Industrial and commercial property across the United Arab Emirates
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T07Warehousing & Logistics

General Warehousing / Storage

التخزين العام

Ambient storage of general (non-hazardous) goods.

Licence type
Commercial – storage/logistics licence
ISIC
5210
Permitted zones
4
Requirements
4
Where it can operate

Zones the catalogue clears for this activity

Licensing requirements

Storage licence + Civil Defence (storage occupancy, commodity & pile-height rules).

Obligation split
Mandatory
4
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-STOCommercial storage/logistics licenceMandatory
    Dept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)
    Emirate

Condition

1
  • EJARIRegistered tenancy + physical facility (Ejari/Tawtheeq)Mandatory
    Dept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)
    Emirate

Approval

1
  • CD-APPCivil Defence fire & life-safety approvalMandatory
    Civil Defence (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.