T01Food & Beverage

Food Manufacturing

تصنيع الأغذية

Processing/producing food products (meat, dairy, bakery, confectionery, oils, canned goods).

Licence type: Industrial / Manufacturing licence
ISIC: 1010
Permitted zones: 6
Requirements: 10

Where it can operate

Zones the catalogue clears for this activity

Abu Dhabi

ZoneZone typeOperating authorityFor rent

Z020Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD)VAT designated
Free Zone
KEZAD Group (AD Ports Group)
0
Z021Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD I–V)VAT designated
Free Zone
KEZAD Group (formerly ZonesCorp / ADDED)
0

Sharjah

ZoneZone typeOperating authorityFor rent

Dubai

ZoneZone typeOperating authorityFor rent

Z004Dubai Industrial City (DIC)
Free Zone
TECOM Group
0

Ras Al Khaimah

ZoneZone typeOperating authorityFor rent

Z038Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ)
Free Zone
RAKEZ (RAK FTZ + RAKIA merger, 2017)
0

Licensing requirements

Standard industrial pathway + MoHAP / Municipality food-safety approval (food code, HACCP), product/label registration. MoIAT registration for the factory.

Obligation split

Mandatory: 10
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

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

Condition

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
COND-FOODHACCPHACCP / food-safety management systemMandatory
Ministry of Health & Prevention
Federal

Registration

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

Approval

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
MOHAP-FOODFood-safety approval (MoHAP/Municipality)Mandatory
Ministry of Health & Prevention
Federal

System

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

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