The Jebel Ali Free Zone and Dubai Airport Free Zone have been set up with the specific purpose of facilitating investment. Accordingly, the procedures for investing in the zones are relatively simple.

While the free zones are designed to complement and contribute to Dubai's growth and development, their legal status is quite distinct. Companies operating there are treated as being offshore, or outside the UAE for legal purposes.

The option of setting up in the free zones is therefore most suitable for companies intending to use Dubai as a regional manufacturing or distribution base and where most or all of their turnover is going to be outside the UAE.

Free Zone Incentives

• 100% foreign ownership;

• 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 competitive skilled and experienced workforce;

• A high level of administrative support from the free zone authorities.

Special Coverage

Curinde: Curaçao 
An overview of the Curaçao free zone & industrial zone located in the Caribbean. 

 

Curinde N.V. Curinde N.V. is an abbreviation of 'Curaçao Industrial & International Trade Development Co. N.V.'. Curinde is the managing company of the Harbor Free Zone, the Airport Economic Zone and the Industrial Zone. The company provides professional support to parties interested in establishing in one of the parks. Curinde's specialists can assist with fast and accurate advice regarding the procedures for incorporating and starting a business in Curaçao. They can also refer you to legal, financial and tax advisors, as well as engineers and other technical specialists. Curinde's philosophy is to provide the highest quality facilities to companies in the Harbor Free Zone, the Airport Economic Zone and the Industrial Zone on the most competitive terms.

Harbour Free Zone The Harbor Free Zone is a fenced-in area of 57 acres. Presently, almost 100 merchants occupy a total floor space of close to one million square feet (91,000 square meters). The majority of companies established in the Harbor Free Zone are trading companies that distribute products from the United States, Europe and Asia to the Caribbean and Latin America. Clothing, textile products, cosmetics, shoes and other consumer goods are the items most frequently sold through the zone, though there is a growing business in higher value products, such as pharmaceuticals and industrial products. Besides trading companies, there are also distribution companies offering services to third parties, such as warehousing, distribution, invoicing etc.

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