Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) Free Zone

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) free zone was started with a view to providing an effective, competitive, and well-regulated business ecosystem to compete effectively in local and international markets. The free zone is under the jurisdiction of the Dubai World Trade Center Authority (DWTCA) and enjoys corporate body status, financial and administrative autonomy and full legal power to carry out its duties and activities. The World Trade Center free zone has a strategic location like the iconic World Trade Center and the adjoining Dubai Trade Center District. From an investor’s point of view, this free zone provides strong incentives for businesses to use Dubai as a springboard to enter a local or the international market. Its primary focus on hospitality, entertainment, and amenities within a periphery make Dubai World Trade Center free zone a complete, convenient, and connected business environment.


Benefits of Setting Up a Business in DWTC Free Zone

The free zone is driven towards the development of future technologies and supporting companies which have their operations in this sector. Here are a few reasons advantages of setting up your tech company in Dubai TP:

  • Zero income tax and corporate tax for 50 years, and renewable after that

  • No export tax

  • 100% foreign ownership

  • 100% repatriation of capital

  • No restraints over capital nationality

  • Freedom of choosing from multiple options for legal operating structures

  • Flexibility to determine the price of services or products and the profit margin desired

  • Stable and clear regulation

  • No restriction on currency and repatriation of funds

  • No restriction on hiring foreign employees

  • One-stop shop service that provides business partners with a variety of government services, including company registration, licensing, visa and other services

  • Simplified incorporation process


    • Services Provided by the DWTC Authority

  • Registration Services

  • Licensing Services

  • Immigration Services

  • General and Administrative Services


    • Types of Business Entities Allowed in DWTC Free Zone

  • Free Zone Establishment (FZE)

  • Free Zone Company (FZC)

  • Branch Office of an Existing Company


    • Dubai Free Zone