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T03Warehousing & Logistics
Cold Storage (refrigerated warehousing)
التخزين المبرّد
Temperature-controlled storage for food, pharma and perishables; cold-chain operations.
- Licence type
- Commercial – storage/logistics licence
- ISIC
- 5210
- Permitted zones
- 6
- Requirements
- 7
Where it can operate
Zones the catalogue clears for this activity
Dubai
3Abu Dhabi
2Sharjah
1ZoneZone typeOperating authorityFor rent
Licensing requirements
Storage/logistics licence + Civil Defence approval (refrigerated-space fire rules) + Municipality food/health approval for food cold stores; MoHAP GDP for pharma.
Obligation split
- Mandatory
- 4
- Conditional
- 3
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-STOCommercial storage/logistics licenceMandatoryDept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)Emirate
Condition
2- EJARIRegistered tenancy + physical facility (Ejari/Tawtheeq)MandatoryDept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)Emirate
- COND-GDPGood Distribution Practice (pharma cold-chain)Conditional
If pharma
Ministry of Health & PreventionFederal
Approval
3- CD-APPCivil Defence fire & life-safety approvalMandatoryCivil Defence (Ministry of Interior)Federal
- MUN-ENVMunicipality environmental/health/land-use clearanceConditional
If food cold store
MunicipalityEmirate - MOHAP-FOODFood-safety approval (MoHAP/Municipality)Conditional
If food
Ministry of Health & PreventionFederal
System
1- COND-FIREFire-protection systems per hazard tierMandatoryCivil Defence (Ministry of Interior)Federal
Zone pages carry the operating authority, the VAT position and whatever is currently for rent inside the zone.