Dubai Company Formation

We at Intuit specialize in Dubai business setup and allow you to exploit the Middle East which is one of the fastest growing markets in the world.

Facts about Dubai

Dubai ranks as one of the world's leading trading centres. It offers:

• The gateway to a market of more than one billion people, covering the Gulf states, Middle East, CIS, East Africa and Asian sub-continent;
• Well established trading links throughout the AGCC, Iran and other neighbouring markets;
• A buoyant and prosperous domestic market;
• Strong commercial tradition and wide choice of potential trading partners;
• A rapidly developing manufacturing sector producing a wide range of high quality, competitive export products from aluminium ingots to electronics;
• Port and airport facilities unrivalled in the region in terms of size, flexibility and efficiency;
• Strong shipping and transportation sector - leading regional and international freight forwarders, shipping companies, insurers etc.

Opportunities for Regional Offices

Dubai is an ideal location for a regional headquarters office with its pro-business government policies and one of the most liberal regulatory environments in the region. The city offers:

• No taxation on profits or incomes;
• No foreign exchange controls and a stable, freely convertible currency;
• A sophisticated services sector - major international hotels, banks, lawyers, accountancy firms, advertising agencies, consultants etc;
• Quality office accommodation and well qualified, competitively priced staff readily available;
• The major regional conference and exhibition venue in the Middle East;
• Air links via 65 airlines to over 100 cities worldwide;
• Time zone bridge between the Far East and Europe, with efficient local and global telecommunications;
• International lifestyle; tolerant, virtually crime-free environment.

Opportunities for Transport and Distribution

Dubai's superb location and infrastructure make it ideally suited for the role of a key centre in the global transport and distribution system:

• Strategically located mid-way between the Far East and Europe;
• A highly developed and efficiently managed transportation infrastructure, equipped with the latest cargo handling facilities;
• Dubai Ports Authority, combining Port Rashid (35 berths) and Jebel Ali Port (67 berths), ranks among the world's top ten in terms of berths and top fifteen in terms of container throughput;
• Dubai's ports are served by a large and growing number of international lines with worldwide links, combined with feeder services to Iran and other regional markets;
• An acknowledged leader in the growing intermodal freight trade, Dubai's state-of-the-art air cargo village helps ensure the world's fastest sea-air transfers in as little as four hours;
• Unlimited low cost warehousing and storage facilities, including purpose built cold stores;
• Excellent regional road transport links via a modern highway network.

Opportunities for Industrial Investment

Dubai ranks as the leading industrial location in the Gulf. In particular, the Jebel Ali Free Zone offers unbeatable incentives to investors. These include:

• 100% foreign ownership (N.B. outside the Free Zone, 51% local participation is required unless the business is 100% AGCC owned);
• Exemption from all import duties;
• 100% repatriation of capital and profits;
• Freedom from corporate taxation, as applied throughout Dubai, with the added bonus of a renewable 15 year guarantee in the Free Zone;
• Abundant inexpensive energy;
• Simple and efficient recruitment procedures ensuring the availability of a skilled and experienced workforce at competitive cost;

A high level of administrative support from the Free Zone Authority;
Rapidly growing domestic demand offers good opportunities for joint venture manufacturing and processing operations outside the Jebel Ali Free Zone.