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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC)
Business Activity: General Trading
Type of Transaction: Instance License
(Now you can get General Trading License in Dubai within 5 minutes
(Without court agreement and without Tenancy Contract).
Activity Code 521904
License Type: Commercial
Activity Description: Includes commercial firms engaged in
importing, trading and re-exporting of any of the goods and products
mentioned in details in trade category, except activities need special
approvals.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
DESCRIPTION |
FEES
IN AED |
Commercial Name Reservation from
DED Counter.
DED Head Office is at Business Village near
Clock Tower, Muraqabat. DED has many counters in different
Tas'heel
Centers.
Documents required: Any one
of the partners' passport copy and list of proposed names. Name
Reservation can be completed same time (Dh741) |
741 |
Initial approval: Type (BR1) form, get signature of the partners
and submit at Economic Department (DED) Counter. Form can be
filled from Typing Centre.
NOTE: Presence of UAE national sponsor is must at the
time of initial aproval.
Attachments: Name
Reservation Certificate, BR1 Form and Passport copies of partners,
NOC from sponsor for expatriate partner who holds
Employment Visa/Residence
Visa.
Visit/Tourist Visa holder can attach his/her visa
copy. No need NOC for
Partner/Investor visa holders.
Instant license will be issued then and there after paying Dh
35140. The following procedures are required before you start
applying for
Partner
visa and
Employment Visa). At the time submitting
Ejari
and LLC court agreement, DED will issue another payment voucher of
Dh570 mentioning Location change.
+ Payment Voucher
Transaction Fee: Dh105 extra.
+ If you want to
add Telephone / Fax / P.O.Box number in the license: Dh105
extra. |
300 |
Type
LLC Agreement (MoA) from a legal translator and get attested from
Notary Public at Al Tawar Centre or Al Barsha
or DED at Business Village near Clock Tower. Legal translator's seal is
not required if the the agreement is only in Arabic.
(This is step is not required at the time of issuing the
license. You can do this latter before you start applying for
Partner and
Employment Visa).
CAPITAL:
You can write
the capital amount in LLC Agreement as much as you want. No need
to show Capital deposit certificate from bank. Notary will charge a small
percentage at the time of attestation according to the Capital
amount and number of partners. Standard capital amount is
Dh300,000 out of which 51% (Dh153,000) should be
allocated to National partner and remaining 49% can be
divided among expatriate partners. If the expatriate partners are
two, you can divide the remaining shares to 25% (Dh75,000)
& 24% (Dh72,000). If the expatriate partners are
more, you can increase the capital. A partner's share value should
be Dh70,000 or more to apply for Partner Visa. |
Agreement Typing Charge
400
(Approx) |
All
Partners or Attorney have to attend at Notary to sign the Court
Agreement
Attestation fee at the court (Notary Public) |
1720
(Approx) |
Make
ready Tenancy contract of the office/shop and register through
EJARI only system.
EJARI can be prepared from authorized Typing Centre.
(Ejari is required before you |
215
for Ejari |
Submit the attested LLC Agreement (one original copy), BR1 form, Name
Reservation Certificate, Initial Approval, EJARI
Registration Certificate, passport copies of partners and NOC for
partners (if any), at any branch of DED. Payment voucher (Dh570)
will be issued same time. Make payment at the counter and get the license. You can also pay using
Credit Card/Direct Debit through DED website after issued the payment voucher.
+ Payment Voucher
Transaction Fee: Dh105 extra.
+ If you want to
add Telephone / Fax / P.O.Box number in the license: Dh105
extra. |
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Approximate fees for General Trading License at DED |
31640 |
GENERAL TRADING INSTANT
LICENSE COST BREAK-UP |
License
Fees-Commercial |
600.00 |
Initial Approval |
100.00 |
Foreign Company Name
Fees |
2000.00 |
General Trading
Special Fees |
15000.00 |
Govt. Cultural Fees |
10.00 |
Innovation Fees |
20.00 |
Administrative Service
Fees |
50.00 |
Trade Name
Advertisement Fees |
350.00 |
Total Fee for
Department of Economic Development-DED |
18,140.00 |
Market Fees (Muicipality) |
5000.00 |
License owner
Accommodation Fees |
1000.00 |
Public Waste
Management Fees |
1000.00 |
Service Improvement
Fees |
400.00 |
Total Fee for Dubai
Municipality |
7400.00 |
Ministry of Economy &
Commerce Fees |
3000.00 |
Smart Social
Responsibility Platform Fees |
1500.00 |
Total Fee for Ministry
of Economy |
4500.00 |
Local Fees - Trade
License |
200.00 |
Commercial License -
Tejari |
200.00 |
Total Fees for License |
31640 |
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Call us for your Business Set-up related services; 055 273 2295,
055-345 7829
Walk-in
Submission facility is available at DED Head Office,
Business Village, Near Clock Tower, Deira.
