Where our data comes from

Primary categories

• Freezone authority sites — the 52 official .ae sites where each freezone publishes its own tariffs, licence categories, and visa rules.
• Published tariff PDFs — direct PDF disclosures, business proposals, and marketing decks issued by each freezone.
• UAE government bodies — MoEC (Ministry of Economy), FTA (Federal Tax Authority), GDRFA (General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs), IPA (Investment Promotion Authority), and emirate-level economic departments.
• Sector regulators — DFSA (DIFC), FSRA (ADGM), VARA (Dubai virtual assets), SCA (UAE securities) for regulated activity scoring.
• Google Places API — for the aggregate review bar and per-freezone Google ratings, refreshed monthly.
• Direct correspondence — with freezone commercial teams for clarification only. Never for placement.

Update cadence

• Cost data is re-verified quarterly and after any freezone fee announcement.
• Google review aggregates auto-refresh monthly.
• Regulatory framework changes (corporate tax, VAT, ESR, AML) are reviewed within 30 days of any UAE government publication.
• Every freezone detail page displays the Last verified date next to its cost breakdown.

Per-freezone source ledger

Click any freezone name to open its detail page. Each entry lists the canonical source we cite for its cost and licence data, plus our last verification date.

Spotted a discrepancy?

If you see a figure that no longer matches the freezone's published tariff — or a source we should be citing but aren't — please let us know. Accuracy is the whole point.