Industrial and commercial property across the United Arab Emirates
All licensing types
T14Chemicals

Chemicals Manufacturing

تصنيع الكيماويات

Basic/industrial chemicals, fertilizers, adhesives, industrial gases.

Licence type
Industrial / Manufacturing licence
ISIC
2011
Permitted zones
4
Requirements
11
Where it can operate

Zones the catalogue clears for this activity

Licensing requirements

Industrial licence + MoIAT; MOCCAE/EAD environmental permit (often EIA); Civil Defence hazmat approval; MOI for hazardous materials. NOT permitted in many zones.

Obligation split
Mandatory
11
Conditional
0
Requirements

What this activity has to satisfy, by category

Catalogue version 1.0, prepared June 2026. The requirement set and the authorities come from published UAE sources. Their mapping to each activity is compiled by World Warehouse, and applicability to a specific premises is decided by the authority.

License

1
  • L-INDIndustrial / Manufacturing licenceMandatory
    Dept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)
    Emirate

Condition

2
  • EJARIRegistered tenancy + physical facility (Ejari/Tawtheeq)Mandatory
    Dept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)
    Emirate
  • COND-CAPITALMin capital AED 250k + >=10 employees (mainland mfg)Mandatory
    Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
    Federal

Registration

1
  • MOIAT-REGMoIAT industrial registration (Industrial Production Licence)Mandatory
    Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
    Federal

Approval

6
  • DEWA-UTILUtility capacity approval (power/water)Mandatory
    Utility provider (DEWA/FEWA/AADC)
    Emirate
  • CD-APPCivil Defence fire & life-safety approvalMandatory
    Civil Defence (Ministry of Interior)
    Federal
  • MUN-ENVMunicipality environmental/health/land-use clearanceMandatory
    Municipality
    Emirate
  • MOCCAE-ENVEnvironmental permit (MOCCAE/EAD); EIA if requiredMandatory

    Often EIA

    MOCCAE / Environment Agency
    Federal
  • CD-HAZMATCivil Defence hazardous-materials approvalMandatory
    Civil Defence (Ministry of Interior)
    Federal
  • MOI-HAZHazardous-materials clearance (Ministry of Interior)Mandatory
    Ministry of Interior
    Federal

System

1
  • COND-FIREFire-protection systems per hazard tierMandatory
    Civil Defence (Ministry of Interior)
    Federal

Zone pages carry the operating authority, the VAT position and whatever is currently for rent inside the zone.