All licensing types
T10Paper & Printing
Printing & Publishing
الطباعة والنشر
Commercial printing, packaging printing, publishing.
- Licence type
- Industrial / Manufacturing licence
- ISIC
- 1811
- Permitted zones
- 3
- Requirements
- 9
Where it can operate
Zones the catalogue clears for this activity
Dubai
2ZoneZone typeOperating authorityFor rent
Sharjah
1ZoneZone typeOperating authorityFor rent
Licensing requirements
Industrial/commercial licence + media/publishing approval (e.g. National Media Office / SPC); Municipality for solvents/inks.
Obligation split
- Mandatory
- 9
- 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 licenceMandatoryDept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)Emirate
Condition
2- EJARIRegistered tenancy + physical facility (Ejari/Tawtheeq)MandatoryDept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)Emirate
- COND-CAPITALMin capital AED 250k + >=10 employees (mainland mfg)MandatoryMinistry of Industry & Advanced TechnologyFederal
Registration
1- MOIAT-REGMoIAT industrial registration (Industrial Production Licence)MandatoryMinistry of Industry & Advanced TechnologyFederal
Approval
4- DEWA-UTILUtility capacity approval (power/water)MandatoryUtility provider (DEWA/FEWA/AADC)Emirate
- CD-APPCivil Defence fire & life-safety approvalMandatoryCivil Defence (Ministry of Interior)Federal
- MUN-ENVMunicipality environmental/health/land-use clearanceMandatoryMunicipalityEmirate
- MEDIA-APPMedia / Publishing approvalMandatoryMedia / Publishing regulatorFederal
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.