Appointment:
If you want to save time, you can take online appointment to submit initial approval
application at Economic Department (DED) Head Office near Clock Tower.
How to make online appointment?: Create a
new user account through MYID Website.
You should have Emirates ID and Card Reader to complete the
registration. After submitting required information, you will get
a username and password. If you have difficulty in creating User
Account, you can go to
Tas'heel Centre (for DED Services) at Al Tawar Centre,
Qusais. Fees: Dh50. Self service counters are available at DED
Business Village Branch, near Clock Tower, Deira, and Emirates ID
centers at Karama, Barsha & Rashidiya.
+ After creating the account, enter
DED site and make appointment. Submit the
documents at the selected DED branch.
+
After
License issued, register with Dubai Chamber, which is there at the
same DED building. Collect Registration Form from there, Fill the
information, Put authorized signature, company stamp and submit at
Dubai Chamber counter. Certificate will be issued same time. Payment
already made at DED along with the Commercial License fees.
Documents required: Filled
form, Copy of Trade License, Partners List, Commercial Register
(3 pages of trade license), LLC Agreement copy, Passport copy of Authorized
Signatory and DED Payment Receipt of Trade License.
Chamber Certificate is required for Export & Import purpose, for
Registration with various Government Departments and to expand
business to other Emirates and abroad.
professional license: Chamber certificate
will not be issued for professional licenses.
DESCRIPTION |
FEES
IN AED |
Immigration Establishment Card
(Application can be prepared from Typing Centre). Submission at
Immigration Office. Card will be issued within five
minutes.
read more |
863
(Approx) |
Labour Establishment Card
(Application should be typed from
Tas'heel Centre). Submission at
Labour Office. Card will be issued within five minutes.
read
more |
2300
(Approx) |
SILENT PARTNER
A larger portion of Dubai Limited Liability Companies use the local
UAE sponsor as a "silent partner." In this arrangement, the local UAE
sponsor is usually paid an annual "sponsorship fee" in return for
giving up management control of the company to the foreign investor.
But as a formality, we should allocate 51% share of the company
to UAE National. If you want you can make a Side Agreement to protect
your investment stating that the whole investment including sponsor's
share belongs to you. This agreement cannot be attested by Notary. But
you can get signed by the sponsor as a confirmation.
LICENSE RENEWAL: Commercial license is valid for one year.
After expiry, 30 days grace period is there. If not
renewed within grace period, Dh250 fine per month will be
charged at DED. At the time of renewal, no need to pay Dh15000
special fees of General Trading. Apart from the remaining fees,
employee accommodation fees to be paid extra according to the number
of staff. For Managers and Degree/PG level profession holders should
pay Dh500 per head and for low level staff Dh300 per
head. This amount should be paid every year. Partner:
Dh1000, Supervisor:
Dh500,
Clerical Staff,
Waiter,
Labourer:
Dh300 each.
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DED (Economic Department) Branches
Head Office: Business Village
Near Clock Tower
Deira, Dubai
Tel:04-4455196
Tel: 04-4455006 (VIP Section)
Al Tawar
Al Tawar Centre, First Floor, Qusais,
Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04-601 3333
Dubai Mall
Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04-382 7709
Al Barsha Mall Branch
Bur
Dubai, Al Barsha 2, Street 23rd.
Tel: 04-202 0429
DED
Timing: Saturday to Thursday
7:30am to
1:30pm
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Website:
www.dubaided.gov.ae
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DED
Timing: Saturday to Thursday
7:30am to
2:30pm
Call Centre: +971 4 4455555
Website:
www.dubaided.gov.ae
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in existing license and PRO Service.
+971
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055-345 7829,
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