Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone

SPC Free Zone · Sharjah · regulator SPC Free Zone Authority · Civil law

Sharjah free zone with 2,000+ activities, licence from AED 5,750 and UAE residency in 5 working days.

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Licence cost

Cheapest licence (no visa)

From AED 5,750 (e-commerce/publishing/media)

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Package with 1 residence visa

~AED 13,165 all-in

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Timeline

Licence & residency

Licence ~45 min; residency in 5 working days

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Activities

2,000+ activities; publishing, media, e-commerce, trading, consultancy

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Needs separate approval

Certain activities need external approval/NOC from competent authorities listed per activity (e.g. UAE Media Council for printing/media, Central Bank, Ministry of Health, Sharjah Municipality).

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Scope

Activities fall under two licence categories — Standard and Publishing — drawn from ~1,996 approved activity codes.

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Setup steps

Apply online

Submit application

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Verification

SPC team verifies

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Receive digital licence

Licence + documents

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