JAFZA (Jebel Ali Free Zone)
JAFZA (Jebel Ali Free Zone) is one of the world's largest free zones, located next to Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. It offers duty- and VAT-suspended operations, 100% foreign ownership, and direct integration with the port and the Dubai Trade single window — letting companies import, warehouse, light-manufacture and re-export with minimal friction.
Its position beside the region's biggest port makes JAFZA a natural regional distribution base: cargo can move between the quay and the free zone seamlessly, and onward to the wider Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Thousands of companies operate from JAFZA, making it a cornerstone of Dubai's trade economy.
JAFZA pairs the region's largest port with a duty-free zone right beside it — so a company can land cargo, hold it, and re-export it without ever formally importing into the UAE. That port-plus-free-zone combination is exactly why so many regional distribution hubs are based here.
What makes JAFZA attractive?
Duty- and VAT-suspended operations, 100% foreign ownership, and direct integration with Jebel Ali Port and Dubai Trade.
Is JAFZA a designated zone for VAT?
JAFZA is among the free zones treated as a designated zone for VAT on goods, subject to the applicable conditions.