consulting, software, training, repair, and catering,
A DWC Limited Liability Company is a new legal entity with its own legal personality. The liability of its members (shareholders) is limited to the value of the share capital they hold in the company. A DWC limited liability company must have Shareholders, Directors, a Company Secretary and a General Manager, and will have the designation DWC-LLC.
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LLC | LLC | BRANCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOCUMENTS | (Individual Shareholder) |
(Corporate Shareholder) |
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Certificate of Incorporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of Incorporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorandum & articles Of association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorandum & articles Of association | Notarized, Attested and Legalized * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution to establish a new company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution to establish a new company | Simply signed by authorized signatories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution to establish a branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution to establish a branch | Simply signed by authorized signatory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of good standing, Valid trade license or equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of good standing, Valid trade license or equivalent | Notarized, attested and legalized * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution giving signatory authorization or *power of authority by 3rd party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution giving signatory authorization or *power of authority by 3rd party |
Simply signed by authorized signatory / notarized, attested and legalized * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Certificate of Good Standing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of Good Standing | Notarized, attested And legalised * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Document(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Document(s) | Notarized, attested and legalized * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Document(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All documents should be English or Arabic
* Foreign documents requiring attestation have to be notarized by a notary public and attested by the UAE Embassy in the country of Origin and ministry of foreign affairs in the UAE |
A Branch is a representative office of a legal entity which already exists outside of the DWC Free Zone (local or international). A Branch does not have a separate legal personality, and it derives its power and authority from the parent entity. A Branch must have a General Manager who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Branch, but it will not have a board of directors or company secretary. A Branch must retain the same name as the parent entity and end with the designation (Branch)
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LLC | LLC | BRANCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOCUMENTS | (Individual Shareholder) |
(Corporate Shareholder) |
Requirement | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of Incorporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of Incorporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorandum & articles Of association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorandum & articles Of association | Notarized, Attested and Legalized * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution to establish a new company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution to establish a new company | Simply signed by authorized signatories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution to establish a branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution to establish a branch | Simply signed by authorized signatory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of good standing, Valid trade license or equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of good standing, Valid trade license or equivalent | Notarized, attested and legalized * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution giving signatory authorization or *power of authority by 3rd party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board resolution giving signatory authorization or *power of authority by 3rd party | Simply signed by authorized signatory / notarized, attested and legalized * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Certificate of Good Standing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of Good Standing | Notarized, attested And legalised * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Document(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Document(s) | Notarized, attested and legalized * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Document(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All documents should be English or Arabic
* Foreign documents requiring attestation have to be notarized by a notary public and attested by the UAE Embassy in the country of Origin and ministry of foreign affairs in the UAE |